With wider wheels that stick out, if you hit hard enough, youll damage the suspension..;.now lemme ask you, do you want to fix a borken suspension or a bent fender?

 

Damage the suspension? I have never had that happen to any generation Toyota. Worst case scinero is you'll pop a bead or bend an idler arm (if you have one). Your tie rod ends and ball joints may wear a little, but that is typical of every Toyota. Wider rims offer more stability. Do you want to roll your rig or just dig a wider rim and tire in? I can't count the number of times when a little bit wider rim has saved me from body damage or rolling a vehicle. I swear by them.

 

your using 9" rims with 10.5s? that sounds like losing beads to me....

 

http://community.webshots.com/photo/...98686230HBPSxp this is the only time I have ever lost a bead in the 14 or so years I've been wheelin.... It's a stock rim.

 

i think the beer was the cause

 

Haha that's not me. I was pulling donuts and slamed the front right into a snow bank and pop went the bead. BTW I think my current rims are 10". I've had them for 8 years and never lost a bead w/ 31x10.5xR15

 

Hey Sorry to here about the "Crunch"

When my Runner was rolled I was able to pick up new after market Fenders from a local body shop for $45 bucks a pair plus a case of beer. (And thats canadian)

Just a thought.


Oh and in regards to the "CHICKS DIG BODY DAMAGE" I think theres a Type O in that sentance. someone added an Extra C in the Front

Shoud Read "HICKS DIG BODY DAMAGE" ha ha ha

sorry been a long day.

 

I was looking at your pictures and noticed you also hit something on your right rear side near the taillight. I smacked a tree on my 98 Limited in that same exact spot. How did you manage to get the dent out? Did you have to remove interior trim?

 

yeah took the inside plastic out. Use a dent puller on some, a hammer on others (BFH). and filled it with glass and bondo.

I HATE BONDO and Sanding. Oh and than lots of beers, and more sanding.. More beers, bondo, sanding, beer, sanding, beer....and I think thats when I broke the saws all out and cut the roof off...