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Bought my 2013 Cruiser new a little over 2 years ago, told the wife this Cruiser would stay completely stock, unlike all the other Cruisers I had ever owned, that lasted about a month or two Figured I would throw a thread together of the mods I have made so far, how they tested on the trail and then list future mods I need or want!

 

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first mod was tires, 275/70 R18's, this mod not only made the rig look more like a Cruiser and less like a Highlander but it also greatly improved traction! The tires only rubbed at full lock slightly on the lower control arm...

 

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Next came the Ironman Cellfoam pro kit, which changed everything...

 

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after the lift, still rocking the 275/70 R18's

 

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flexing the Ironman kit...

 

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rocking through the mountains of Colorado

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ripped the running boards off and slapped on some 18x9 fuel Anza wheels and 285/70 R18 BFG Mud Terrains...

 

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the Ironman lift with this wheel combo required removing the front mud flaps and cutting some of the plastic out of the front inner fender!

 

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Going to a 9 inch wheel and pushing the tire/wheel combo out worried me a bit about it hitting the fender... Actually tucked pretty nicely into the rear fender. I'm going to add spacers to my lift front and rear to give me a notch more lift

 

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twisted the S out of the suspension, no real rubbing but damn close, I'll sleep better once I pop some spacers in the front and back to give me that extra inch...

 

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next on the list of mods, on board air, sliders, front and rear spacer lift, and a diff drop kit...

 

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The BFG mudders are awesome offroad...IMO

 

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I love the look of those wheels but I'm curious as to why you went with the 18x9 as those tires don't require the width? Different offset?

 

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I love the look of those wheels but I'm curious as to why you went with the 18x9 as those tires don't require the width? Different offset?

most of what I do to my truck is all for performance reasons, but going with a 9 inch wheel just all came down to looks for the most part(was nice to pull it away from the UCA and lower control arm), I love the tires out past the fender a notch... Basically set out to build the newer version of my old 80 series Cruiser from my younger years!