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Old 07-03-2011, 12:14 PM
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Default 8.8 90% done, narrrowed 8 inches , mini tub.

whata you guys think?
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4"s per side I assume? The dish looks killer.
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nice, mine is 4 total lol... tq arm or ladderbar?
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Yep 4 inches per side. and it has a torque arm i fabbed up and bolted/welded on. all i did was shorten the long side of an explorer 8.8. its actually like 3.68 inches per side, with a 15x10 with 3.5 bs its perfect. they will tuck inside the lip. did mini tubs but bet bfh mod would clear them.used wolferacecraft spring relocator kit and springs to. all stock suspension mounting points. offset lcas but didnt really need them.
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I like it.
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Looks good, any more pics??
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I will post more pics tonight. thanks
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pics added
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Damn that last pic looks badass haha. I can't wait until my bank roll swells enough that I can order some deeeeeep dish 18s. Right now I'm running a 2" spacer per side on my 8.8 with some deep dish Zr1s
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that looks so good! i wanted to do that to mine glad to see its been done..
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how come you went with a 275 width?

with all that work couldn't you clear like a 335?
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honestly .. because i didnt want to look like joe dirt. in my opinion the 275 looks right. more tire would not get me anything... guys run in the 8s.. maybe faster on 275s..
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Originally Posted by cantfind2nd
honestly .. because i didnt want to look like joe dirt. in my opinion the 275 looks right. more tire would not get me anything... guys run in the 8s.. maybe faster on 275s..
Easy, I'm running 315s on all 4 corners

J/K man I think the car looks good, I think there is a point when the rear tires get too wide and look weird
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ya 325s just looked to big on it, i mocked some up. i dont like the full tubbed look at all.




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