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Eskimo
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17's baby.. the 15's are big giant baloons..
Mine are 15's (balloons) Prolly go to 17's when i go beads. Thanks RK, your rig is sweet also. I thought about swapping engines, but ended up rebuilding the 2f, added an rv cam and TBI. Made a BIG difference on and off road.
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Wow!
Thats freakin' crazy. Glad you got it back. Not exactly the kind of pictures I was looking for but at least it can still been seen as in the firts pic.
Props to Movave Sheriff Dept.
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ya I would like to go 17 but i aready have some 15 beads. and if i had a 2f i would maybe go propain. But I think i rather go 8 and make front end a bit ligther
I almost went propane, but i did'nt want to carry just 1 tank, and 2 tanks would leave no room in the back or a 40.
17s on mine
we used 16's on the burgandy truck in the vid
I have plenty...Yes..It was stolen...Then found..Then sold 3 days later....New owner is in Tucson Arizona...I miss it already....s***..I almost cried when he pulled out of my driveway...39's on 16" wheels...one ton axles...front is cut down to 65"..rear is 63"
Where are you guys getting 17" rims with the correct back spacing for cruiser axle. I am not fond of spacers...
Ha! That would be after you witnessed my finding a loose spacer before the rocks a few weeks ago.
I'll post up some pics later tonight with 38.5 TSL/SX's and the current 39" setup.SOA 40 on 39's, 17" wheels, 2" spacers, 30 spline longs, 6 stud knuckles, 6 pin drive flanges, Poly rears, fuel injected and DUI 2F runs good well past sideways, blah blah blah...
Ha! That would be after you witnessed my finding a loose spacer before the rocks a few weeks ago.
SOA 40 on 39's, 17" wheels, 2" spacers, 30 spline longs, 6 stud knuckles, 6 pin drive flanges, Poly rears, fuel injected and DUI 2F runs good well past sideways, blah blah blah...
Haha...well since you are like the 12th person I have seen on the trail with problems with wheel spacers, so ya it sorta helped. Wish I could afford some krawlers but I should be sporting 39.5 Iroks by GSMTR, I am just having some trouble finding rims that wont require spacers.
So what the verdict on the Polys? You get a free set...I still don't think they should have blown. You wernt thaaaat wedged.
My wheels are 3" backspacing 9" wide, got them thru summit, but I have been told they won't make custom BS for you anymore
I run 1.5" spacers on mine as well, I have not had any problems with them
I too run 1.5" spacers and 38.5s. I've been running mine for years and have never had a problem with them. I keep hearing about spacers coming loose but of all my wheelin' buddies that run them I've never seen one come loose that was installed properly.
I run 1.5" spacers on mine in the front and rear too. I've never had one get loose. I do retorque them from time to time just to be sure.
Ordered 17 x 8s crager soft 8s from summit(talked to Calvin ext 5890)but they would only go 2.5 BS not 2"!!!$92.78 each shipped.
In case anyone needed some, that guy knew what I was asking for!!!
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Not my post, but Im ordering these today
right at $400 to my door 
Ha! That would be after you witnessed my finding a loose spacer before the rocks a few weeks ago.
SOA 40 on 39's, 17" wheels, 2" spacers, 30 spline longs, 6 stud knuckles, 6 pin drive flanges, Poly rears, fuel injected and DUI 2F runs good well past sideways, blah blah blah...
Hey Bill, I've got a pic with that same pose!
FWIW, I had 39" IROKs on 15x10" beadlocked wheels in this pic. You can see how much wider they look than the 39" IROKs on 17x8" beadlocks in the first pics I posted in this thread.
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What kind of rear are you guys running.
My rear axle is a custom hybrid - it's a centered FJ40 third member with mini truck axle shafts. It has a fine splined pinion 4.11 diff with the spiders welded and Chevy disk brakes.
Eskimo
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I ran spacers for years without issue also.. half the time people didn't have the right lug nuts for the spacers, or didn't check them periodically..
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