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Old Nov 5, 2006 | 03:14 PM
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16" Rockcrawlers + 305 MT/R's + Total Chaos UCA's Installed - Pics

First off let me just say hello to everyone. I've been a long time lurker and I have really appreciated the good content here.

I just completed the next phase of mods to my FJ. I wanted a set of offroad wheels, so I bought some black steelies. They are Pro Comp Rock Crawler Monster Mods Series 87 black steel wheels in a 16x8 with 4.5" of back spacing. The part number for the wheels is #87-6883TS4.5 (see label pic below). The wheels clear the calipers w/o any problems, so no need for any spacers. I had Goodyear MT/R's in a 305/70-16 mounted on the rims. According to the Goodyear site the 305's are 33.1" in height and 12.2" in width. The lug nuts are black and are made by Gorilla. The center caps (which are not pictured) are black and are made by Excalibur. While I was at it I installed a set of Total Chaos UCA's. The TC UCA's were very straight-forward to install and took me about an hour total for both sides. Here are a few pictures...

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Old Nov 5, 2006 | 03:16 PM
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looks awesome
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Old Nov 5, 2006 | 03:43 PM
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dang, that looks badass. nice setup. re: UCA install, did you have to have it re-aligned after? you didnt need em to clear the 305's did you?

anyway...nice job methinks you should black the top... would look awesome
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Old Nov 5, 2006 | 04:03 PM
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Whoa, awesome setup. You still have time to enter the Baja 1000! Welcome here, good to have you aboard although Corey won't sleep tonight.
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Old Nov 5, 2006 | 04:04 PM
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Looks very nice Sbechtold.
The black wheels look outrageous on there.

The UCAs is something I am not to read up on yet.
I know Will did it to his FJ too after putting on the OME lift.
This will be something I will have to look into later.
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Old Nov 5, 2006 | 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by BT17R
Whoa, awesome setup. You still have time to enter the Baja 1000! Welcome here, good to have you aboard although Corey won't sleep tonight.
I will be dreaming of my future OME lift, my old winch, and the ARB bumper Bob
Oh, the UCAs might make a guest appearance in my dreams tonight too
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Old Nov 5, 2006 | 04:30 PM
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I'm envious. I'm hoping for a diesel model soon.
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Old Nov 5, 2006 | 04:35 PM
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Nice FJ! Thats a tight squeeze in that garage
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Old Nov 5, 2006 | 05:15 PM
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Thanks to everyone for the nice comments! I'm really happy with the setup for now, but I need to wheel it.

Originally Posted by d0ubledown
dang, that looks badass. nice setup. re: UCA install, did you have to have it re-aligned after? you didnt need em to clear the 305's did you? anyway...nice job methinks you should black the top... would look awesome
Yes, I had it aligned yesterday. The toe and caster were WAY OFF after installing the UCA's. They got it back into spec w/o any issues. The 305's cleared the stock A-arms w/o and issues. Perhaps if I were a Raider's fan the black top might be apealing, but me likey the white top, so you'll have to wait for someone else to do it.

Originally Posted by 4unner4life
Nice FJ! Thats a tight squeeze in that garage
The door is 84" and I have 1.5" to spare. Once I get the additional weight of a rear bumper I should have a little more room.

Originally Posted by Corey
Looks very nice Sbechtold.
The black wheels look outrageous on there.

The UCAs is something I am not to read up on yet.
I know Will did it to his FJ too after putting on the OME lift.
This will be something I will have to look into later.
Corey - there is a ton of debate on the effectiveness of UCA's. There is also a lot of information out there that will help you make a decision. If you have any questions let me know.
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Old Nov 5, 2006 | 05:18 PM
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Looks GREAT.... very clean installs !
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Old Nov 5, 2006 | 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by ken.vs.ryu
I'm envious. I'm hoping for a diesel model soon.
that would be awesome wonder how the 4.0 is with a s/c
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