McFly
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Bloomington, IN
Folks,
For all those who doubted being able to comfortably fit 33s on a BB - it's OK to retract that statement.
:wave:
Here is what you need:
A 2" BB - Rubicon Express, Rocky-Road.com, etc.
Extended Swaybar Endlink Disconnects (JKS, RE, homebrew)
Bumpstop Front & Rear (Rubicon Express, DPG Offroad, Daystar)
Cutoff wheel/grinder, Sawzall, Big F'ing Hammer for Flares
Tape, Handtools, Safety Glasses, Gloves, and Dust Mask
Here's what I have for my particular case:
Rocky-Road.com's 2" coil spacers, 1.5" lift shackles
JKS Quicker Disconnects
Rubicon Express 2" front bumpstop, DPG Offroad Rear Bumpstop plates
33x12.50x15 Wild Country RVTs on 15x8 with 5 on 4.5" pattern with 4.0" BS
Once the coil spacers, lift shackles, bumpstops, and disconnects are installed (which should take all of a few hours with the proper tools). Use some tape to mark above where the fender flare brackets are for the front, then carefully cut using the cutoff wheel, remembering to watch out for the washer fluid bottle just inside the driver's side fender.
For the rear fenders, once the flare and flare mounting brackets are removed, make 1 to 1.5" cuts in the metal (closer together near the curves/corners) and use a BFH to mash them back out of the way.
Of course this isn't a complete writeup, or even a tech article. But I thought I'd share my experiences with everyone. These pics are taken from my camera phone today - I'll whip out the digicam tomorrow when it's daylight.
For those curious, I AM installing my RE SuperFlex 3.5" kit on top of my BB this Wednesday, so I can flex off-road, but I've driven around on these 33s all day with the fenders cut, never once did it rub over a pothole, several speedbumps, or anything. And I'm hauling about 250lbs worth of tires in my cargo area.
For all those who doubted being able to comfortably fit 33s on a BB - it's OK to retract that statement.
:wave:
Here is what you need:
A 2" BB - Rubicon Express, Rocky-Road.com, etc.
Extended Swaybar Endlink Disconnects (JKS, RE, homebrew)
Bumpstop Front & Rear (Rubicon Express, DPG Offroad, Daystar)
Cutoff wheel/grinder, Sawzall, Big F'ing Hammer for Flares
Tape, Handtools, Safety Glasses, Gloves, and Dust Mask
Here's what I have for my particular case:
Rocky-Road.com's 2" coil spacers, 1.5" lift shackles
JKS Quicker Disconnects
Rubicon Express 2" front bumpstop, DPG Offroad Rear Bumpstop plates
33x12.50x15 Wild Country RVTs on 15x8 with 5 on 4.5" pattern with 4.0" BS
Once the coil spacers, lift shackles, bumpstops, and disconnects are installed (which should take all of a few hours with the proper tools). Use some tape to mark above where the fender flare brackets are for the front, then carefully cut using the cutoff wheel, remembering to watch out for the washer fluid bottle just inside the driver's side fender.
For the rear fenders, once the flare and flare mounting brackets are removed, make 1 to 1.5" cuts in the metal (closer together near the curves/corners) and use a BFH to mash them back out of the way.
Of course this isn't a complete writeup, or even a tech article. But I thought I'd share my experiences with everyone. These pics are taken from my camera phone today - I'll whip out the digicam tomorrow when it's daylight.
For those curious, I AM installing my RE SuperFlex 3.5" kit on top of my BB this Wednesday, so I can flex off-road, but I've driven around on these 33s all day with the fenders cut, never once did it rub over a pothole, several speedbumps, or anything. And I'm hauling about 250lbs worth of tires in my cargo area.