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Old 01-29-2013, 08:49 PM
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195/60/15 and the front rubs constantly
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Bwad:
What tires are you running ... My bad the quote didn't pop up the first time
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Old 01-29-2013, 09:22 PM
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Jsteezy idk how your daily driving your truck with out beating the living shit out of your engine cross member I have 7 inches of suspension dropand and about -1.5° camber in the front and currently 165/80/15 fronts normally 245/45/17 but mine hits on stuff
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Old 01-30-2013, 10:50 AM
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What tires are you running ... My bad the quote didn't pop up the first time
My tires? They are 235/45ZR17.

I haven't posted a picture of my truck in this thread though. All the trucks I've posted are other members'.
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Old 01-30-2013, 10:57 AM
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Never mind i didn't read it all the way I'm gonna shut up now ...
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Old 01-30-2013, 11:31 AM
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low 2.3. by engine crossmeber are u talking about the x member that the rack and pinion sits on or the tranny x member. anyway ihave a raised tranny x member and the engine x member scrapes constantly i have to drive it vaery carefully.
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Old 01-30-2013, 12:53 PM
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Yeah where the rack is. I have a raised tranny crossmember to but yeah I hit my engine cross member on stuff sometimes mine is 7-8
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Old 01-30-2013, 02:53 PM
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yah mine hits on the rack over frost heeves but if i drive over the yellow line its fine
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Old 01-30-2013, 11:57 PM
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low 2.3. by engine crossmeber are u talking about the x member that the rack and pinion sits on or the tranny x member. anyway ihave a raised tranny x member and the engine x member scrapes constantly i have to drive it vaery carefully.
Did you have to notch for your tie rods? Seems like they would have to run through your frame at that amount of drop.
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Old 01-31-2013, 12:31 PM
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yah its almost a 3 inch notch on both sides and i removed the metal bump stump on the frame for more control arm clearance.
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Old 01-31-2013, 06:39 PM
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Do any of y'all have t barrs
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Old 01-31-2013, 08:28 PM
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Do any of y'all have t barrs
Haha, noooo.

Torsion bar trucks are just about limited to 5" drop in front. Torsion bar suspension is the devil if you're looking to lower.
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Haha, noooo.

Torsion bar trucks are just about limited to 5" drop in front. Torsion bar suspension is the devil if you're looking to lower.
Indeed ... I tried that .. Started lifting and collecting sas parts lol
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Old 02-01-2013, 03:35 PM
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no t bars here
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Old 02-02-2013, 09:06 AM
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Im happy with my 5/6 i was 5/8 but im always running 20s and was always bottoming out and 20s clear perfectly on 5/6 and looses most of wheel gap
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