5inch coil spacers?
#12
#14
size breakdown
305 = width (in mm's)
70 = sidewall height... in this case, 70% of 305. So 213.5mm.
16 = .... never mind haha
75% of 285 = 213.75
So height wise they might as well be identical. but the 305 if wider. So if you are not worried about possible rubbing the 305's will look more aggressive. If you are going to be using stock wheels, go with the 285/75/16's, since they have a lot of backspacing and will be prone to rubbing on the control arms.
305 = width (in mm's)
70 = sidewall height... in this case, 70% of 305. So 213.5mm.
16 = .... never mind haha
75% of 285 = 213.75
So height wise they might as well be identical. but the 305 if wider. So if you are not worried about possible rubbing the 305's will look more aggressive. If you are going to be using stock wheels, go with the 285/75/16's, since they have a lot of backspacing and will be prone to rubbing on the control arms.
#15
2x1972 you nailed it my buddy has a set, im not looking for offroad performance thats why i have an xj, im just looking to get some bigger tires under it without a body lift ive been down that road to many times, i think i might just go with the 3 inch coil springs, control arms and of course blocks so i can maintain my stock tow rating, any suggestions on what size tires i should run? i have 265's on now and they fit perfectly
The problem is its the first step in a long string half assed ones to follow...
Frankly, That much lift done so cheaply just for the poser look is usually going to accompany every other possible half asses shortcut like not fixing the gears for the bigger tires or having the correct geometry on other important suspension parts either.... What you have then is a half assed sluggish slow underperforming truck with extra terrible gas mileage and extra stress on everything including a transmission turned into a time bomb.... The kind of truck that makes the rest of us look bad.. (I hope your not planning on using wood 2x4's in the rear as blocks too?)
If your not looking for offroad performance than dont lift it and enjoy all the benefits of NOT doing so the wrong way.... there's plenty of complaints here everyday from unsuspecting buyers of trucks built with the mindset of "all looks no sense engineering" approach...
just my 2 cents thou..
2.5 to 3 is the max you want to go withy spacers before so many other things NEED to be addressed that it just makes more sense to get a kit at that point to do it safetly...
Last edited by Augiedoggy; 05-29-2012 at 07:34 PM.
#17
Yea defiantly past that it was more of a curiosity question I thought it was rediculous to see spacers over 2 inches, and no Im not gonna have 2x4s for my blocks lol its not my first rodeo. Thanks for your help 2x1972 I haven't dealt with metric sizes in the past and any idea how much back spacing are on those chrome cragars?