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The unofficial random truck QUESTIONS thread

Ok this is for all those little QUESTIONS that dont require a whole new thread, opinion questions for example (Would ____ look/work good...etc)
 
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Alright i'l go first.

Do yall think that if i leveled my truck with this kit (or one like it) would i be able to squeeze some 33x12.5's under my truck and still be able to turn halfway decent?

http://www.my4by.com/frontend-suspen...150-p-195.html
 
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Old 02-01-2008, 11:09 PM
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Lol, I think I've started something big with this whole 'random stuff' thread idea

Scott you should be able to throw some 33s on there with little to no rubbing after that kit. My buddy had 33s on his stock Bronco and the only time it rubbed was at full lock, when it rubbed on his radius arms. And I have a feeling that it was rubbing there because they were 12.50 wide and running on a stock rim with stock backspacing.

I'm running 33s on a 4" lift and it never rubs. It's only rubbed a handful of times and its when I turn into a steep driveway with a good amount of speed.
 
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Old 02-01-2008, 11:18 PM
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Alright i figured but considering i rub now (EDIT: At near full lock) with puny 31x10.5's i thought id get a second opinion. I think my truck will look nice not being **** high finnaly
 
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Old 02-01-2008, 11:31 PM
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Chris, what wheels are you running on your truck?
 
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Alright i figured but considering i rub now (EDIT: At near full lock) with puny 31x10.5's i thought id get a second opinion. I think my truck will look nice not being **** high finnaly
I'm assuming that your tries are rubbing the radius arms at full lock, no? If so, it sounds like the problem is backspacing on the wheels instead of lift on the suspension. Are you running those 31s on stock wheels? Are they wider than stock tires?
 
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Yes the issue is mainly backspacing, with interferience (sp) on the radius arms.
I beleive that stock tires on F150 were only 8" wide? and 28" tall
 
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i think you should go with a 2 foot body lift and a 4 inch susp lift that would look (sexy) hahahahahhaa
 
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F that, a 4 inch suspension lift?! are you kidding me? Itid be a rolling deathtrap! better just stack 2 frames and then a 6" body lift! wouldnt want to take any chances....
 
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just f ing around, been on the off road forum, there has been a couple wacked out threads on there lately...............
 
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How would a 4" suspension lift make it a death trap? Look at my truck, its got a 4" lift and it doesn't even look that high...
 
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Yeah, apparently we got alittle out of hand down there and some people are on "vacation".
 
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How would a 4" suspension lift make it a death trap? Look at my truck, its got a 4" lift and it doesn't even look that high...
Just messin around, sometimes i forget to switch out of BS mode when i leave my home in the offroad forum. And he was just jackin around...a 2 foot body lift lol
 
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he was reffering to my 2 foot body lift comment, there was a guy that wanted to go as high as he could and he got flamed a little on thr 4x4 forums, people ask some weird stuff sometimes......
 
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Oh lol, I get it now.

And Scott, my wheels are 15x8 Allied Wheel Components aluminum Series 887s:
http://www.alliedwheel.com/aluminum.htm#
 


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