What would you guys do to fit 34's?

[alkaline747trio]

I plan to install J-springs, Mr. Gasket spacers, L shocks, and maybe the 1.5" spacer from Slee. Drop the sways, drop the stops 1.5", and get the bushings.

If you guys had this same project of fitting 365/65r16 Nittos on a '92 FJ-80, how would you tackle this? I know I am probably going over-board with the lift, but I like having more space between the tire and the wheel-well, and I know I am missing something with the steering and caster correction parts, so fill me in.

 

[Junk]

I'd buy them then put them on.

With the above lift you could go 36s if you made some minor other adjustments and regeared.

 

[alkaline747trio]

So you're saying 34's work on a stock FJ? Not gonna do that as to not lose flex, but I thought the limit with stock was 33's, and that you were pushing it with that.

 

[Junk]

So you're saying 34's work on a stock FJ? Not gonna do that as to not lose flex, but I thought the limit with stock was 33's, and that you were pushing it with that.

Well, we can only go by what you post. You say you are going with that lift, so if you are buying these tires anticipating installing that lift then you'll be fine.

 

[T Y L E R]

Well, you have to buy the stuff anyway, right? Which probably means a call to Christo Slee. So why not call him tomorrow, and get the ball rolling. He'll set ya straight with what you'll need.

IOW's do it right from the start. Better to overdo a good thing than have to redo stuff down the road. Especially if you have the cash to back it up now.


Good luck ,


TY

 

[alkaline747trio]

I guess my post wasn't too clear, I was asking what you guys would do differently, OME Heavys instead of J's, no spacers, etc.

The part I'm unsure about, I will search and ask Christo. The point of this thread was to discuss different ways to fit 34's, not really a question, sorry for the confusion.

 

[Tools R Us]

That tire is a little taller and 2" wider than a 315, you will need less back spacing than stock to keep the sidewall from rubbing the frame and wheel well in the rear. It's going to be way slow with a 3FE, maybe a smaller tire?

J's and 1.5" spacer will net you about 5" of lift, OME bushings will not provide enough correction, maybe Slee's new plates?

 

[Arya Ebrahimi]

365s? Holy crap that's a wide tire! What are you doing that you need that much flotation? Lots of sand?

 

[White Shark]

I ran the 34x10.5 Swamper LTB's on my 92/3FE with 850's and 1" Mr. Gasket up front, and the 863's in back with an ARB and winch up front. The wheels are AR-767 black steel 15x8's. Never had a problem stuffing them. On a super rare occassion, it felt like there might have been a bit of rubbing, but under visual inspection on the trail, jacking all 4 corners with a forklift under scrutiny of the local 4x4 gurus, and other such acts, we were unable to find any tire rubbing. It was slow as heck, but I wasn't in a hurry to get anywhere. I was offroad 50% of the time anyway and drove 70-140 miles a day at the time. Do it if you want the offroad ability as this setup is ill advised as a daily driver/road truck without regearing or using Slee's obvious improvements. I fixed the 3FE problem with a 300hp Chevy 350 and I'm going to 35x10.5 Boggers or TrXus MT's in the future.

 

[WckedMidas]

i no this alittle off topic but i got the truxs mts on my cj7 and i lvoe them. Im getting them for old ladys yj And if i get the cruiser i got my eye on im getting them for it to. Nice and quit stable at high speeds atleast on my jeep. Ive done over a 100 mph with no shimmys. I love that tire.

 

[T Y L E R]

i no this alittle off topic but i got the truxs mts on my cj7 and i lvoe them. Im getting them for old ladys yj And if i get the cruiser i got my eye on im getting them for it to. Nice and quit stable at high speeds atleast on my jeep. Ive done over a 100 mph with no shimmys. I love that tire.

You lost us at heep....

 

[SR.GRINGO]

I ended going with an OME heavy lift with caster correction and two OME trim packers on each spring to run 315's. I also got extended stainless brake lines and dropped my rear bump stops. I am running an ARB up front if it matters.

 

[alkaline747trio]

315's doesn't help me any, that just tells me how wide they are. What height were your tires?

Oh yea, 365, definatly the narrowest I was wanting to go, and that's still narrower than what I would like to run. Lots of sand indeed, and plenty of soft water-logged terrafirma for me to traverse (kinda swampish, but not really mud, just wet earth that if you can float over it, you're better off than trying to claw through it).

So I guess I am going to add the caster correction plates to the list; J's, L's, Mr. Gaskets or Trim Packers, 1.5" spacer, caster plates, bushings, sway drops, bump-stop drops, and wheel spacers (?? less back spacing, so I want my track to be narrowed, or widened? Please elaborate on what you mean by that). Also, will I need the weld-in panhard adjusters/the adjustable panhards? I don't know how far off this lift is gonna throw my axles, so give me some insight about that too, please.

I seriously think that I am going over-board with this lift, but that's good because maybe after all this, once the Nitto Terra's wear out, I can throw on the 36"x13.50" Dick Cepek's that I have drooled over since the day I saw them.

 

[CruisinGA]

I have J's up front with mr gasket spacers. L shocks and caster plates are also in the front.

I have heavy springs with N shocks in the rear.

ARB in front, no addl. weight in rear.

Truck sits level, plenty of room for 35's. I am running 33's.

Sway-bar drops are a must with anything more than std heavy lift. don't ask me or my driveshaft how I know.

 

[SR.GRINGO]

the 315/75-16 in BFG Mud are 34.5

 

[Tools R Us]

wheel spacers (?? less back spacing, so I want my track to be narrowed, or widened? Please elaborate on what you mean by that).

Back spacing is from the hub mounting surface to the tire mounting surface on the backside of the rim. Stock 16" wheels are about 4.5", just guessing you will need about 3" or 1.5" wheel spacers, so pushing the wheels out, making the truck wider. You are going to need atleast 10" wide wheels for a 14.5" wide tire.

Did you add the 5.29 gears to the list?

315's doesn't help me any, that just tells me how wide they are. What height were your tires?

315's are commonly called 35" tires around here, Nitto's are 34.49" x 12.32".

 

[alkaline747trio]

Hadn' caught on to 315's being assumed as 35's, sorry about that. The gears aren't in the equation yet, those will go in month or so. I want to feel the lift, then feel the power, if I space it out, then I will appreciate things more.

About backspacing, are spacers safe? This will be a DD, so I don't want the wheels to fall off. What brand/company do you suggest I buy the spacers from anyways?

 

[Tools R Us]

I am not a big fan of spacers, Marlin is one source;

http://www.marlincrawler.com/wheelspacers.html

 

[semlin]

IIRC you can run 315 MTRs et al. on a normal ome heavy or medium lift if you lower the rear bumps stops slightly so height is not the issue. Your problem is all that width is going to mean you rub on the fenders or wheelwells I think. Not sure if any of the lifts mentioned will fix that but think carefully about the backspacing you use. You might want to just go with custom wheels and specify the backspacing since they will be so wide anyway.

Oh and it's going to be slow and noisy as hell with those tires sticking out!

 

[stayalert]

36's fit me just fine......34's would be too tight on the old gut.....oh what was that? tires? Um? Sorry......(Gilda Radner -RIP) "Nevermind"