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hotshotmike
Dodge Dakota
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10/17/2003
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what do i do
i had a 2/4 bell tec drop kit installed and now when i go over a bump in the road like intersections i rub
what should i do
i am now on 255-65-17
and i really dont want to change tire size
but how are you people slamed and not rubbing
please help
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Brad
Dodge Dakota
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10/17/2003
09:49:46
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Go a 3/5 drop. For some reason you dont rub with a 3/5, but you do with a 2/4 with stock tires. So I hear anyway
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Matt99Dak
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10/17/2003
19:07:44
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Why does that seem....I don't know...incorrect?
How will lowering his truck an inch more all around keep him from rubbing? Please explain.
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hotshotmike
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10/17/2003
21:20:56
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common i need a realistic answer before i ruin my tires
please help
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teamfast
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10/17/2003
21:38:22
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how much bumpstop is left?
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kotadude21
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10/18/2003
14:44:05
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simple as running a smaller tire, you say you run 255/65-17 but i think you mean a 16" wheel
anyways that's a big as tire with any drop and it's more likely to rub
changet to a lower profile tire when you change them like a 55 series or even 60 series
brent
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hotshotmike
Dodge Dakota
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10/18/2003
17:57:58
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no they are 17"
but i dont want to change tire sizes
i know there has to be a way
because people are puting the same size tires with an even lower drop kit????
it does not make sence to me
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rt13
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10/18/2003
19:55:11
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im pretty sure you wont find anyone lowered at all running that tire size on a dakota. those things are 30" tall! 2 inches taller then a stock r/t height tire. i hate to say it, but the only way your gonna get rid of rubbing is get shorter tires or lift it back to stock!
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xplikt
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10/19/2003
05:14:12
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Where are you rubbing? Are you hitting the top of the fender well or are your tires nailing the side edge/seam of the fender?
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Matt
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10/19/2003
11:05:37
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hotshotmike,
Like everyone said, yo will have to change the tire size or u could try many small things. First off, check to see how much gap there is between the top of the tire to the bottom of the fender. Then, look under the truck and see how much room there is between the top of the bumpstop to the bottom of the frame.
If there is more room from the top of the bumpstop to the top bottom of the frame, then you are going to rub. You most likely need bigger bump stops
that may not stop the rubbing though. if it still seems to rub, then you are going to have gashes in your tires like i have in mine
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Broeheem
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10/19/2003
20:05:27
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I have 255/55/18's (same height as my stock 255/65/16's) with a Hotchkis 2/4 drop, and there's no rubbing... OK, well maybe with 3 or 4 hefty people and only over severe dips. otherwise... no rubbing at all.
It seems to me that either you used lowered A-arms w/ stock coils (too soft) or you used coils that dropped it more than 2".
Your choices will likely be:
a) Go with stiffer front coils
b) Opt fot a smaller tire
c) Mark where your tire is rubbing, and break out the Dremel
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rt13
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10/19/2003
21:55:29
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Broeheem - your tires are over an inch shorter then his, giving you an extra half inch of clearance to rub. thats a pretty big amount, think how much clearance you would have if you moved your tire .5" higher into the fender.
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gabriel
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10/20/2003
02:53:43
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I bought the same kit from belltech but it lowered my truck more then 2/4. my tires were 255/55/18 and i had to go down to a 255/45/18. that kit is incorrect size. http://photos.yahoo.com/zamudiogab
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hotshotmike
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10/20/2003
13:41:38
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yeah that is what my truck looks like
exactly
so you say the only way is a 45
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teamfast
Dodge Dakota
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10/25/2003
08:57:28
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once again, how much bumpstop is left? If you cut the whole thing off, even with a 1 inch drop you will still rub. Thats the whole point of the bump stop. At any rate, Going to a larger tyre size probably makes the ride a little easier on your fillings but cut your clearance in half. Do a few burnouts and rotate your tyres to get some of that diameter down.
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pappie1
Dodge Dakota
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10/25/2003
11:26:01
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lol@ burnouts
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Kunta
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10/26/2003
07:39:01
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Yo Yo Yo, I gotz my babies momma and my welfare checkz and went to the fried chicken sto. My ride be layin frame like a Honda. My stereo be thumpin and I'z hittin the crak pipe. Life be goood. Only thing be rubbin be them food stamps in my back pocket, but I drink my 40 and foget about it. Peace..
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Nasty Nate
Dodge Dakota
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10/26/2003
09:19:55
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Its simple like everyone keeps sayin cut out the fender wells or i would go to a 35 or 45 series tire. Face it your gonna end up changing the size tire so just get over it dry the tears and press on.
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skitter
Dodge Dakota
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11/04/2003
03:58:36
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you should have measured from the ground to the fender lip before you dropped it, then measured it again after you lowered it. that would be the only way to know how your track actually dropped. in your case though, i would get smaller tires and maybe put the bumpstops back in. if you took them out.
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