Here's a few pics of my rig. The first is a before (the only one I have, after I took the running boards/front flares off).
Just installed J springs/35x12.50x15's
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Where's the after pic?
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Sorry, I'm at work and it took me a min to format the pics.
After the lift, tires, home made bumper/roof rack...
After the lift, tires, home made bumper/roof rack...
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And I meant to say mud flapps, not flares, haha
Some more
Some more
nice!...what are you using for caster correction? hows the 3FE with the 35's..
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One More....
I painted the grill/headlight trim and the emblems on the tailgate with truck bed linner, as with the rack and bumper, I love the stuff, but I don't think it turned out bad, better than the factory gold kit, haha
I painted the grill/headlight trim and the emblems on the tailgate with truck bed linner, as with the rack and bumper, I love the stuff, but I don't think it turned out bad, better than the factory gold kit, haha
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Haven't done anything for castor/shocks/bumpstops/swaybars yet. Hasn't seemed to be a problem, I am going to fab up some castor correction plates. As for the 35's, they don't seem to be much different, but then again mine's a 95, so it doesn't have a 3FE, I got a 1-FZ.
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The 15" wheels fit very nicely with the 1" WS. I could have gotten away with less, but I wanted the tires to be flush with the flares.
Do you feel the need for re-gearing?
Does it feel more slugish in power with the 35's?
I'm thinking of going 34.?? but close enough to real 35's to comapre with you.
I have in mind a 4.88 when I do mine.
Does it feel more slugish in power with the 35's?
I'm thinking of going 34.?? but close enough to real 35's to comapre with you.
I have in mind a 4.88 when I do mine.
can you let me know what you end up doing Re bumpstop? I'm getting ready to do the same lift and have'nt figured that out.
How about brake lines? do you have the L shocks?
How about brake lines? do you have the L shocks?
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They're 15" wagon wheels, I believe the BS is around 3", and yes I needed about 1/2" of wheel spacers to make them fit, but I went with 1". I think it's cheaper in the long run to run 15" wheels as tires are a dime a dozen compared to 16"ers. No I haven't extened my break lines yet, I still have the stock shocks so they will limit it to only droop as far as stock, so they won't be a problem.
As for re-gearing, not an issuse, I expected it to be much more sluggish, but not really an issue. I would like to go with some 4.88's or even 5.14's myself, but would rather do a front bumper/sliders first.
The real issue is that I haven't balanced the tires yet, gonna do that tomorrow as I haven't had the chance, it's one hell of a ride between 35-45
Shane
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As I mentioned above the brake lines are a non issue as of now, when I replace the shocks with L's I'll extend them.
The bump stops are a non issue as well, just a little trim is needed as the front tire hits the bumper corner when tucked/turned (not like the fronts on these flex too well to begin with) but everything else clears, I see no need for bump stops, I've had it fully flexed (pulling wheels off the ground with NO rubbing other than the bumper corners which is an easy fix.
a "wagon" wheel? I like them. Need more info! I was wondering if the 15" will fit my LX. Looks like I will still need my spacers if I go this route.
nice set up! .. looks great!
nice set up! .. looks great!
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Thank you, they are some cheap steel wheels, I think from summit. I will measure the backspacing and let you know. With the wheel spacers I have about 1/2" of clearence between wheels/caliper. But if they fit mine, they'll fit yours as there's no difference between the LC/LX in that regaurd.
blunt
More ambition than motivation
Fitting 15" wheels without clearancing the brake calipers sounds fishy on a FZJ...
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I don't see what's fishy? They either clear or they don't and mine fits with about 1/2" clearance in the front and about 1/4" in the rear. Once they are bolted up it's not like they are gonna suddenly move unless the wheel or spacer comes loose. In that case you have bigger problems to begin with.
Just my 2 cents
front drive shaft or linkage? or is that all still stock as well?
whole setup sounds a little scary to me, stock shocks, no castor correction, stock brake lines. Your asking for trouble unless its a mall cruiser but watch out for them speed bumps and curbs.
Whats your height from top of tire to lip of your fenders front and rear?
its got the stink bug look.
Whats your height from top of tire to lip of your fenders front and rear?
its got the stink bug look.
