96pfinderSE Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 Does anyone have any pictures of where they cut into the wheel well to fit bigger tires? Preferably a stock path with 31's. I wanna see what im dealin with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick1716 Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 a stock path with 31s will rub a bit only on the plastic liner in front of the tire...i just left it on and let it rub, i think its better than having mud flung up all in there. now 32s on the other hand you'll have to take front mud flaps off and do some cutting on your fender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardwaretoad Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 (edited) Here you go. Stock '87 with 31x10.50x15's on Legos... no lifts at all. Yeah, I know it's not a '96 or up... Edited February 4, 2005 by hardwaretoad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick1716 Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 i do have a couple pics with my 31s before i put the lift on the front... i have a couple more on my cardomain site too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzy Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 (edited) my hubby trimming the inside of the wheel well of a buddy's LIFTED pathy to fit 32's only had to trim plastic... and as you can tell - not much had to come off edit: added 'lifted' Edited February 5, 2005 by Pezzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90seven Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 darn, I was hoping 32s would fit perfectly without trimming. I'm on my way to purchasing set of 5 tires. Would 31s fit on my '97 without trimming? Right now I'm using "bald" 265/70R15s. I really don't know how tall those are. I'll be purchasing them within 2 weeks. Sam's Club needs me to special order them and Sear's only has Dunlop. Anything good/bad about Dunlop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96pfinderSE Posted February 5, 2005 Author Share Posted February 5, 2005 Pezzy those are some sick tires you know what kind they are? And thnks for the pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzy Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 Right now I'm using "bald" 265/70R15s. http://www.nissanpathfinders.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=3798 265/70R15s = 30.606299212598426 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzy Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 (edited) Pezzy those are some sick tires you know what kind they are? And thnks for the pic. after some searching I found this info: Telluride YKS M/T by West lake32" It's a 10ply light truck. edit: funny, the pic worked last night ??? Edited February 5, 2005 by Pezzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90seven Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 (edited) These are my tires as of right now. They're pretty bald so try and picture them brand new. If these are 30s will 31s fit without trimming? What's better for gas mileage 30s or 31s? Edited February 5, 2005 by 90seven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dank Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 Well if you're going to stay with those stock SE rims and slap on 31's you won't need to trim. It wasn't until I put them on my rockcrawlers, 15x8" with 3.75" backspacing that there was a little more rubbing. Thats only when the wheel is fully turned. But even now its minimal. I am waiting for it to warm up this spring before I put a heat gun to the fender liners and push them in. That looks like what Pezzy's hubby is doing. I've read from other people that it works really well. No need to cut just heat em up and push em in. Its easier if you pull the whole liner out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90seven Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 If 265/70R15s are 30s then what's 31s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzy Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 ...put a heat gun to the fender liners and push them in. That looks like what Pezzy's hubby is doing... actually - he trimmed it with the dremel (except it was dewalt brand) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dank Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 ...put a heat gun to the fender liners and push them in. That looks like what Pezzy's hubby is doing... actually - he trimmed it with the dremel (except it was dewalt brand) Ahhh ok...I thought it was a DeWalt tool he was using. Either method with heat gun or trimming will work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick1716 Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 with a heat gun does it actually remold enough to prevent rubbing? and how long does it take? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LINDERS Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 I have 31's on my stock pathy and she rubbed and rubbed some more...ended up rubbing right through the plastic stuff and creating a flap in the well. So, i took a utility knife and cut right through the rest of it (neatly, of course). once it rubbed a little I could easily see where it should be cut. I wish i knew than what i know now...i would have heated 'em up and pushed 'em aside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dank Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 with a heat gun does it actually remold enough to prevent rubbing? and how long does it take? Nick, I found the thread over at AC about using the heat gun. Looks like the pics are no longer there but its informative nonetheless. Using a Heat Gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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