this is another guys 2/5..i know these are 22's but yours doesnt sit this hard....look at the center of axl in relation to the body line at the bottom of the truck.

 

It has settled alot since then, also mine was not a flip kit, just leafs in the rear. So with the lift block out and the leafs it was a total of 5. It also sat lower than that with stocks on it, but the 24s brought it up. I am still waiting on one of the 26s. I have 3 of them not the fourth. Trust me you will see it.

 

ok it must have settled quit a bit....looking at center of axl will show body drop realation to axl, or the actual drop....yours just looked a bit higher

your 5 inch


anothers 5 inch drop


tire size will not change axl placement/center of the wheel. i would love to see 26's not rub...dont know its possible,but it would be great

 

that drop isnt a 5" drop in the back, its 4 inch drop leafs with the one inch lift block removed, 5" total for a 4x4, but 4x2's dont have that block so your only dropped 4" by 4x2 standards

now just to end all arguments

the OTP sandog is wanting to run a 305/30-26 which is a 33.2" tall tire with a 2/4 drop

my belltech 2/3 drop has sagged in the back to about 4 inch and I rub up front with a 31.8" tall tire. I don't rub all the time tho, when I drive like a normal law abiding citizen I do not rub, however when I'm doing double the posted speed limit around bumpy corners I rub, but it takes all three of those conditions for me to rub, I have to be speeding, it has to be a really crappy road than hasnt seen new asphalt in about 25 years and it is always in a corner(read: body roll plus bump = rub)

will you rub with the 305/30-26 and a 2/4 drop?

YES

will you rub often?

depends on your driving style

I wanted a 3/5 drop, and had 3 inch drop coils and drop shackles, but I know I would rub all the time the way I drive so I just kept the 2/3 drop and rub 4-5 times a week instead of 50

 

hey styx, my 07 4x2 sure did have a 1" block in it. So i guess that argument isnt over. Isnt sandog's truck a fx2 which would make it an 07 meaning it did in fact have the blocks to take out.

 

Maybe Styx is showing the results of having a bad set up

305/45/22 tires =32.8 with a 2/5 drop back in 6/2005

 

now that looks like a 5 in the rear...the center of the axl looks just like that harley above

 

Yeah it did have a lift block in it, I can take pics and show you. And yes, with a flip kit it the axle will sit lower, but in time it will also rip the rear hangers off the frame. Seen more than 1 do it. Trust me, the kit was a Ground Force 2/4 and my truck had a 1" lift block. I am not making up stories, just telling you what I have.

 

lol.

 

Also as I stated previously, I did some inner fender modifications to keep it from rubbing. Without any mods I could turn from lock to lock with no problem, but bumps were bad, so we pinned it back in the front, heated up the plastic in a couple choice areas, and no rub. If I hit a really big bump I rub a little, or a very harsh dip in the road at 60 plus, then yeah I get a little, but that is about it. The 24s do not rub at all, not even close. I sold the black 24s today, guy picks them up wednesday, and then I can get started on the air bag setup. Then it will be a entirely different setup. So when it is done those exact 26s wont be on it, but there will be a set on it for sure. Time to get some new sawzall blades!

 

man your a real peice of work, you wanna call my setup "bad" man you must have some real ego issues, my setup is no different than anyone else with a 2/3 drop kit and replacement shocks, I wouldn't call that bad, I would consider cut springs and removed leafs bad, but of course you also have that huge ego problem cause your on bags, so I guess your the suspension expert now, just cause your on bags doesnt give you the right to start calling other peoples setup bad, you need to get a life and quit ripping others people "bad" suspension setups. why dont you start posting something contstructive like I have in this thread, instead of making personal jabs? I gave my personal experience with my suspension setup and wheel tire combo, if you got a problem with that, then god help your soul

all I'm saying is if your running a 31.8 inch or taller tire with a 2 inch or lower drop up front your probably gonna rub the plastic inner wheel well fender at the UPPER LIMITS of the suspension travel, this is from my personal experience with belltech 2" drop coils and beilstien shocks up front running a 275/45-22 pirelli scorpion on a 22x95 rim with a +25 offset. I do not rub lock to lock, I do not rub the metal fender lip, I also do not rub if I drive "normal"

 

this might get good...... i love internet fighting WOO HOO

 

Don't get the facts twisted!!
Go back to some of your post asking for help with your suspension.
I was the person who attempted to help you when you thought your suspension was correct with the shock/spring combo you had at first.

You rip on people with bs comments 24/7, What about when you tell the young guys with little extra money, in high school just starting out that their mods look like crap?
People do the best they can with what they have. Who made you the mod czar?

Your racist comment in a past post was your mistake with me. Game On.

As far as bags and ego, not here. I only post or talk about them when asked.

I post my experience's with the static drop combo's I have had the opportunity to test and review. To help others!!!

You keep posting based on your experience like it will apply to others. It will if they copy you. If they copy anyone else they wont have the same problems.

Once again, I never had any problems with a 32.8" 30/45/22 tire and 2" drop touching the inner fender........ EVER...... You have 1" of extra clearance and should never ever rub .............but you do........ Why?

 

well doesn't this show how much you DONT know abot my suspension setup, I switched the front shocks from the 4x4 fronts to 2x4 fronts, so that extra one inch is gone:



obviously you remember the 4wd front shocks I had up front, well I got that problem taken care of MONTHS ago and now my front setup is the same as any other 2wd truck running a 2" drop coil, I guess you missed that one. sorry but that extra 1" you assumed I had from 4wd front shocks isnt there anymore, based on my experience anyone driving a 2wd truck with a 2" drop coil up front and 31.8" or taller tire can rub, maybe you didn't compress the front suspension near as hard as I have, but the possiblity of rubbing is there.

 

What did I assume? I know you replaced your 4x4 shocks with 4x2 shocks only because I pointed a few things out to you. Remember?
My point is simple
You talk about how your suspension compressed rubs the upper inner fender with your 275/45/22 31.74" tires
I pointed out that I never had that problem with my suspension and 305/45/22 32.8" tires