While normally I would agree with you, I run a small business and time is more important to me, especially considering this is the busiest time of the year for me. I would loose more than what I paid in labor if I wasnt attending to my regular duties. Sometimes it just works out that way. Unfortunate as it is.

i run 235,s on my kick at stock height on stock wheels with no rubbing at all...bought them at wal-mart.. if your looking for a cheap pair..but still usefull off road...

i agree with wild - go for the 235's. then if you put the body lift on you wont have to get bigger tires down the road. my 91 kick only rubber a bit in the rear on full compression.

derek

You guys were right,. I went ahead and found a shop to install a set of all terrain LT235/75R15 tires on it today, and had a 4 wheel alignment done, Fit just fine and no rubbing at all lock to lock, even on bumps. Not really THAT much bigger than the stock 205s were

On a different note, I think I have addressed all the serious problems I found with this vehicle so far. One slightly troubling development, I should run this by you'all

After the timing work was done, I drove it to work on the interstate a couple times, which was steady cruising |removethispart|@ around 80 - 85 mph in the orlando rush hour commute

Since doing this a couple times I would assume I have cleaned out any "crud" or carbon in the cylinders etc right?

Now I hear a slightly sharp "tick" sort of noise when it accelerates just off-idle.
Is this anything serious to worry about? This would appear to be the original engine and have around 100k miles on it. Also when it idles a while warmed up and you tap the gas pedal it emits a slight amount of blue smoke. Is that anything to worry about? IE worn valve seals/valve problems?

This just started happening.

my guess, it has probably has NEVER had the valve lash adjusted ... it's due every 15K, and IMO a necessary job for every new trac/kick ...

You might want to put a pressure guage
on the oil sender outlet, it's by the filter.

See what your pressure is at idle, should be
at least 10 PSI, if it's lower or bounces all over
you might have a stuck oil pump pressure relief
valve, I had one stick that blew up my turbo in
Moab, had I known I could of saved a lot of time
and engine work.

Wild

I went ahead and ordered a set of analog gauges for it, along with the standard mounting hardware. Should be a fun weekend project along with the Diesel Train horns I ordered as well. Since the standard horn is kaput, I figured this train horn will do the trick

Do you think 135db will get people out of the way?