Help with Wheel Spacers
Feb 26, 2011 | 05:47 AM
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Alright traxxis, dont use a wheel spacer, bolt on units, or the autozone crap that slides over stock lugs. Both are stupid, cars are designed to work with the wheel bolting to that surface. Go look around at any type of performance vechicle and see if they run wheel spacers, they dont, I know, I (the company I work for) builds off road race cars. Anyway the right thing to do is grind the caliper. I have been asked many times to post pictures of my calipers the way they are grinded down. I will do it soon.
Feb 27, 2011 | 06:19 AM
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Alright traxxis, dont use a wheel spacer, bolt on units, or the autozone crap that slides over stock lugs. Both are stupid, cars are designed to work with the wheel bolting to that surface. Go look around at any type of performance vechicle and see if they run wheel spacers, they dont, I know, I (the company I work for) builds off road race cars. Anyway the right thing to do is grind the caliper. I have been asked many times to post pictures of my calipers the way they are grinded down. I will do it soon.
Mar 3, 2011 | 12:15 AM
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Tires Finally Installed
Well I finally got the tires installed. I also went a little crazy with paint, and ended up painting the wheel wells all the way around, here are some pics of the new tires and the paint job:
Comment on how she looks!
Thanks!
Comment on how she looks!
Thanks!
Mar 3, 2011 | 03:06 AM
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Better Quality Pictures
Ok here are some better quality pictures of the calipers after I was done grinding them in order to make the new wheels fit:
And here are some pictures of my truck right after getting the wheels/tires Installed:
Lastly, here I decided to clean and paint all the wheel wells, here is an example of the finished work:
And here are some pictures of my truck right after getting the wheels/tires Installed:
Lastly, here I decided to clean and paint all the wheel wells, here is an example of the finished work:
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Mar 3, 2011 | 04:30 AM
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Well Matt, from start to finish it took me nearly 4 hours. I was been very careful no to damage the calipers. It probably took me about 10 tries per caliper +-. Next project will be Bushwacker fender flares, unless I can find a used SR5 flare set!
Thanks!!
Thanks!!
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Mar 4, 2011 | 06:51 PM
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Hey Thanks! I have a 3" suspension lift (spacers-front & longer coil-rear) plus a 1" BD from 4 Crawlers. The tires are 3x12.5x15 Goodyear Duratracs. And no to my surprise, they do not rub ar all.
Mar 15, 2011 | 02:54 PM
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Nice! Its good to know that there are people out there who have grinded down the calipers to make wheels fit. I am in the same predicament and was super sketched out to grind down the calipers, but this thread has just boosted my confidence to take the plunge. Nice runner BTW.
Mar 18, 2011 | 07:57 PM
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Porsche is a performance type vechicle right? They have wheel spacers as factory options.
http://www.porsche.com/all/media/fla...index.htm#/18/
http://www.porsche.com/all/media/fla...index.htm#/18/
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