fj60 soa before and after need wheels and tires

[rotorsport]

well i finally did it or should i say joe did it no c/t but i hope for the best need to extend my front drive shaft maybe do a cv in the front dont know yet need to drive it still i have old man emu 2" or 3" springs plus soa its tall but we see how it go's going 15x 37''s or 38''s x 12.50 what do u guys think so far here's a before and after will post more pictures and thanks to joe dana very cool guy

[Kurtis]

I saw you did the soa without a c/t. So if it isn't entirely neccesary why do so many poeple do it? I'm getting ready to do mine and was just wondering the pro's and cons of it. When you did the rear did you have to rotate the pinion up to? It looks great by the way thats a ton of lift.

[rotorsport]

well i am planing on doing the c/t but i see so many people that dont and have good results so am going to try it but it should be done so your drive shaft is line up and not in so much of angle because they say that u have to c/t towards to the transfer case front output, to get a better u-joint angle. Otherwise it can bind and cause something to break and for the rear we did about 6 degrees up.

[rotorsport]

some guy has super swamper tsl 38sx12.50 r15 with about 90% tread on them off a chevy truck same bolt patter but may need spacers which i have 2" for 600 buck what do u guys think

[Trapper50cal]

Depends on your gear ratio and reduction dynamics. 35's if you have 4.11's 37's if you have 4.56's. And you DO need the C&T.

[rotorsport]

like i said theres a good deal on some 38"s and i will go 4.88s i know i need the c/t

[Trapper50cal]

Originally Posted by rotorsport

like i said theres a good deal on some 38"s and i will go 4.88s i know i need the c/t

perfect, although I'm not sure you can stuff 38's without some cutting

[rotorsport]

yea i know im going to try them on first the ill make up my mine they dont look to wide and i cant post a picture of the wheels

[Trapper50cal]

Originally Posted by rotorsport

yea i know im going to try them on first the ill make up my mine they dont look to wide and i cant post a picture of the wheels

Use imageshack

[rotorsport]

i got it to work thanks trapper50cal

[Trapper50cal]

werd.....

[rotorsport]

heres one more what do u guys think 600http:// bucks

[krookedpandas]

I would say SOA with OME should clear 38"s but it may be a little tight.

[Trapper50cal]

You got it, now go into your account "my images" and hit the little "I" to the right of the image, this will bring up info then right click to highlight the "address" of the link, then copy/paste that addy. It should post a full size pic instead of a thumbnail link.

BTW, the truck looks great, white is a nice color for 60's

[Trapper50cal]

By trapper50cal, shot with EX-Z60 at 2008-05-05

actually, just tap the cursor in the address presented, that will highlight, then copy, then go back to your post and paste (have imageshack open in a different tab (ie) and you can switch back and forth without closing the post or multiple log ins.

[IndianDoc]

Originally Posted by Trapper50cal

You got it, now go into your account "my images" and hit the little "I" to the right of the image, this will bring up info then right click to highlight the "address" of the link, then copy/paste that addy. It should post a full size pic instead of a thumbnail link.

BTW, the truck looks great, white is a nice color for 60's

Especially when it get all the dust and dirt all over it then it's a Black and Tan our favorite. Nice lift but you will need the cut and turn I think my .02 worth. And the width of the 38 will be the reason you will need to trim the fenders near the body mounts not so much the height.

[rotorsport]

well i have 2" wheels spacer but what do u guys think on the tires and wheels for $600 hey trapper50cal what size are the wheels u have i was going to get those but im thinking on this deal

[Trapper50cal]

Tires alone are worth it if they are in good shape and haven't been plugged a bunch. But it would be nice to put them on and got stuff the tires in a ditch to see how they will stuff.

2" spacers are pretty huge, whats the backspace on the rims, you may need smaller spacers

if those white wagons are 15x8, just use those

[rotorsport]

yea there the og's but they are butt ugly i hate them i think im going to sell the alcoas that come with the tires and get some like your rock crawlers

[landcruiserjunky]

Nice, going SOA is the best thing you coulda done!

[Trapper50cal]

try to find 3.5 Backspace---3.75 wasn't enough with that rim, the way the "D" hole was punched out causes a lip that contacts the caliper, I'm running .25" spacers to clear

[Gutterpunk]

In that original picture, are those 33x12.5?

[CruisinFJ60]

Originally Posted by Trapper50cal

try to find 3.5 Backspace---3.75 wasn't enough with that rim, the way the "D" hole was punched out causes a lip that contacts the caliper, I'm running .25" spacers to clear

Backspacing wont make any diferance as to if it hits the caliper or not... The wheel will still hit the hub in the same place... What makes the diferance is how the wheel face is, like if the punches leave big indentions or not. or the angle in which the face of the wheel leaves to hub to mount to the rim...

[rotorsport]

the top picture those are 315 75 r16 and in the bottom picture with the soa those are 33s

[fj40forlife]

Originally Posted by Kurtis

I saw you did the soa without a c/t. So if it isn't entirely neccesary why do so many poeple do it? I'm getting ready to do mine and was just wondering the pro's and cons of it. When you did the rear did you have to rotate the pinion up to? It looks great by the way thats a ton of lift.

I didnt do it. and my fj40 drove like crap. caster was way off for 35s and stuff. Im glad i did cut and turn. and wanst to hard after all. I did have some problem setting the knuckles up again

[DBS311]

Originally Posted by krookedpandas

I would say SOA with OME should clear 38"s but it may be a little tight.

I ran SOA with stock springs and cleared 37's with no problem. Well, at least until the springs started to sag. I now run OME springs with my spring over, but have dropped down to 35's. I'd say OME+SOA+38's = No problems.

[DBS311]

Originally Posted by fj40forlife

I didnt do it. and my fj40 drove like crap. caster was way off for 35s and stuff. Im glad i did cut and turn. and wanst to hard after all. I did have some problem setting the knuckles up again

I agree here. The cut and turn isn't just for driveshaft angle, it is also an opportunity to set your caster. When you go this high up you don't want twitchy handling on the highway.

[rotorsport]

well guys here she is done on 38's what do u guys think