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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Technical Discussion - Performance / Modify => Topic started by: fasterthanyou on January 26, 2011, 09:49:21 PM

Title: 86 samurai with 215's
Post by: fasterthanyou on January 26, 2011, 09:49:21 PM
bought an 86 samurai with stock supension and it has 215's on it. I have about 2" of daylight between tires and fender flares and wanted to know if the spring over kit is going to raise it to much? Are the tires going to look to small?
Title: Re: 86 samurai with 215's
Post by: mike5721947 on January 26, 2011, 10:09:43 PM
a spring over with stock leafs gives 5 inches if i remember right... so add 5 inches to that... ya they are going to look to small. (take a jack under the frame under the door and start jacking till you lift that side 5 inches up from where it is now. (wheels should still be on the ground) that will show you what it will look like
Title: Re: 86 samurai with 215's
Post by: doughboy0379 on January 27, 2011, 12:56:15 AM
Quote from: mike5721947 on January 26, 2011, 10:09:43 PM
a spring over with stock leafs gives 5 inches if i remember right... so add 5 inches to that... ya they are going to look to small. (take a jack under the frame under the door and start jacking till you lift that side 5 inches up from where it is now. (wheels should still be on the ground) that will show you what it will look like

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Title: Re: 86 samurai with 215's
Post by: fasterthanyou on January 27, 2011, 05:08:05 AM
Ok, the tires are new so maybe I'll wait until they wear down a bit and then lift/tires at once. Maybe just shackles and new springs???
Thanks guys
Title: Re: 86 samurai with 215's
Post by: Jluck on January 27, 2011, 07:46:43 AM
you must have carried your forum name over from another forum? "fasterthanyou" and you have a Sammy :laugh:. hummm......
Title: Re: 86 samurai with 215's
Post by: Skyhiranger on January 30, 2011, 08:30:50 PM
Quote from: fasterthanyou on January 26, 2011, 09:49:21 PM
bought an 86 samurai with stock supension and it has 215's on it. I have about 2" of daylight between tires and fender flares and wanted to know if the spring over kit is going to raise it to much? Are the tires going to look to small?

Are the tires rubbing?  They shouldn't be....I have ran 225/75s on aftermarket wheels on a stock samurai and didn't have any problem with them rubbing.