Biggest tires on e350 with fender/bumper trimming?
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villageidiot327
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i bet the kingpin inclination angle is all sorts of messed up on that one.
How much lift is this ? I want to run 285/75/16 or 305/70/16 with minimal lift. I don't mind trimming the fenders.
Ordered five 285/75 16 tires, an extra baja rim and a spare tire carrier to bolt to rear door.
I got some half inch spacers as well. Going to trim/angle the sides of front bumper and cut off a couple inches of the rear of the front fender wells cutting at a sloping angle. Hope the spacers give me turning clearance.
When I was getting tires mounted, I talked to the guy about leveling the front. He said he could do it by just "turning some bolts" .... i think he was full of ####. Do you think I should level the front? Would I be better off going with bigger springs or the 2" pucks like maxxlift? Any other thoughts? I might be setup for a total fail but have to try it.
Edit..... level it by "just turning some bolts"....lol.... i bet he was talking about those cheap spring spreaders like the rubber wedges you put in the coil but the ones with 2 bolts and 2 little plates that spread the spring. I didnt even think about it but bet thats what he was talking about. Why would I want that crap and if i did i would do that myself.
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ClubWagon
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I just put 265/75 R16 BFG's on mine. Everything is stock. Have no rubbing at all lock to lock. I've also been thinking about either doing the 2" maxx lift leveling kit or changing the springs to maybe the moog cc880? just to try and level it out a bit. But I'm not sure what the best way to go would be. I'll try and post a picture of mine.
I trimmed about an inch off the front bumper, and about an inch and a half from back of front fenders. I started right next to the bottom fender bolt and arced up untill it tapered off at the body line. Using some coil spring boosters, half inch 8 lug spacer plates, and the trimming I did it turned stop to stop with plenty of clearance all around. Drove it around for a while and made sure to hit my ramped driveway several times at full turn.... no rubbing.
Probably gained a good 2-3" using four 1" rubber coild boosters on bottom of coils, each booster 90° from eachother.
Getting the other 3 tires mounted after work and will just use the 1/2" spacer plates in the rear. Also have to figure out if the spare tire carrier i got will work with a 33" tire and need to mount it to the door.
The boosters will do their job for now untill I figure out what coil springs to order.
Will post pics
Probably gained a good 2-3" using four 1" rubber coild boosters on bottom of coils, each booster 90° from eachother.
Getting the other 3 tires mounted after work and will just use the 1/2" spacer plates in the rear. Also have to figure out if the spare tire carrier i got will work with a 33" tire and need to mount it to the door.
The boosters will do their job for now untill I figure out what coil springs to order.
Will post pics
No lift
Ran 33x12.5x16.5 for 400,000 miles and they were discontinued only rubbed while backing down a steep driveway
With the 305-70-16 I cut the rear of the fenders to help clearance since the stock springs had come to the end of their life. Installed new Moog springs and the front sits 2" taller....now the rear sags while the front sits proud
ClubWagon
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Which moog springs did you go with?
ClubWagon
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Thanks! I think I'm going to pick up some for mine to level it out.