Taco2Cruiser
Crazy American Off Road
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Any updates on your RWs with that tire?
BFG KO2 285/75r17
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I had a slight delay in getting those put on. I'm having the truck wrapped and the dude is taking forever. I should get it back by Sunday and the suspension is going on Monday. Wheels and tires are slotted for Wednesday. I'll check back in here late next week.
Anyone else running the 285/75/17 KO2? Trying to decide between it and the Ridge Grappler in the same size. I've run the RG and really liked it and have KO2s on a different truck. Would love to see this size KO2 if anyone else has mounted a set.
I do have them on now. I totally forgot about this thread. @Taco2Cruiser Is there a specific area you’d like me to snap a pic of? They were rubbing something fierce but I cut a good chunk of my front fender liners and the rubbing is gone. The question is when the suspension articulates, will I have issues.
Taco2Cruiser
Crazy American Off Road
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Hey no worries. Could you just check rubbing for all things sway bar?
That is correct. I have the Tundra conversion and do not have any rubbing on the sway bar. Not sure that helps ya tho.
Taco2Cruiser
Crazy American Off Road
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I just noticed that my driver side wheel is rubbing my resi. I’m gonna need to move it up a bit.
I’m proof that that is an old wives tale.you keep rubbing that, you'll go blind.
you keep rubbing that, you'll go blind.
Oh crap! And here I thought I just needed new glasses...
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Post up some pics!
I want to see how proportional the KO2s are vs the Ridge Grappler. I know the KO2s generally run small, and the Nittos generally run large. Trying to decide between the 2 and need to pull the trigger soon. I ran the Nittos last time, but I'm always open to something different.
I’m in PHX for work. I’ll snap a photo with a tape measure with the tires inflated to Gaijin’s recommended pressure for reference. Obviously when I return.Post up some pics!
While waiting for Roy Park's pics w/ bated breath, have what may be a naive question.
What is the difference, respecting tire clearance, between 1) the Tundra IFS and 2) adding 1.25" spacers to the stock IFS? Both widen the track 2.5", I believe. If I recall correctly, when I looked into the Tundra IFS conversion, it was recommended to put rear 1.25" wheel spacers on to match the front and rear track.
So, does that mean if Roy Park's setup indeed works, it should also work for us running stock IFS w/ spacers? I'm probably missing an important consideration...
Also, Roy Park, please take a pic of the modifications you made to the front fender liner.
Anyone have any advice about what not to cut when it comes to the front fender liner? I took off the plastic and saw stuff back there I wasn't sure should get muddy, then got skittish. There does seem to be a lot of plastic that can be trimmed down in that area otherwise, though.
What is the difference, respecting tire clearance, between 1) the Tundra IFS and 2) adding 1.25" spacers to the stock IFS? Both widen the track 2.5", I believe. If I recall correctly, when I looked into the Tundra IFS conversion, it was recommended to put rear 1.25" wheel spacers on to match the front and rear track.
So, does that mean if Roy Park's setup indeed works, it should also work for us running stock IFS w/ spacers? I'm probably missing an important consideration...
Also, Roy Park, please take a pic of the modifications you made to the front fender liner.
Anyone have any advice about what not to cut when it comes to the front fender liner? I took off the plastic and saw stuff back there I wasn't sure should get muddy, then got skittish. There does seem to be a lot of plastic that can be trimmed down in that area otherwise, though.
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I keep forgetting the homework assignments. Sorry.
Here’s a pic of what it looks like as a whole:
They’re supposedly 33.9” but inflated to Gaijin’s recommended PSI:
Here’s the fender liners I cut. Just used a dremel and didn’t bother trying to clean it up since I’ll be getting a bumper and probably will have to cut more anyways:
I didn’t use any maths or science for cutting. Just found where it rubbed and kept cutting higher until it stopped.
Looks good. A bit smaller than the same size in Ridge Grapplers, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. I was planning on this tire/size, but I needed to get something on asap before the truck goes into the shop for the lift so I went with 285/70/18 Ridge Grapplers on stock wheels. It's in the shop right now, so I'm not sure if it will rub or not yet.