95' Tire Rub
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95' Tire Rub
I just put some 31x10.5 dayton timberline mt's on my stock 1995 F150 2wd. they fit perfect at all four corners, except when you crank the front wheels one way or the other. When the wheel is completely cranked one way, the tire is just barely rubbing on the radius arm. what is the best way to correct this? i was thinking about wheel spacers, but will that affect anything else (like rubbing on the front and back of fender?) i also have 1" coil spacers that i can put in too that may help....
oh yeah, i also had to trim away the bottom corner of the plastic shield that mounts on the bottom of the bumper. it was just barely rubbing on that too.
These Tires look great and fit pretty decent for a 2wd!!!!!!
oh yeah, i also had to trim away the bottom corner of the plastic shield that mounts on the bottom of the bumper. it was just barely rubbing on that too.
These Tires look great and fit pretty decent for a 2wd!!!!!!
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i know that the coil spacers wont fix it just by themselves, but i was wondering if the wheel spacers (go between your wheel and hub) will work? how big should i go? 1" should be big enough i would think?????? Any thoughts?
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Sounds like you really like the tires, Wheel spacers may help the rubbing but can also cause other problems. The tire will swing closer to the fender edge and bumper while turning so if it's close now it may rub there. Also with the tire out further it may not tuck inside the top of the fender when the suspension is compressed. Both of these are things that can only be judged looking at the truck so take a look and see.
I'm not sure about 2wd trucks but if it's ok with you to loose a little turning radius then the best solution is to adjust the stops. There should be stops that look like bolt heads sticking out of the bottom of the steering knuckle just adjust these out to stop the wheel from turning to far. Again I'm not sure if the 2wd have these maybe someone here can tell you for sure or you can just take a look.
I'm not sure about 2wd trucks but if it's ok with you to loose a little turning radius then the best solution is to adjust the stops. There should be stops that look like bolt heads sticking out of the bottom of the steering knuckle just adjust these out to stop the wheel from turning to far. Again I'm not sure if the 2wd have these maybe someone here can tell you for sure or you can just take a look.
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I wouldn't worry about the slight rubbing. It doesn't hurt anything. I know a lot of people that have had 31x10.50x15 tires that did that on their 2wd truck.
You could get 15x8 wheels with a different offset and that will reduce/eliminate the rubbing.
You could get 15x8 wheels with a different offset and that will reduce/eliminate the rubbing.
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You can change the steering stop/lock so that the steering doesn come nearly as close to the radius arm. just need it to be a little longer by putting in the appropriate bolt or a washer to lengthen it out. Just becareful not to adjust too far as you will loose turning radius.
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The 31's on my 95 don't rub anything....but I am running 15X8 American Racing wheels so offset is probably slightly different than the factory wheels. You didn't say what wheels you run, but I know (based on a 92 that my brother had) that 31's on the factory 15X7.5 aluminum wheels will kiss the arms just a hair. Personally, I am not a fan at all of wheel spacers (can cause big problems especially when used with aluminum wheels...like losing a wheel for example). I think the steering stop adjustment is your best, cheapest and safest bet. Next would be the spring spacers if not just the cheesy screw in blue light special ones! Otherwise, the slight rub at full lock doesn't seem to hurt anything (smooth contact surface so doesn't damage tire like fender interference would).
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I just put 31x10.5x15's on my 94 and they rub like you're talking about the best solution is to get leveling springs or skyjacker even makes lift kits for our 2wd's I have been putting it off since I plan on converting to 4x4 in the summer. I would steer clear of the "leveling blocks" my dad had em on his 84 with this tire size and he said the combo of little weight over the rears and less suspension travel up front makes the handling borderline dangerous in limited traction conditions.
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That size tire is more than I would run on a half ton truck. I hope you have a 351 and some really good rear gears. Otherwise your truck will be a gas guzzling turd, and the handling will be terrible. If you have to run those tires, then you need 15x12 wheels. I would advise not running any bigger than 35 12.50 on 15x10.
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ive heard (not sure) that you dont want the width of the tire more than 3 inches more than the width of the rim. i mean i know you can, but itll wear unevenly or something. so pretty much the width would be 10.5