will 44's rub my RA's?
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44's are 18.5" wide your going to need a back spacing of 2.5" to kick them out but still at full lock its going to rub no way of getting around it
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remember he already has 10 inches of lift and is going for more... so his situation is a little dif than yoursLarston said:
yes I only have half tons now
Im going to keep the 44 in the front and beef it up a bit
but the rear will be swapped out for a sterling or a 14 bolt later
I have two wheeling trucks, this one is just for cruising around on the sand,
probley will rarely even be in 4 wheel, so im not really concerned with the axles
I hate to say it but it will be mostley for show.......
but I should have roughly 14 inches of suspention lift and a 3 inch body, so the only thing im concerned about it the tires rubbing the RA's
should getting 14 wide wheels make a difference?
Im going to keep the 44 in the front and beef it up a bit
but the rear will be swapped out for a sterling or a 14 bolt later
I have two wheeling trucks, this one is just for cruising around on the sand,
probley will rarely even be in 4 wheel, so im not really concerned with the axles
I hate to say it but it will be mostley for show.......
but I should have roughly 14 inches of suspention lift and a 3 inch body, so the only thing im concerned about it the tires rubbing the RA's
should getting 14 wide wheels make a difference?
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12" wide rim will be fine
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imo the biggest id run with a d44 with warn shafts and ctm's are 40's and thats pushing it. 44's will literally break knuckles on a d44
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I still bet the tire on one side will hit the front body mount before the other hits the radius arms.
On my D60, the stop screws would turn out enough to keep the tires off the frame, but I lost a lot of turning radius. I doubt even 10" of lift will change that much.
On my D60, the stop screws would turn out enough to keep the tires off the frame, but I lost a lot of turning radius. I doubt even 10" of lift will change that much.
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So you don't mind getting laughed at? When folks..be they off road fanatics, or even on road sensible people, point out all the goofy stuff with your truck? Monster tires, even more monster lift, too weak of axles for the tires, then what? no lockers for actual use, a true mall prowler? Will this even be street legal? To each his own, but if this truck isn't going to meet Oregon legal highway requirements, I hope you run into major law enforcement issues.kevinj said:
And he worries about rubbing radius arms......:doh0715:
Is there a comedy forum on this board? I hate slammin' people but this just sounds like the silly azz post of the month.
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hey man, why is it silly? me of all people shouldnt be posting about a 4x4 since i dont even own one, but if he likes it then why fight him on it. keep 40's and cromo and ctms for the front and you should be fine if its open. get a sterling with a detroit and go for it.
I honestly dont know why anyone would laugh at me, or what would be goofy on my truck?Shadofax said:
As I stated above this isnt going to be a hard core off road rig, its basicly just for show,and light use on the sand, I have 2 wheeling trucks I dont need a third, and is there anything wrong with enjoying driving a lifted truck?
Half ton axles will hold up just fine for daily driving untill I replace the 8.8 with a sterling or 14 bolt.
I completely aware of the above issues and Im glad you could highlight them ever so suddely for me and everyone else to read.
thank you, kevin
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If the guy wants a mall crawler or show only vehicle, what do you care? Kinda harsh to wish ill will on him. If he builds it bad, and people laugh at him or the truck breaks, he will have learned and he'll fix it. What the hell? I've seen plenty of street trucks that do just fine with "bad builds" and mismatched components. Not something I'd ever own, but my priorities are different.Shadofax said:
Perhaps it shouldn't be your job to slam people
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+1Larston said:If the guy wants a mall crawler or show only vehicle, what do you care? Kinda harsh to wish ill will on him. If he builds it bad, and people laugh at him or the truck breaks, he will have learned and he'll fix it. What the hell? I've seen plenty of street trucks that do just fine with "bad builds" and mismatched components. Not something I'd ever own, but my priorities are different.
Perhaps it shouldn't be your job to slam people
He's not the first to put a big heavy truck on weak ass axles. You can flip thru any of the Fourwheeler or Petersen's mags and see it all day long.
We all dont come to this site with the same intentions for our rigs.
Come down off the high horse for a little while.
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