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Old Feb 2, 2010 | 03:41 PM
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yeah, full turns with 37s.
need to get lugs and brake line fittings tomorrow, steering is bolted in but not tuned
 
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Old Feb 2, 2010 | 06:55 PM
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cool. make sure you check it out under flex too. they might smash into the fender flexed out... its a good thing to find it out now then on a trail and tearing up your body and tires. also not a bad idea to flex it out to check for shock travel and brake line length too.
 
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thanks for the advice, once i get lug nuts to secure the tires on i was gonna jack it up by the tire to see the travel. work tomorrow so it prob wont be until the weekend.
 
Old Feb 2, 2010 | 11:42 PM
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brother, i know this is gonna be a trail pig, but you so need to double up on the fender width.
 
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Originally Posted by old skool luvr
brother, i know this is gonna be a trail pig, but you so need to double up on the fender width.
I think they look badazz with the tires hangin out of the fenders, but thats me. Fender flares are just somthing to rip off in the woods. But if it were me Id lower that thing a foot and buy a sawzall. Looks like its got some fender rot in the rear anyway. Youll get sick of climbin up on the tire to get in it
 
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By having your tires stick out like that it really saves on body damage. Your tires bounce off everything. Also gives you a wide stance. Ive slid down a hill sideways and if it was stock width im sure it would have went over
 
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haha no to fender flares and no way to lowering it! my goal was to tower over my friends super duty and jeep and i think i won by about 5 inches of ground clearance.. haha. got the call driveshaft is done, gonna pick it up tomorrow. roll cage is in the near future. body/paint first though in spring.. those rear wells are getting about 3 inches cut out, so i can stuff the tires. almost ready to drive snow coming friday so ill be manning the plow truck all weekend, but next week is my anticipated finish. monday if not tuesday for sure.
 
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Originally Posted by 86Blazer327
Fender flares are just somthing to rip off in the woods.
with a stance like that, nothing is gonna get anywhere near those flares.

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By having your tires stick out like that it really saves on body damage. Your tires bounce off everything. Also gives you a wide stance. Ive slid down a hill sideways and if it was stock width im sure it would have went over

well, i hope you bring a welder, 'cause i foresee a few broken drag links, tie rods, pitmans in the future. but then you wouldn't be havin' fun, would we?
 
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surprisingly i have yet to break any of that.. blown a few beads and bent a few rims. stock steering barely has enough power to turn them tires let alone break anything. tore the gear box off the frame though slamming around in some crooked pit.
 
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surprisingly i have yet to break any of that.. blown a few beads and bent a few rims. stock steering barely has enough power to turn them tires let alone break anything. tore the gear box off the frame though slamming around in some crooked pit.
that's more along the lines of what i was getting @.

that or a tree.
 



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