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Old 11-27-2016, 02:16 AM
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Default 31's or 32's

I'm putting a 3 inch lift spindle in the front and aal in the rear. My question is will 32's rub at all? They recommended not going over 31's with a maximum backspace of 4.5. I would prefer a more positive backspace with the biggest tire that won't be rubbing.
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Old 11-27-2016, 06:40 AM
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I'm putting a 3 inch lift spindle in the front and aal in the rear. My question is will 32's rub at all? They recommended not going over 31's with a maximum backspace of 4.5. I would prefer a more positive backspace with the biggest tire that won't be rubbing.
who is "they"? I would imagine 32's won't rub since I had 30s on my stock and it didn't rub. i have since put 4" spindles and 3" body hoping to stuff 35s at some point. I'll see if I can find a pic of the 4" and 30s to post up later so you can get an an idea of space.
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Old 11-27-2016, 10:25 AM
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"They" is doetsch
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Old 11-29-2016, 07:02 PM
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Those 32's will rub. I have a buddy with a 98, spindle and 32's and they rub. Just stick with 31's.
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Old 11-29-2016, 07:18 PM
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who is "they"? I would imagine 32's won't rub since I had 30s on my stock and it didn't rub. i have since put 4" spindles and 3" body hoping to stuff 35s at some point. I'll see if I can find a pic of the 4" and 30s to post up later so you can get an an idea of space.
I had my spindle with 2" coils and 35's and they cleared great with stock wheels. But wheeling they rubbed.

Definitely do a spindle and body lift and keep your wheels 8" wide not 10"

And definitely regear. Your transmission will hate you if you don't.
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Old 11-29-2016, 11:55 PM
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Those 32's will rub. I have a buddy with a 98, spindle and 32's and they rub. Just stick with 31's.
Any pictures with 31's and spindles? Not sure how it will look I definitely like more of a stuffed look.
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Old 11-30-2016, 12:58 AM
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first i was stock. then 2" coils on 31's, then i added the spindles. so i never had a spindle on 31's but the 2" coils lose their "perkiness" and settle back down a little. especially how i drive it. So my setup was close.

Stock - 2011



Coils & 31's - 2014




Spindle coils and 31's - late 2014

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Old 11-30-2016, 08:41 AM
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I have 4" with 31s and I have easily enough space for 32s or even a narrow 33
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Old 11-30-2016, 01:27 PM
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James did you take your coil spacers out when you installed your spindle?
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So doetsch couldn't give me an exact answer if 265/75r16 would fit I believe the measurement is like 31.6 and 10.4 wide do you think this will fit? I would be keeping stock offset and backspacing.
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So doetsch couldn't give me an exact answer if 265/75r16 would fit I believe the measurement is like 31.6 and 10.4 wide do you think this will fit? I would be keeping stock offset and backspacing.
I would help u but don't know nothing bout 2 wd, thought 09 Is lower then older years but not sure bout that
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Old 11-30-2016, 07:50 PM
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So doetsch couldn't give me an exact answer if 265/75r16 would fit I believe the measurement is like 31.6 and 10.4 wide do you think this will fit? I would be keeping stock offset and backspacing.
Those should fit fine. I had 31x10.50x15 with less lift.

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I would help u but don't know nothing bout 2 wd, thought 09 Is lower then older years but not sure bout that
We are certain that specifically the Torsion bar equipped Sport/4x4 models are like that. I believe the fleet vehicle / bare bones 4 Banger 2WD's didn't change.
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Old 11-30-2016, 09:23 PM
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I removed the coil spacers, just 4" spindles. Others such as breet 02xlt(or something like that) ran 32s with 4" and it looked Perfect!
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Old 11-30-2016, 09:35 PM
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That's right. Forgot about his build. He's not on much anymore, he was here the other day
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