01silvapathy Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 I got the 35's on! Took it out for the day on Saturday... Everything works awesome! Little underpowered when yanking other vehicles out (when I got traction and the other vehicle was stationary) Rode nice on the road, no power lost when passing cars. The only down-fall was braking. But other than that, everything works awesome! Very impressed with the truck at this point I had get longer wheels studs and 1/2" spacers made to stop rubbing the strut. Now I need some serious flares t okeep me from getting pulled over hahaha Just out of curiosity, how tall are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new4x4r Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 6 ft without shoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01silvapathy Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Wierd because im about 6'3 and im about even with my roof on the 2in lift with 33's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new4x4r Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 What is it you want me to say then... I'm sorry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01silvapathy Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 What is it you want me to say then... I'm sorry? I just think its wierd, nothing to say lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shift220 Posted April 12, 2010 Author Share Posted April 12, 2010 Probably has more to do with the angle of the picture. Looks wicked man. I had a look through your FB pics, it's a very sweet rig and towers over all the others one you had out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morpheus Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 I had get longer wheels studs and 1/2" spacers made to stop rubbing the strut. Now I need some serious flares t okeep me from getting pulled over hahaha Were the spacers required because of the 35"'s?? I'm planning on running 33's for now, do you think they'll fit? How close was it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new4x4r Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Thanks dudes! I love the way it works! Yeah the spacers were for the 35's. I have 3.75 bs on 15x8's with the 35x12.5. Really all I had to do was put a 1/4" spacer to get the tire to stop rubbing, but I'm making a 1/2" on to make it a good distance away from the strut. And I'm going the spacer and longer studs to be on the safe side... non of this adapter crap! :-D I'm also going to price out new wheels with more backspacing just to see what the price difference is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new4x4r Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Morpheus, check the fitment of the 33 on your truck right now.. it should fit with the right backspacing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new4x4r Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 heres a couple pics of the flex, with Nooo problems! if you look closely you can kinda see the rear axle/spring flexin a bit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exit34rocker1017 Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 more picturessss ! it looks so good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morpheus Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Morpheus, check the fitment of the 33 on your truck right now.. it should fit with the right backspacing The 33's I have aren't mounted, too much work at the moment to bother mounting them till I'm ready. I got my rear brake line today, steel should be ready this week. Shocks are 24 hours away when I'm ready to order them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adventure51 Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Oh my God Dude, that looks soooo awesome!!!!! So what backspacing would be correct without adding spacers? I have a 4" SFD from Shift220 that I need to install. I currently have the AC 2" lift and am wondering what backspacing I need when I purchase my wheels. I don't want to have spacers if possible. I have a 2001 so I need 16 inch wheels and need to know what width and backspacing for the wheels. I'm planning on going with the 315/75x16 (BF Goodrich site says that's a 34.8" tire!!). I'm guessing the backspacing will be around 3"(?) to clear the strut but what width should I get? This has been baffling my mind. Looks great man!!!! More pics please!!! Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick13 Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 I'm NOT an expert, but I'm guessing for that size tire you'd need anywhere from 8-10 inch wide rim. When I purchased my aftermarket rims, I went from 7" (stock) to 8" because I thought it might fit larger diameter tires better in the future. For some reason I think I'd be careful with going too wide on the rim (rubbing/clearance). What BFG tires are you going with? KM2's? Rick Oh my God Dude, that looks soooo awesome!!!!! So what backspacing would be correct without adding spacers? I have a 4" SFD from Shift220 that I need to install. I currently have the AC 2" lift and am wondering what backspacing I need when I purchase my wheels. I don't want to have spacers if possible. I have a 2001 so I need 16 inch wheels and need to know what width and backspacing for the wheels. I'm planning on going with the 315/75x16 (BF Goodrich site says that's a 34.8" tire!!). I'm guessing the backspacing will be around 3"(?) to clear the strut but what width should I get? This has been baffling my mind. Looks great man!!!! More pics please!!! Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01silvapathy Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 The 33's I have aren't mounted, too much work at the moment to bother mounting them till I'm ready. I got my rear brake line today, steel should be ready this week. Shocks are 24 hours away when I'm ready to order them. What backspace are your wheels? I have the stock wheels in the back with like 4.25?BS and my 33's just barely tuck if you have less backspace like 3.75 my guess is that you will rub. Keep in mind my tires are 285 75 16 so they are only 11.5 wide. Up front I had to use 1.5in wheel spacers in order to help the tires clear the strut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adventure51 Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 I'm NOT an expert, but I'm guessing for that size tire you'd need anywhere from 8-10 inch wide rim. When I purchased my aftermarket rims, I went from 7" (stock) to 8" because I thought it might fit larger diameter tires better in the future. For some reason I think I'd be careful with going too wide on the rim (rubbing/clearance). What BFG tires are you going with? KM2's? Rick Rick, yes I'm going with KM2's. I was going to get 16x9 wheels but one guy told me to get 16x10's. I'm probably going to stay with the 3.75" backspacing but don't know what width I need. Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new4x4r Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 I have 3.75 bs on 15x8's with 35s... I had to cut a little bit off the fenders to make sure there was no rubbing at crank... other than that... if you don't want spacers I would get 3.25 or 3 BS to push them away from the struts. Be prepared to cut! hahaha its really not as bad as I thought. you just have to cut the side of all four fenders that is closest to the doors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddfildvaynes Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 You used the springs that I amd Tyler have right? Was your front a inch or so higher than the rear? I think I need to get 1" rubber coil spacer..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new4x4r Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Is your rear lower? did you use the rubber insulator at the top of the spring? just get (or make) a rubber spacer ring that sits and the bottom... no big deal. Thats what I'm gonna do when they start to sag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morpheus Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Thats what I'm gonna do when they start to sag THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddfildvaynes Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Is your rear lower? did you use the rubber insulator at the top of the spring? just get (or make) a rubber spacer ring that sits and the bottom... no big deal. Thats what I'm gonna do when they start to sag Yea it is lower about a inch or so.... I am just going to order some rubber spacers/leveling kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
180sx Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 I have 15x10 wheels on my rig now with 3.75" BSa nd 31x10.50 tires. I would not recomend getting this wide wheel. I have no lift. It rubs at full crank. I have to trim a little. I haven't had a chance to flex it out, but I will. I'm pretty sure that it will hit the top of the fender though, as it sticks out a good 2" past them. Just so you know. I'm still gonna do some more research and get a new post with the results. Jose PS rigs are looking awesome guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HitTheTrails Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 I got the 35's on! Took it out for the day on Saturday... Everything works awesome! Little underpowered when yanking other vehicles out (when I got traction and the other vehicle was stationary) Rode nice on the road, no power lost when passing cars. The only down-fall was braking. But other than that, everything works awesome! Very impressed with the truck at this point I had get longer wheels studs and 1/2" spacers made to stop rubbing the strut. Now I need some serious flares t okeep me from getting pulled over hahaha WOW! The truck looks HUGE. Good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morpheus Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Picked up my steel today... Almost ready.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new4x4r Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Beauty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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