kmgar99

What part of SD you from? I lived in Vista and partied in the GasLamp for years...now i live in Murrieta and party at home (Cheaper) P.S. Is Club Rio Rita's still their? How about Club "O"

Amen! We drive some of the worse MPG SUV's ever made.....getting 15-17 MPG in stock form perfectly tuned up and California Smog legal.....that's SAD! I don't think a handful of people (Compared to # of car owners in the world) running without a CAT is is that big a deal....My house Air Conditioning unit that raises my electricity bill form a measly $67 a month to $600 in the summer! That can't be real efficient? Not trying to piss anyone off, but has anyone heard Dennis Lear's song "i'm an asshole"? It's hilarious!

Signed!

31" tires are not really 31"...they are 30.5" - 30.9" That's why they call the whole series of inch measurement tire "Flotation Sizes" Check out the attached link Tire Sizes

I want two more white ones

And here i thought going to court over a house I was selling was Drama....Holy S*** Dude! Man i hope your layer buries him......word to the wise...don't do anything to compromise the lawsuit....don't talk to him orhave any contact with him at all.....Anything you say or do can be used against you. I found this out and thats how I was forced to sell my last house for $400,000 not the $485,000 it was worth.... Good luck man....Kick His A&^...in court that is...Then after court is over....give us all a call and we'll take care of him!

Nope! Sorry man...not on the R50's...

Pictures are never a wasted post......but anyway on to the real question...where did you get that ruler? Or should I ask (quietly stashing my stuff as I ask)

If you go with an offset rim yoyu can add 33x12.5x15's with some trimming or hammering! I fit 32x11.5x15's with a few plastic pieces removed and a little hammer convincing on some of the steel...

That picture is decieving....I have about 1" inch of clearance with 32" tires....but with my 31's I had between 1 1/2 and 2 inches.....the backspacing and or offset of the rim pushed the tire away from the vehicle.... I'll try and take a better shot tonight.

I'm no professional mechanic but i'll help...i'm in SoCal (Temecula)

Aparently your mechanic doesn't know headers very well...Thorley's make a good header with a real nice thick mounting plate...so warping and leaking is minimal at most. Make sure you get a second opinion at a muffler/exhaust place.... Sometimes you have to re-tighten the mounting bolts after you've driven a few hundred miles or so.... I say keep em and install them.....

Take a look at Dean's site....it'll show you how it mounts up.....Dean's Site

Yes....that is the clearance with my 32's.....With a 2" lift you DO NOT increase space between the strut spring perch and the top of the tire because all the lift does is increase the spring length that goes on top of the strut.....thus streching out the strut..... The distance between the spindle and the spring perch of the strut always remain the same. No-one makes a strut for the R50's with any different measurement between the spindle and the perch.... Man I hope that made sense!??!? Take a look at my install of the AC 2" lift. Lift install

and one more of the space between strut and tire

And another shot

I don't know backspacing, but i have American racing Outlaw II's with "0" offset and 32x11.5 with a small amount of rubbing (trimming necessary) But the main concern is the tires height due to the strut spring perch being so low the tire will hit it.

No kidding, i actually cancelled my cable package that included Speed(vision) because of all that crap....if you guys ever see any real racing come back to Speed(vision) let me know

Any of those Struts will work as long as its listed for your year Pathy. Also replace the strut bearings which i believe you called the strut towers....And also take a look at the K-MAC Camber adjusting kit it works wonders.... K-MAC If you need some help with the install check my site Install Help

I have the Bilstein 6100's that come with the AC 2" lift for my 97 and i think they're fine.....

So what does that "Auto/Lock" switch do? Lock up the Hubs? Or does it have a Locker?!?!?! Do you have to move the switch before the Lever?

That's F^%$ing Hilarious! Nice wrie up, that was great.....Oh ya...good luck....(the twisted me hopes there's a few more so the story continues)

Welcome OR99....I'm not sure how rare your Pathy is, but I would love to take a closer look at that spare tire carrier (p.s. don't mind the set of removal tools in my other hand!) My 97 has a LSD, but no rear spare, and by no means a matching spare. Also my 97 is an automatic, so since they are almost nothing alike...i'll shut up now...."walks away quietly"

My point exactly......Not trying to defend AC, but come on man, business' don't survive by giving away info or product for free. Find a place that sells industrial supplies like Grainger or McMaster-Carr or even a local bolt supplier like I have here, Ababa-QA. Bring one of the bolts to a machine shop or even Lowe's or Home Depot to find the thread count/pitch and the size. I completely agree with the fact that AC has poor Cust/Serv. Trying to call them and find info on a product you want to buy is difficult at best....and IF someone gets back to you then you have to ask all the same questions again, because the lady who answers the phone asks you for all this info but the guy who calls you back never seems to have any of this info....Seems like my Doctors office...Hey wait a minute...No can't be! Never mind!

Well said Pezzy!