Very nice! Looks like you went with Icon wheels...what tire size on the Ridge Grapplers? Looks great
Tough dog w/ 285/75R17 Ridge Grapplers (need advice)
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Looks great. Any rubbing with the 75's?
Duh.....just reread the thread titleVery nice! Looks like you went with Icon wheels...what tire size on the Ridge Grapplers? Looks great
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Thanks. Don’t know yet. Alignment tomorrow. I expect a little.
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With 34’s you kept the mud flap? Have you been able to cycle front and rear suspension for rubbing.
I trying to see if I can do the same tire with RW’s .
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This pic is just after mount and balance. Won’t know if the mud flaps survive until alignment. The guy is very familiar with SPC uppers though so if it can be done he should be able to do it.
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It would be nice to keep them.
You're gonna have to trim those mud flaps. As in, there's not going to much of anything left of them. Great looking rig! We have 3'' ARB SP-51 suspension lift, 285/70/R18's (switching to 295/70/R17's soon) SPC UCA's and mud flaps had to be trimmed big time.
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Copy that. Pics? I get it thanks. Running dirt roads at high speed I would think the mud flap would be a great help.
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I fully expect they'll have to come off, but I have read some posts here that suggest there's a small chance they could stay. The Nittos are technically .4" shorter than the BFG 34's, 38.8 vice 34.2, and there seems to be a chance the lower caster adjuster (since I now have an upper adjuster) can be used to move the spindle forward .5-.75" without impacting CV wear too badly. Again, big maybe I know, but the tech is going to try.
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Who is doing your work? I’m a couple hours from you in the OC
I will take pictures of our mud flaps when I get home and reply to the thread in the AM. They are stubby.
You should do the zero point calibration. It’s pretty easy. I didn’t find it necessary tho
alignment will vary so what one persons cam plates are set at won’t be relevant. More important is your actual specs. FWIW I found I needed spc ucas to be able to get caster back within spec though some others have been able to do so without them. Ymmv
alignment will vary so what one persons cam plates are set at won’t be relevant. More important is your actual specs. FWIW I found I needed spc ucas to be able to get caster back within spec though some others have been able to do so without them. Ymmv
This.
“YMMV.”
So many variables, & that’s why there has never been a 100% solid “answer” to the zillion “will it fit” questions...& why the same q’s will still be asked to eternity.
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Yeah it rubs, lol. I can see where the front mud flap could be cut or heat molded for clearance, but I might just pull it off instead.
As for the suspension, it's night and day better. Feels firm on position 4, so I might adjust that, but I like it a lot. Zero nose dive on braking, as advertised, and practically eliminated body roll. It is VERY flat in turns compared to stock with the adjusters on 4.
As for the suspension, it's night and day better. Feels firm on position 4, so I might adjust that, but I like it a lot. Zero nose dive on braking, as advertised, and practically eliminated body roll. It is VERY flat in turns compared to stock with the adjusters on 4.