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Offline adafish

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big tyres and spacers
« on: July 29, 2008, 19:53:38 »
can ya fit wheel spacers on series hubs?, also with having MOdulars what the biggest tyre that will fit....at the mo, running AMAZON MT's on white orrible 8spokes.235/85/16

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Re: big tyres and spacers
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2008, 23:38:52 »
I have wheel spacers on my series 2 a not a problem. I used to have modulars with large MT's, on full lock they were very close and sometime rubbed, but for the life of me i can't remember what they were.
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Re: big tyres and spacers
« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2008, 21:48:19 »
I used spacers and 265/75 x 16 on my series. No problems and no rubbing although it was ex MOD with extended shackles.

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Re: big tyres and spacers
« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2008, 20:57:28 »
If you get the correct offset on your wheels you will get a 265/75 on without rubbing

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Re: big tyres and spacers
« Reply #4 on: July 31, 2008, 22:35:15 »
SAYING THAT......i used to run 265/75/16 Grizzly claws back in the old days

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Re: big tyres and spacers
« Reply #5 on: August 13, 2008, 22:50:09 »
The biggest you can really get in terms of height are 900R16 but you will need extended spring hangers and a shave off the front wheel arch. The metric equivelent 255/100 are just a bit too big IIRC.
Any bigger than these and you have to start hacking the bodywork or the tyres will do it for you.
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Re: big tyres and spacers
« Reply #6 on: September 27, 2008, 20:14:20 »
9.00x16 or 255/100R16 is the biggest you can fit, but front wings will need trimming, as will the bottom of the front bumper, 1 ton shackles and a bit out of the inside of the rear panel strengtheners. Tyres are fitted on 6.5j 'snatch' tubeless rims
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Re: big tyres and spacers
« Reply #7 on: September 28, 2008, 21:21:30 »
cor blimey
they is huuge!
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Re: big tyres and spacers
« Reply #8 on: October 01, 2008, 01:05:19 »
i do miss my old series and the look the part with 900s on them fills the arches
i only go in as far as my nuts

 






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