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[DirtyDog]

Looking good Suni!

[SunMan]

Looking good, i like the look and ride a lot better with my 2.5" front and 1.5" rear block (plus airbags.

the concern with 33" or 285's is clearance/rubbing on the upper control arm (i think that what it's called) you may need wheels with additional offset or a spacer if you're using stock wheels. again Tundra solutions has alot of information. I've looked at mine in the past and do not have the clearance for a larger tire so some day i'll probably buy the spider spacers and up size the tires. but than again i sort of like what i have, and start think about about loss of low end and gas mileage??

Roger that. Tundra Solutions says you need 4" back spacing which my Mojaves have and you also need to do the pinch weld mod which i also did, with those criteria met there is no control arm rub. The one thing i did not read anywhere about but I am experiencing is frame rub with the wheel maxed hard left only. Nothing when maxed right. Not a big deal as the surface that makes contact is very smooth and flat and it is easy to correct, just back of a little and you are clear. Thought it was funny it had not been mentioned anywhere with all of the other minutia that is covered.

Also ran a ODO/Speedo calculator for the tire change which says your speed is 2.2 MPH under when showing 60MPH. After 10K miles the ODO will be off 360 miles (short)

You are right though, your rig loooks great, why mess with perfection???

[Freelheeler]

hadn't heard of the pinch weld mod??? any pics...

[SunMan]

hadn't heard of the pinch weld mod??? any pics...

Google search link attached on the subject and a couple of other related links w/ pics. Basically you are just removing a potentially sharp edge that MIGHT come into play in an extreme situation. I didn't go to the trouble of cutting anything...i just beat the crap out of it with a small sledge and bent it out of the way. Problem solved.

http://www.google.co...BQAAAKoEBU_QbVC-

http://www.expeditio.../bfg_mt_km.html

http://www.titantalk...html#post691879

[GSBFree]

SunMan...you have such a great looking setup! Love the new tires and wheels!

[simimike]

Looks good Sunman. A good friend of mine, I'll call him Ike, put new rims and tires on his truck. He got a flat and went to change the tire and found his lug wrench did not fit the new bolts. Keep that in mind. You don't want to have to hike out for help. He had to leave his dog, Diego, at the truck.

Mike

[SunMan]

Looks good Sunman. A good friend of mine, I'll call him Ike, put new rims and tires on his truck. He got a flat and went to change the tire and found his lug wrench did not fit the new bolts. Keep that in mind. You don't want to have to hike out for help. He had to leave his dog, Diego, at the truck.

Mike

Ha Ha...good call Mike! I bailed a guy out once in Baja with the same problem...he was a LONG way from anywhere and extremely lucky my totota wrench just happened to fit his new lugs. I never forgot that very tough lesson. Already bought a new Gorilla wrench to cover me and anyone else I may come across. Now i just need to find me a nice used BFG 285 spare to even things out.

**Another other thing to consider when getting new wheels is even if the lugs are the same size the access hole may be too small for your standard lug wrench, you may need thin walled sockets to get access to the lugs.**

[Bat]

8" back spacing

[DirtyDog]

Looks good Sunman. A good friend of mine, I'll call him Ike, put new rims and tires on his truck. He got a flat and went to change the tire and found his lug wrench did not fit the new bolts. Keep that in mind. You don't want to have to hike out for help. He had to leave his dog, Diego, at the truck.

Mike

Your friend Ike sounds like a dumbass

[SunMan]

8" back spacing

Correction: Should have read 4" BACK SPACING!