4wd size help
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4wd size help
ok i see lots of questions like"whats the biggest tire i can fit stock?" but most of them are for 2wd....i have a 04 4wd XLT with a 4.0 and what is the biggest tire i can fit stock....and what is it with maybe a small t bar crank(i cranked the tbars on a dakota once and i didnt like it)..corner to fast and you pick the tire off the ground...i was gonna go 3inch with 33's but the tax return wasnt what i thought it was gonna be
thanks for any info given
thanks for any info given
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I'm running 265/75R16s....ends up being 31.6" w/ no crank. You cold fit 285/75R16s(32.8") w/ some crankage. You could fit 32x12.5 w/cranked torsion bars & a taller block in the rear. It's a cheap way to do it too....Here's a truck with 285/75R16s and cranked bars & rear blocks: (can't find pic....will post later.) Fx4 Level 2s come stock with 31x10.50R15s.
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Well....you won't need much crank. My truck has 265/75R16s and fit great w/o cranking it. I cranked it for a more level look. If you put 285s on, I'd crank the bars maybe 3-4 turns on the bolt. Should be ok with the stock rim....This truck that I can;t find the pics of has had the 16" tear drop rims & the 285s for 3 years. 7" rim will be fine.
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Originally Posted by Fx4wannabe01
You cold fit 285/75R16s(32.8") w/ some crankage.
I think even with a max t-bar trank the 285's will rub.
My 33's still rub when i do a complete turn and i have them cranked and a 3 inch body lift.
I would go with a 31.
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Originally Posted by dirtyoldman
ya i think im gonna stick with the 265's....im gettin Cooper stt's so theres alot of sidewall...that means a better chance to rub if its close
anyone know what size tire they run stock..its a 2004 XLT 4x4 with the 4.0
anyone know what size tire they run stock..its a 2004 XLT 4x4 with the 4.0
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Originally Posted by dirtyoldman
ya i think im gonna stick with the 265's....im gettin Cooper stt's so theres alot of sidewall...that means a better chance to rub if its close
Originally Posted by 034x4
I ran 285/75r16 on my 4wd with no t-bar crank I wheeled the hell out of it and nothing came anywhere close to rubbing.
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cranking the bars(in my mind) is the dumbest thing someone can do to a truck
i had a dakota a few years back and cranked the t-bars...the next thing i know i got cv shafts flyin apart goin down the road...went though 4 cv shafts and the added angle and stress chewed the whole front end apart. not to mention the picking tires of the ground when you took corners to fast
i had a dakota a few years back and cranked the t-bars...the next thing i know i got cv shafts flyin apart goin down the road...went though 4 cv shafts and the added angle and stress chewed the whole front end apart. not to mention the picking tires of the ground when you took corners to fast
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Originally Posted by dirtyoldman
cranking the bars(in my mind) is the dumbest thing someone can do to a truck
i had a dakota a few years back and cranked the t-bars...the next thing i know i got cv shafts flyin apart goin down the road...went though 4 cv shafts and the added angle and stress chewed the whole front end apart. not to mention the picking tires of the ground when you took corners to fast
i had a dakota a few years back and cranked the t-bars...the next thing i know i got cv shafts flyin apart goin down the road...went though 4 cv shafts and the added angle and stress chewed the whole front end apart. not to mention the picking tires of the ground when you took corners to fast
the only MAIN big thing we have problems with is the t-bars sag after a little while thats it and there is stronger bars for ours.
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dude thats not what i meant....but if you crank the bars for 2 inches that 2 inches less travel you have...and there isnt much travel on a stock suspension to begin with so the suspension will "bottom out" quickier which makes it easier to pull tires off the ground while turning fast or flexing the suspension off road..i dont have anything against it and if my tires hit i will probally do it..it was just my opinion