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Okay, a little update. My rig came with the ugly squarish hole wheels and chrome caps- not bad, but not my preference for sure! So, found a set of 4 round hole dually rims, correct, or so I thought, MB center caps and a trip to the paint shop. Painted the wheels white to match the body, and the caps gray to match the color scheme/cladding. Then a little left over paint and some artist brushes for the wife and daughter- poof, custom center caps. For the front anyway, as the rear hub sticks through too much, but we will address that later. May add the rears after cutting for the hud to protrude, and paint the hub gray???
Then, off to the tire shop to remove the 235/85's from the 'burb, and fitment of new Cooper 255/85's on it ;-) Mounted the 6/ea 235/85 Duratracs on the new wheels and...... more rubbing than I felt comfortable with getting home 2 miles away!! But onward I went after confirming the majority was on the front flaps.
So, before cutting up another truck to fit tires, a call to Timbren for confirmation on parts, and wait another several days. Upon arrival, we went to work, in the dark being such a patient fella, to fit the Timbren bits. I took before and after measurements, but noticed before and after on the front, the stops were not touching. However, it raised the front an inch- or at least to the inexperienced it would have. More later. The rears were a cake walk, and poof- all four corners up an average of 1-1.5". Until the test drive, and every thing settling in- fronts back to original, rear up 1.25"!!
Well, now to decide:
-Go back to original tires on new wheels?
-Trim?
-Remove front flaps, then trim? Ahh, yes, lets do it systematically for a change. Flaps off, rubbing decreased 80+%!! Hallelujah!! Pics below show the current stop gap- Timbren installed all around, front flaps gone, and now to decide on cutting- will digest a few days first. Again, new territory for me- usually out comes the sazall and some tape, and plenty of clearance ;-) Still likely....
Lastly, how do the Timbren spacers work? Nothing too major handling wise, but I must say considerably less volatile in the pitching and yawing department. And the impacts are MUCH less offensive/abrupt. Handling is a bit improved but difficult to put a subjective quantifier on it.
Now the pics:
Then, off to the tire shop to remove the 235/85's from the 'burb, and fitment of new Cooper 255/85's on it ;-) Mounted the 6/ea 235/85 Duratracs on the new wheels and...... more rubbing than I felt comfortable with getting home 2 miles away!! But onward I went after confirming the majority was on the front flaps.
So, before cutting up another truck to fit tires, a call to Timbren for confirmation on parts, and wait another several days. Upon arrival, we went to work, in the dark being such a patient fella, to fit the Timbren bits. I took before and after measurements, but noticed before and after on the front, the stops were not touching. However, it raised the front an inch- or at least to the inexperienced it would have. More later. The rears were a cake walk, and poof- all four corners up an average of 1-1.5". Until the test drive, and every thing settling in- fronts back to original, rear up 1.25"!!
Well, now to decide:
-Go back to original tires on new wheels?
-Trim?
-Remove front flaps, then trim? Ahh, yes, lets do it systematically for a change. Flaps off, rubbing decreased 80+%!! Hallelujah!! Pics below show the current stop gap- Timbren installed all around, front flaps gone, and now to decide on cutting- will digest a few days first. Again, new territory for me- usually out comes the sazall and some tape, and plenty of clearance ;-) Still likely....
Lastly, how do the Timbren spacers work? Nothing too major handling wise, but I must say considerably less volatile in the pitching and yawing department. And the impacts are MUCH less offensive/abrupt. Handling is a bit improved but difficult to put a subjective quantifier on it.
Now the pics:
