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Grady Huber (Grady)
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 12:46 am: | 
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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.
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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Grady Huber (Grady)
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 12:48 am: |
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Grady Huber (Grady)
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Ho Chung (Ho)
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 01:43 am: |
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235/85-16 on stock wheels. that's all you needed to avoid that much cutting. 
bushings are fine. unless you flex like that all year long. |
Greg Davis
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 09:46 am: |
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It looks like you have aftermarket wheels with a shallower rear offset. If so, that's why you're having to hack so much. If the rear backspacing were stock, the tires would tuck inside your wheelwells instead of hitting the sheetmetal. |
Ken
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 10:09 am: |
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Just out of curiosity how do you like your coopers and how do they handle on road? How bad is the milage? Where I am at they are considerably less expensive than BF or Good Year.
Thanks Ken |
Neil Flanagan (Electriceel)
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 12:51 pm: |
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The spacers on the Rovertym rear links push your axle back a bit farther than stock, combined with the wider offset of the GCR rims, causing you to trim a bit more than usual.
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Moe (Moe)
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 01:27 pm: |
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I agree, try taking the smaller of the spacers out on the rear links. I originally had the two larger spacers and the pinion angle wasn't quite right and there was a little rubbing in the right rear wheel well with the 235/85. Now I am using the single largest spacer and no more rubbing and less vibes from the driveshaft.
You might want to consider replacing those bushings. |
Grady Huber (Grady)
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 07:09 pm: |
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Ken,
The Coopers I'm running are CTD's. They are somewhere in between a mudder and an AT. They are good in the snow, and great on pavement. I've yet to hit the mud with them. They seem to last a while since they are made for commercial use. They also have a tuff sidewall rating, 10 ply. |
RVR OVR (Tom)
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 16, 2002 - 11:26 pm: |
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Leave the bushings alone. Nice and borken in is how you want them!
My 265/75's and 32x9.5 swampers fit with less cuttinig on the CGR rims. However, I had only the big and small spacers in. No rubbing whatsoever.
Tom |
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