Fuzzy got some new TOYS!!

fuzzy1 · 05-15-2009, 08:15 PM

Got new BFG 235/75r15 AT KO's on Cragar 15x7 Soft 8's put on today!! Same size spare & everything!! YAY!!

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After:

Woot Woot!! Now... what will be next??!!

Comments: Thought they'd be noisy at highway speed, they're not... hardly louder than the 205 street tires that they replaced!! Thought I'd lose acceleration, noticed some, but not much. It downshifts a little more often, but I may have been putting my foot in it more on the backroad uphills too. I need to experiment with pressure & decide where I want it for onroad, they're way stiff now, but wanted em high to start so they seat well & stretch a little... I'll go from there.

Fuzz

vonroretz · 05-15-2009, 08:20 PM

damn that looks clean as hell

fuzzy1 · 05-16-2009, 01:17 AM

Thanks, I'm 2nd owner... it was a little old lady tracker. Bad part is little old ladies have no idea how to maintain cars... but she sure kept it clean & only 67k miles when I got it. I had to do a lot of maintenance stuff 1st, but now that's all done I can start playing!!

vonroretz · 05-16-2009, 01:56 AM

after the tires lift an rims i did lights they always make your car stand out from the normal plain ones

MarkB.NV · 05-16-2009, 01:14 PM

Nice little truck, man!

Now it just needs that 2" spring spacer lift.

jtgh · 05-16-2009, 02:02 PM

looks good !! low miles.

keep crank bolt tight and full of oil. and no probs.

fuzzy1 · 05-16-2009, 04:25 PM

Ty Ty

Coil spacers?? Naaaaah, not for me. I'm going OME springs/kit though I think. It's short lift, but I don't need/want lift much. I want the ride from em more, which everyone I've seen talk about it says it's great. One guy described it as '200% better'. Costs lots more but I'd rather do that than just get height, stock ride, & no more flex. Not sure how far I want to go with it yet though... we'll see!!

Fuzz

jtgh · 05-16-2009, 10:18 PM

fuzzys on TRACK ! break a leg.

randy h · 05-21-2009, 05:12 PM

Fuzzy1, is your body or suspension lifted at all now? And those Cragar 15x7 Soft 8's rims you mentioned, did they require spacers or adapters in any way? I am looking to get new wheels and tires myself, but don't want to alter things to much. Your pictures and testimonials are inspiring me.

thanks,
randy

fuzzy1 · 05-22-2009, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by randy h

Fuzzy1, is your body or suspension lifted at all now? And those Cragar 15x7 Soft 8's rims you mentioned, did they require spacers or adapters in any way? I am looking to get new wheels and tires myself, but don't want to alter things to much. Your pictures and testimonials are inspiring me.

thanks,
randy

Nope, other than the tires & wheels, mine is bone stock, no lift (so far) & no spacers... ever lol. I don't see much point in spacers when you can get wider & higher backspaced wheels if you want more width... why add another part? The Cragars I bought are 4" b/s, which is 1/4" more than most other 7" wide rims I looked at... most are 3 3/4". I got the wheels at Summit Racing, & the tires from JCWhitney. Would have gotten both from JCW since they will mount & balance free if you buy both... but they didn't have the style I wanted & Summits price on the tires was a bit higher. (More than the price to have them mounted locally.)
I did a ton of research on rim width/backspacing & tire size/fit before I bought, which paid off I think. I gained 4 1/2" trackwidth & still kept them under the fenders, which in my state is required to pass inspection. So far no rubs at all, though I haven't done much flexing & by looking I might get some rub at full stuff. I plan on doing OME springs soon, so that shouldn't be an issue with the 235's.
Just be sure to get wheels that are 5 on 5.5 bolt pattern & have a 4.25/4.28" center hole, & get the proper width for your tire choice. IMO 8" is too wide for 235's & even a stretch for 30x9.50's so that's why I chose 7". hth

Fuzz