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Floor Jack
Jack Stands
Little Hammer
Big Hammer
Tire Iron
13mm socket (two bump stop bolts each side)
Sawzall or Grinder (I like Sawzall because of less sparks by the gas tank)
Rust resistant paint / undercoating
Front
Tires are ZR1 Replica rims with 275/40ZR17, Break lugs free, jack up vehicle, brace vehicle with jack stand, take tire off, mount and move on.
Back
ZR1 Replica Rims with Sumitomo HTR 35Z (each tire is different). I was rubbing after instillation so I figured why not be safe and make some room by Massaging the wheel wells. For starters when you lift the vehicle and try and mount the wheel the top of the Rim/Tire will hit the bump stop. Most just lift the axel up to fit the rim but I wanted more room as my suspension will travel and I wanted the peace of mind of a little wiggle room.
Back rim with tire on is just over 12 inches.
I started by trimming the bump stop mount.
Then I removed the welded nuts with vice grips.
Mounted both sets of rims and take your hand around the back of the tire checking for contact. If you feel comfortable with what you feel drive around the block, come back and pulled both rear tires off again and checked for rubbing/contact.
Remove rims and look for anything like rubbing.
I was planning to remove all the sharp parts anyways but wanted to check what I had to work with.
Then I continued by bending in all the lips and medal that would have come close to the rubber.
Hit the bare medal with some paint and undercoating.
Clean up your mess before you drop your tire to make sure you get all the sharp parts up.
Once you clean up take your hand and run it around the back of the tire again making sure your not making contact with any part of the wheel well.
Check your work.
TAGS: BFH MOD Big Hammer 11 inch rims wide wheels 315 325 ZR1 Slicks
I was about to say the same thing. At first, I thought you were wearing work gloves on your hand, but after a second look, I realized what they were. Nice write up though.
Thank you! Yeah those are what I use to go to the beach. Its easier to stand on the coral and still feel whats under your feet, and when the waves come in you can try and to dig your toes in so you don't get your *** kicked.
Nice write up, thanks! Always helpful with pictures. Going to 17x11 ZR1s in the rear with 315/35/17 tires. I've read some have no trouble, some do. I think I'm going to do a little BFH no matter what, just for the peace of mind. Tires ain't cheap, don't want to be chewing up that new rubber!
Nice write up, thanks! Always helpful with pictures. Going to 17x11 ZR1s in the rear with 315/35/17 tires. I've read some have no trouble, some do. I think I'm going to do a little BFH no matter what, just for the peace of mind. Tires ain't cheap, don't want to be chewing up that new rubber!
If I lifted the Axel they would have mounted right up. But there was very little room for clearance. I will mount a different bump stop for safety later. I have plenty of room now and feel better about the added clearance.
You really painted that on? I had seen it before on here and I guess had assumed it was a vinyl wrap. I find it funny that there are some sanded down to bare metal areas that are not even metal parts, they're plastic.
Good job on the BFH work though. I need to do my rears, along with rolling the fender before I put new tires on. I'm hoping to find something a little wider for my 18x10's in the rear.
Good work on the custom bump stop. Start selling those! I'll probably just get some new poly bump stops and grind them down. Don't want to have to worry about lifting the car by the axle every time.
Good work on the custom bump stop. Start selling those! I'll probably just get some new poly bump stops and grind them down. Don't want to have to worry about lifting the car by the axle every time.
I had loaded the suspension and let it hang. My suspension traveled 4" from full hang to fully compressed. My factory bumpstops never got close to bottoming out with it fully compressed. Maybe its my Moser 12 bolt but the likely hood of me getting that much travel in the back seemed slim to none. Those bump stops were $15 at the local part store.
01-26-2015, 03:11 PM
Big F#ckin Hammer (BFH) how to w/ pictures 
