New guy , florida

[RACER1269]

hey guys and gals.
i just got my 93 Cruiser 2 sat ago and thought i would finally put a pic up. i got it off auto trader, so a few of you guys might have seen it on there. it came with the ARB bumper and seat covers, as well as the tranny shift/flare up that i have been reading about. it has 243,xxx miles on it and seems to run great, front and rear lockers also.
i got my wheels this week (going with 35 bfg mt ) and the j springs and l shocks lift should be here end of this week.
will get a winch for the bumper, do a snorkle, and possibly 1 or so inch body lift. and gears. im sure i will do more thats the plans for now.
i had a military HMMWV and just sold it. that truck was awesome but kinda hard to get unstuck and was easy to point out on the trails. i hope i can get the Cruiser to do the same stuff.
so far i love the truck ac and all !!!
i did the flex pics today, not many rocks here in florida so i had to use what i could find.
later

 

[Aussie]

Concrats m8 and welcome to the sickness!!!

 

[alkaline747trio]

Nice looking rig, and a great starting point. Is this gonna be a DD? About the lift/35" tire comment, with J's you're already high enough to clear up to a 36" tire (I would add a spacer to the front to level things out a little bit) after lowering the bump stops 2.25" rear and 2" front (which you should be doing anyways to save those shocks).


Also take note of how the rig drives/handles now, after you put the lift on the swaying feeling you will get can be fixed with some sort of caster correction be it arms, plates and CV shaft, or drop brackets.


Glad to have you aboard, and I hope you enjoy your new Cruiser!

 

[RACER1269]

thanks alot ,
while we are here i took a few pics today of the wheels. they are the "rock crushers" 16.5 x 9.75 w/4.5 bs. i am not a fan of tires sticking out and im kinda worried how much these will. i will be putting BFG MT 35 x 12.5s on there. im searching on here but suck at using the "right" search words. so what do you think. its a daily drive right now, but i live about 55 miles round trip to work so im sure i will be back in my WRX after i lift it .... we will see. thanks

edit:i guess it was a optical illusion (since tires werent on the wheels) the wheels fit great and are still within the flares. im going to delete these pics since i dont have much space for pics. thanks

 

[alkaline747trio]

Not trying to rain on your parade, but 16.5's are known to blow a bead even with 25lbs of air in them unless they have the HMMWV style innerbead lock. Can I ask why you went with 16.5s? Also, those might stick out a little more than you'd like, and may cause a rubbing issue on the flares. Everglade mud will look good thrown down the side though.

Edit: if you haven't bought the BFG MT's yet, check eBay for some of the HMMWV 36" tires, might save you a little money.

 

[RACER1269]

well , 16.5 is what i had o nthe hummer and never had a problem with those. and a friend had some nice mts in that size so i said what the heck. maybe ill see it the guys will take the wheels back and shoot for more backspacing. should i shoot for closer to 5" bs ? rain on my parade lol i have thick skin .... thanks

 

[alkaline747trio]

Try an 8-9" rim with 4.5" backspacing, it helps keep a bead at low PSI and an almost 10" rim IMO is only good for a 14" wide tire or better, but then again that's just opinion.

You're right about the 16.5's working good on the Hummer, but that's because of a nifty ring on the inside of the wheel that holds the bead in place (inner beadlock). I'm not sure if AMG went with 16.5 for clearance or tire cost, but without that inner beadlock, they would never have got the US Gov. contract due to the ammount of blown beads on the 16.5" rim durring low pressure or high impact operation.

 

[mot]

Congrats!

 

[GXO]

Check out Staun for their aftermarket inner beadlock if you are really concerned.

Pretty cool gadget.

 

[jfz80]

congrats and welcome thats a great color and it sounds as if you got solid plans for it. the only advantage i see in the 16.5 is availability of ex-humvee tires off e-bay for decent price. enjoy

 

[ridgerunner]

Try an 8-9" rim with 4.5" backspacing, it helps keep a bead at low PSI and an almost 10" rim IMO is only good for a 14" wide tire or better, but then again that's just opinion.

You're right about the 16.5's working good on the Hummer, but that's because of a nifty ring on the inside of the wheel that holds the bead in place (inner beadlock). I'm not sure if AMG went with 16.5 for clearance or tire cost, but without that inner beadlock, they would never have got the US Gov. contract due to the ammount of blown beads on the 16.5" rim durring low pressure or high impact operation.

2nd on an 8" rim. Those 16.5" rims you have are lacking an innrer bead retainer, so you'll be popping beads off left and right.

I always heard that the Military went with a 16.5" rim because of availability- there is no availability of a 16.5" tire in other markets (except for $$$) and therefore "surplused" (stolen) American/whoever HMMMV tires couldn't be used on other military equipment. Beadlocks were part of the original design, being essential to CTIS.

 

[80jay]

what part of florida im in naples

 

[RACER1269]

tallahassee ....
you should check out www.florida4x4.com . its a buddies site and alot of guys in south fl are on there too, its open to all types..

yeah i agree with the 8" i figured 9.75 wouldnt be so "10 inch" lol. and that is all i could find in that size bs etc. my friend and i did some horse trading for the tires they are 70% i would say that is the reason for the 16.5. only other wheel i have found is a Eagle 0589-6866 but was told these are discountinued. these guys around here like the wheels/tires sticking out look, but its just not for me.

maybe ill just buy a set of tires for the oem wheels.

was lookin at these two ..... what say you ?

http://www.4wheelparts.com/4wp/prod...me=TIRES&man=INTE&linecode=INTE&prodline=1687

http://www.4wheelparts.com/4wp/prod...ame=TIRES&man=PCTC&linecode=PCTC&prodline=746

 

[RACER1269]

hey are my pics working i just looked at them and the bottom half are cut off? pixle too large?