Bigger Wheels & Tyres

[Chastiser]

i have just put the 33ins tyres with 16ins wheels on me paj. seems to fit ok with the body lift done. parked it up on a bank at different angles and no rubbing anywhere.

pics not very good i am afraid as from me phone

Mike

[Chastiser]

the middle pic by the way is with full truck weight on the right front wheel, and you can see there seems plenty of room

Mike

[swardell]

Should of got christopher to take pics    looking good Mike   

[TinyTim]

Looks good but you need to repeat the middle pic at full lock as well to be sure mate 

[Chastiser]

Looks good but you need to repeat the middle pic at full lock as well to be sure mate 

did do and fine didnt have to cut the bumper either, can only be down to the body lift and bumper raise?

Mike

[Chastiser]

Should of got christopher to take pics    looking good Mike   

i know, ill tell him ya said so he of course will be chuffed.

Mike

[lockelamorra]

Looking good.

[CupCake]

Looks good there Mike 
Are you still doing the suspension lift?

[Chastiser]

Looks good there Mike 
Are you still doing the suspension lift?

to be honest, i really dont know at this stage. reason is, i forgot to park next to nick yesterday on the FWDC laning day, so i could do a comparison in height. i have a feeling that higher springs are already fitted, possibly lwb ones. this because the truck was already higher in the rear arch when i compared it to my 2.8, both having a winter lift and everything else was standard.

the tyres fitted are 33/12.5/16 and are remoulds and they fit no problem as is, which wouldnt have happened on the 2.8.

i may just change the shocks for longer travel, and possibly hd tortion bars for the front

Mike

[Mudlark]

Looks good there Mike 
Are you still doing the suspension lift?

............and possibly hd tortion bars for the front

Mike

Are you aware that hd torsion bars don't increase or help lift and that they are designed solely to accommodate extra weight on the front as in a very big (as in the 16**** series) winch fitted with lots of steel cable etc.?

[TinyTim]

Actually that doesn't quite work out in practice

You can wind em up to get loads more lift without sacrificing ride quality

Don't ask me how but that's deffo the result on a car with out a lot of exatra weight on the front.

I tried to gain as much lift as possibl;e before changing the bars to HD and the result was very uncomfrtable and didn't make for good articulation but with the HD bars on we have lift, comfort and articulation so well worth the expense IMO.

[Chastiser]

i would say that due to the better (heavier) handling characteristics of the HD bars, as tim says, they wind up further without giving harsh ride due to being at the extreme end of their designed operating parameters. it certainly seemed a smoother ride with my 2.8 with the HD bars fitted.

Mike

[S100MDB]

wow, when you get that?? was that the paj that we went to bures with that time??

[Chastiser]

wow, when you get that?? was that the paj that we went to bures with that time??

hi matt, aint seen you in ages?

yup this was helens truck, now mine, had it a couple of months now and have already done the body lift (with lots of help). needs a little tlc, but a nice truck. i got three now

Mike

[S100MDB]

I know sorry i havent been about been busy working and wrecking other cars!

So you got 3 Pajs now?? I went and looked at a 3.5 v6 today with 33s on but i really wanted to get my old white one back i know it was for sale but maybe it was sold!

Nice one, i should be back for now!