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Grady Huber (Grady)
Posted on Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 12:43 am:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

I have a 2 part question.
1. How are you guys out there running tires taller than 245's? Under full flex, my 245's barely fit in the rear wells with my 3" Rovertym lift. I've already had to cut the quarter panels about 8 inches up and 6 inches back to get them to clear. I've cut them back almost to where the mudflap mounts to the quarter panel. There also seems to be little to no space between the top of the tire and the inside of the wheel well.
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2. Is it normal for the rubber rear trailing arm bushings to be crushed this much under flex? Do I need new bushings? Can worn bushings cause my axle to rotate too far rearwards under flex, causing loss of tire clearence in the well and quarter panel area, thus prohibiting the use of larger tires?
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Glenn Guinto (Glenn)
Posted on Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 06:45 am:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

For starters...what size tires are they exactly? 245/?? R 16

-glenn
repost your pics, they have to be less than 50K

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