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Old 05-05-2006, 12:24 PM
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Looks Perfect! Kind of Matches the shape of the Grill Area.
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A trend could start from a thread such as this one
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btw ... make sure you take some pictures of the truck with the new tires and trimmed up valance. I'm purchasing the same tires ... how much lift are you running?
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Nice job!
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Did you use a templete to cut that out or wut?
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Originally Posted by 91ToyTrck
Holy Crap! That's awsome. What did you use to cut your valance? I need to trim mine up as well and that's very clean and nice looking. It's almost like adding a winch bumper w/out paying the money.

Ditto... i was waiting to get home in a couple weeks to do it. right now i have it pulled off and then i was going trim it and put it back on... now i am defently doing it.
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I am running downey HD coils in back and the downey26mm bars in front. I have the wheel to fender lip measurement on the front @ 14.5". I dont have any rubbing issues at all. As far utting the front valance, all I did was measure 1.25" front the top of the valance on the edges and toward the middle where it starts to curve I just took a few measurements to even it on both sides then eyeballed the curce with a sharpie. I then used tape to outline the cut. I used a pneumatic cut-off wheel, but a jigsaw with a metal cutting blade would probably work better.
Old 05-06-2006, 01:24 PM
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Trimmed front valance w/33-10.50s

Here are some pics from after the tires were installed.

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Old 05-06-2006, 01:28 PM
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looks real good. i didnt notice before that your in Lakewood... my mom lives in UP... we should go wheelin sometime this summer.
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Yeah that sounds good, we should do that. The only places i've been off-road are on Ft. Lewis and and up near Rainer. Nothing really tough, got some new scatches though.
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sweet. i havent done alot of wheeling in WA, but i've done some forest service road exploring in the Oly national forest. but i want to get up to Evens Creek this summer.
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OMG - That's gorgeous. You have my exact rim/tire combo. I'm totally jealous. Your runner looks great with your new tires. I can't wait to have mine. Only a couple more weeks away and then it's off to new trails and adventures.
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Nice trim and MTs. Did you have to regear to run a 33" tire? If not, are you having any problems?
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I put a set of 32x11.50 ATs on my truck w/out rubbing and didn't regear.
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Originally Posted by 91runner11b
I dont have any rubbing issues at all.
Until you wheel it.
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Originally Posted by all_terrain17
Nice trim and MTs. Did you have to regear to run a 33" tire? If not, are you having any problems?
I didnt regear but it is high on my list of mods. On the street it is fine, power loss loss is most noticable in first but 2nd gear up it's ok. When wheeling it is much more noticeable (of course) 4wd high is pretty much useles other than terrain that is mostly flat or a slight grade. I just use 4lo and use a higher gear for climbing flat hills and just use 1st or 2nd gear 4low for tougher terrain. I would not recommed 33's for a truck with an auto tranny with stock gears. I would say that I should definately regear after the tire change,but The truck probably could have used a gear change with the stock 31's.
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