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Title: Tire's won't fit
Post by: van7559 on March 25, 2004, 11:58:20 AM

Hey I went to discount tire today and was gonna get 31 10.5 on the black rockcrawler rims I had ordered from spidertrax. They are 2.75 in back spacing. So they mount one tire on the front, and told me it was a no go. The tires rubbed pretty bad on the back of the front fender when I turned. I had posted a couple of time on this thought and was told by several people that it would be tight but doable. I already have the three inch calmini body lift. So where do I start now. Trim or wait till I get the three inch suspension lift.

Title: Re: Tire's won't fit
Post by: van7559 on March 25, 2004, 12:27:56 PM

Help Me please.

Title: Re: Tire's won't fit
Post by: explosivo on March 25, 2004, 12:37:04 PM

Get out the hammer and cutoff tool and make room for them. :)

I managed to squeeze 33x12.5 on 4" backspaced wheels on my Tracker with the 3" body lift with a bit of cutting and hammering.

Title: Re: Tire's won't fit
Post by: 1bigtracker on March 25, 2004, 01:27:51 PM

cut and roll the fenders. i fit 34/10.50R15 swampers on by moving the floors back and lots of triming.  i finally think i'm going to get a real lift though. time for bigger meats.  ans sorry about your misfortion(sp).

Stu

Title: Re: Tire's won't fit
Post by: HotRod on March 25, 2004, 01:32:52 PM

Just get the tires one and get a Sawzall and trim the fender all the way back to the floorboard. I had a Off-Road shop flat out refuse to put them on caused they rubbed but I told them to or I wouldn't buy them (after they were already mounted&balanced).
Long story short.
They rubbed a little all the way home.
Trimmed the fenders.
No problem now.
32 10.50 on 15x8  2 3/4 backspacing  
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Title: Re: Tire's won't fit
Post by: Bobzooki on March 26, 2004, 01:35:11 AM

I didn't "trim" the fenders, really, I took a BFH, and HAMMERED the sheet metal back - just sort of rolled it to the inside.  I had some rubbing issues, even WITH the 3 inch body plus 3 inch suspension lift.

Title: Re: Tire's won't fit
Post by: Mike71 on March 26, 2004, 02:23:59 PM

its a tracker...u just start cutting and welding untill u have a tube frame with a 8v engine and 44" tires  ;D

Title: Re: Tire's won't fit
Post by: 1bigtracker on March 26, 2004, 02:42:07 PM

define: BFH?


stu

Title: Re: Tire's won't fit
Post by: NY_SIDEKICKER on March 26, 2004, 03:11:30 PM

BIG FN HAMMER  ;)

Title: Re: Tire's won't fit
Post by: 1bigtracker on March 26, 2004, 03:12:09 PM

OHHHH

Title: Re: Tire's won't fit
Post by: NY_SIDEKICKER on March 26, 2004, 03:14:29 PM

 ;D

Title: Re: Tire's won't fit
Post by: explosivo on March 26, 2004, 04:22:13 PM

Quote

define: BFH?


stu

BFH: Most useful tool in the garage :)

Title: Re: Tire's won't fit
Post by: trialspro on March 27, 2004, 05:31:33 PM

Quote

its a tracker...u just start cutting and welding untill u have a tube frame with a 8v engine and 44" tires  ;D

AHAHAHHAHAHA, thats the funniest thing ive heard in a longgggg time
ANDREW

Title: Re: Tire's won't fit
Post by: Mike71 on March 27, 2004, 06:30:17 PM

hey its true isnt it?

i can just see the GEO emblem on a ford powered tube chasis beast in a few years lol :P