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Old 05-14-2010, 06:49 PM
878ranger878 878ranger878 is offline
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Default bigger tires and a little lift

so im buying 32x11.50x15 BFG Mud-Terrain KM2's. im going to buy Belltech 6400 shackles and do a 3" tbar crank.
any one see any problems here? wheel clearance or any one had problems with tbar crank sagging after use, or shackles are cheap pieces of junk, or last that i will need to get bigger shocks?
also for the time being i would be putting them on the so called (FX4 rims)
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Old 05-14-2010, 07:35 PM
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Default Re: bigger tires and a little lift

FX4 rims are 16 inch rims... get 285's they will fit on your stock rim and are the same size as 32x11.50 tires
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Old 05-14-2010, 07:37 PM
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Default Re: bigger tires and a little lift

I think i am leaning more towards blocks when I do mine. but that just me. IMO shackles seem to effect the ride more than block.
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Old 05-15-2010, 01:05 AM
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Default Re: bigger tires and a little lift

IMHO you're going to be hard pressed to get a solid 3" out of a t-bar crank, and I would opt against the shackles. Just crank the bars until the trucks leveled and slap on the 32s.
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Old 05-15-2010, 01:31 AM
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Default Re: bigger tires and a little lift

yea dont go 3" with t-bar crank with 4x4 thats too much much 2" is the max and i was at les schwab and the manager there was sayin 265's are equal to 32"s and 285's are equal to 33"s
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Old 05-15-2010, 06:47 AM
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IMHO you're going to be hard pressed to get a solid 3" out of a t-bar crank, and I would opt against the shackles. Just crank the bars until the trucks leveled and slap on the 32s.
ya i was worried about the tbar crank. but im trying to do the setup Lazler has on his truck. he said he did a 3" tbar crank but i dont know how you could such a big crank.
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