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P Y E
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2/20/2005
02:32:43
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 Subject: 3/5 on 275/45/20's installed
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Took alot longer than expected. The first day was alot of "How the Fvck do the rivits come off!!!". Not to mention I had to fish the bolts into the shackle with an extendable magnent because the gas tank was all up in the way. That was pretty much day one.
Next day, after alot of rest and sobering up, it was finished....only because my cousine that can completely tear apart and rebuilt a suspension drove 250 miles to come visit me/drop my truck. This was his first drop might I add, But you could never have noticed by the way he got that front end together.
:o)
I know you are saying, "There is no way he fit those huge tires with that drop!" The front has an 1 1/4" clearence and the back has 2 3/4" clearence. I just left the factory bump stop back there, no point in replacing them.
I do have a few Q's for the all knowing here though....
Keep in mind I used Lower Control Arms and Shackles & Hangers!
1) The fender lips are the part of the fender that curves under and is above the tire, correct? If so, how would I go about rolling them under?
2) Should I buy larger bump stops(cause the ones djm gave me wouldn't even help if i had a lawn mower tire on there) or should I just wait a couple checks and get some smaller tires(NO!)
3) Any good ways to protect my lines from hitting my driver-side shackle?
4) The bottom of my truck is perfectly level...but I have noticable differences in the front and back fender wells. Are the rear wells larger than the front wells....or did I not get a full 5" drop back there. I know you are saying "you should have measured before and after." Well I did. I was rushing and may have measured wrong.
Pics will come either tomorrow or Monday. Thanks for any help I recieve!
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Chris M
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2/20/2005
03:27:27
|  RE: 3/5 on 275/45/20's installed
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So you fit 275s under your truck, so its safe to say that 275s would fit a stock truck just fine?
How wide are the 20s? 9?
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P Y E
Dodge Dakota
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2/20/2005
07:54:47
| RE: 3/5 on 275/45/20's installed
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You have more than enough room for some 275's stock man. My rims are 8.5", atleast thats what Bash says(we have the same rims) but I could have swore the box had 9" on them. Either way, they stick out of the fender an inch, give or take some. But to stop rambling and answer your Q, yes.
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billy
Dodge Dakota
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2/27/2005
08:35:31
|  RE: 3/5 on 275/45/20's installed
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i got a 4/6 drop on my dakota 87 model. at this time i have the engine out either thinking of dropping a 318 or just re building the 3.9 not sure yet but i want bags on mine any suggestions?
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