Bj Spacers And T-bar Crank!!?? Please Look!!
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Torsion bar or spacer lift will add height to fit larger tires at rest. However, assuming you can still compress the suspension to the bump stops (i.e. have not cranked it up so high as to limit up travel) then yes, a larger tire may rub because it is bigger and the wheel well is the same size and position as stock. A mild body lift can help in those situations as can fender trimming:
- http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/...it.shtml#FAQ10
- http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/...it.shtml#FAQ10
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Torsion bar or spacer lift will add height to fit larger tires at rest. However, assuming you can still compress the suspension to the bump stops (i.e. have not cranked it up so high as to limit up travel) then yes, a larger tire may rub because it is bigger and the wheel well is the same size and position as stock. A mild body lift can help in those situations as can fender trimming:
- http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/...it.shtml#FAQ10
- http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/...it.shtml#FAQ10
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its just one of my biggest toyota pet peives when i hear people saying they create room for larger tires... they dont... they do allow use of a larger tire that would rub without the lift, but the rubbing issue is still there just not noticed until your on the trail, or hit a speed bump while turning...
so that must mean that i was able to run a bigger tire without the rubbing issues.
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with the BJ you do get better flex - in one direction, you will get better flex in both directions if you adjust your Tbars.
the Tbars mount to the upper control arm, the lower control arm simply follows the path of the upper. so when the BJ spacer are first put in they spread the arms, since you still have the same tension on the upper arm all of the spread will be applied to the lower arm. hence better upward travel, but still the same downward travel. Now if you relax the torsion on the bars then the upper control arm will have more space between the bumpstop & the control arm (due to the weight of the truck pushing down) this improved distance between bumstop & control arm will give you more downword travel (at the expense of upward travel). So to get more travel than the extra that the spread of control arms with the BJ spacers gave you, them you would need lower bumpstops - but you may be killing your CV angles then.
with the BJ you do get better flex - in one direction, you will get better flex in both directions if you adjust your Tbars.
the Tbars mount to the upper control arm, the lower control arm simply follows the path of the upper. so when the BJ spacer are first put in they spread the arms, since you still have the same tension on the upper arm all of the spread will be applied to the lower arm. hence better upward travel, but still the same downward travel. Now if you relax the torsion on the bars then the upper control arm will have more space between the bumpstop & the control arm (due to the weight of the truck pushing down) this improved distance between bumstop & control arm will give you more downword travel (at the expense of upward travel). So to get more travel than the extra that the spread of control arms with the BJ spacers gave you, them you would need lower bumpstops - but you may be killing your CV angles then.
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Torsion bar or spacer lift will add height to fit larger tires at rest. However, assuming you can still compress the suspension to the bump stops (i.e. have not cranked it up so high as to limit up travel) then yes, a larger tire may rub because it is bigger and the wheel well is the same size and position as stock. A mild body lift can help in those situations as can fender trimming:
- http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/...it.shtml#FAQ10
- http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/...it.shtml#FAQ10
Yeah, street queen vs offroad rig....
huh. kinda contradicting yourself there. first hand experience. without BJ spacers my 32s rub like crazy when my suspension was compressed say, backing out of a drive way while turning and stuff like that. now i have not rubbed once even at full lock and going into a driveway or something like that.
so that must mean that i was able to run a bigger tire without the rubbing issues.
so that must mean that i was able to run a bigger tire without the rubbing issues.
Originally Posted by celica
with the BJ you do get better flex - in one direction, you will get better flex in both directions if you adjust your Tbars.
the Tbars mount to the upper control arm, the lower control arm simply follows the path of the upper. so when the BJ spacer are first put in they spread the arms, since you still have the same tension on the upper arm all of the spread will be applied to the lower arm. hence better upward travel, but still the same downward travel. Now if you relax the torsion on the bars then the upper control arm will have more space between the bumpstop & the control arm (due to the weight of the truck pushing down) this improved distance between bumstop & control arm will give you more downword travel (at the expense of upward travel). So to get more travel than the extra that the spread of control arms with the BJ spacers gave you, them you would need lower bumpstops - but you may be killing your CV angles then.
with the BJ you do get better flex - in one direction, you will get better flex in both directions if you adjust your Tbars.
the Tbars mount to the upper control arm, the lower control arm simply follows the path of the upper. so when the BJ spacer are first put in they spread the arms, since you still have the same tension on the upper arm all of the spread will be applied to the lower arm. hence better upward travel, but still the same downward travel. Now if you relax the torsion on the bars then the upper control arm will have more space between the bumpstop & the control arm (due to the weight of the truck pushing down) this improved distance between bumstop & control arm will give you more downword travel (at the expense of upward travel). So to get more travel than the extra that the spread of control arms with the BJ spacers gave you, them you would need lower bumpstops - but you may be killing your CV angles then.
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