forgive the profanity people but its true. went down to the tire dealer today to do some testing with new rims and tires.
my truck has 2 inch body and 5 inch suspension. i have trimeed fenders to the max ( nicely done i might add) and 2 inch wheel adapters up front....
we mounted a 35 12.50 (Bfg All terrain) to a new rim that i may buy.....the tire dude said it should be the right offset ect...and put her on my truck. i drove around for a few minutes and went over a few bumbs ect and to my surprise there wasnt any rubbing...of course it was a tight fit but hey. i like the look alot better then the 33s i have on my truck so im going to get um i just need to get rid of my wheels and tires.
i wonder what the power loss will be but if theres alot i will go with something dont know what yet though to boost the trucks power.
but other then that it went well.
i will post pics when i get um...probably after i sell my current wheels ect
so those who think 35s are nuts with the lift i have are right i am nuts!
[size=75]2003 ZR5 GMC Sonoma, SFA dana30, 35 inch tires, 4.10 gears, Cut out flares. Chrome Denali grill, custom made skid plates, shackles and badging
do you have longer shackles? my rear has like 4 inches clearence because of them. they work really well. i didnt fit the rear cause i know they will fit i was just worried about the front.
im not sure what the wheels have my friend just told me they should work and they did so its sweet!
cant wait! and your plate looks frickin sweet man!!!! trck looks good
[size=75]2003 ZR5 GMC Sonoma, SFA dana30, 35 inch tires, 4.10 gears, Cut out flares. Chrome Denali grill, custom made skid plates, shackles and badging
Well i have a blazer so my wheel wells might be a little smaller but when i stuff them they rub pretty bad not the front though b/c I did a lot of cutting.
I have rear shackles and the front control arms so we have either equal lifts or I have a slight bit more.
are you getting torsion bar relocaters? i ordered them yesterday...im so scared im going to whcke those things soon so im putting back up into the frame. plus it will look better....and with the 35s i will have alot of clearence. then i dont get a little scared going over bigger things
[size=75]2003 ZR5 GMC Sonoma, SFA dana30, 35 inch tires, 4.10 gears, Cut out flares. Chrome Denali grill, custom made skid plates, shackles and badging
Ya I bought the t-bar relocators but My gas tank was in the way, for some reason it was different than jeremiah (the owner/maker) had never seen it before. I didnt have enough room to move the torsion bar cross member back, so I had to return them . I would have put them on otherwize though
But hopefully soon I will be doing sfa im ganna start getting the parts together soon.
Maximous wrote:I have decided I am gonna go with 35's also, but i dont want to lift my truck, so I am just going to remove all my fenders who needs them anyway
i can wheel anywhere, anytime, I'm the kinda guy that would foot race an alchol burning railjob dragster, just because, I do things just to say I've done them, and the more war wounds on my truck, the more it is a truck
[size=75]Driver carries no money, he's a Government employee[/size]
im getting the 6" Superlift and 2" body lft and hopefully ill be able to fit 35's on there. I also have the zr5 so i have those flares (even though i dont think they make that much of a difference)
Maximous wrote:i can wheel anywhere, anytime, I'm the kinda guy that would foot race an alchol burning railjob dragster, just because, I do things just to say I've done them, and the more war wounds on my truck, the more it is a truck
sounds like your the type of guy that entertains everyone on trail
a2b wrote:that makes sense...35's should fit almost with fender trim and 7" of lift...get em'
wow, you must have a LOT of fender cutting to fit 35s. I had the exact same 35" MT with 12" of lift with trimmed fenders, and they would rub a little turnin up curbs. but hell if they fit, good luck!
coffeedrnkr wrote:What is the backspacing on those wheels?? 4.5
I dont think I want to go bigger b/c my 33's do NOT fit in my rear wheel well and I do some hardcore wheeling.
Once my ifs hits the Sh*ts im ganna go sfa.
Yea, that's my thoughts also! But I really don't want to start my SFA project for another 2-3 years, so I hope my ifs will last till then.
Looks like someone may go with a custom flat bed . I took the bed off my truck back in august when i still had it (on the 40s), to add in a few cross members. It actually looked really sweet with out a bed
coffeedrnkr wrote:Warn, I want to know how you fit 40's in your wheel wells when you flex out. Or do you have some super duper bump stops before it gets to that point.
My 33's stuff so hard in the rear that the one that is stuffed wont spin but that is when I am totally flexed out.
be careful. get some stops or limiting straps. i konw what you mean by totally stops. thats the way i broke my front shaft. i was taking a pretty hard steep line (rockcrawling) and my rear was totatlly flexed and i didnt know it and before i had a chance to get off the gas, the front hopped and BANG, it went...with stops, i could of just climbed right up and kept going
coffeedrnkr wrote:Warn, I want to know how you fit 40's in your wheel wells when you flex out. Or do you have some super duper bump stops before it gets to that point.
My 33's stuff so hard in the rear that the one that is stuffed wont spin but that is when I am totally flexed out.
It sat so high over the tires it didnt matter. Ive it on 3 tires serval times, and it never touched the fenders
coffeedrnkr wrote:Warn, I want to know how you fit 40's in your wheel wells when you flex out. Or do you have some super duper bump stops before it gets to that point.
My 33's stuff so hard in the rear that the one that is stuffed wont spin but that is when I am totally flexed out.
be careful. get some stops or limiting straps. i konw what you mean by totally stops. thats the way i broke my front shaft. i was taking a pretty hard steep line (rockcrawling) and my rear was totatlly flexed and i didnt know it and before i had a chance to get off the gas, the front hopped and BANG, it went...with stops, i could of just climbed right up and kept going
I had the problem with 35s in the rear, always having to back down hills
coffeedrnkr wrote:but now that you are saswapped you dont have a problem anymore?? or did you take the hedge trimmer to your fenders
WAS trucks gone , it was only on 35s for a month or 2. It could have cleared 44s with ease for mostly street use.
haha the ol problem solver! nah, it would scuff a little in the rear, but i cut a section out of the rear of the fender about 1.5" high, 3/4" outward and boxed it in so it looked just like stock.
and 2 inch wheel adapters up front....
. I would have put them on otherwize though
looks good man...glad you like er.
wow, you must have a LOT of fender cutting to fit 35s. I had the exact same 35" MT with 12" of lift with trimmed fenders, and they would rub a little turnin up curbs. 
, it was only on 35s for a month or 2. It could have cleared 44s with ease for mostly street use.