Finally, a real answer to lift/tire questions...

FJDood · 05-13-2008, 03:05 PM

I looked and searched for info on installing an OME lift (886 in front and 895 in rear) along with the BFG A/T in a 285/70/70 on stock alloys. The question was will it rub on the control arms or anywhere else. The sales guy at FWP said it would; he was wrong.

I had to trim the corners of the skid plate to avoid contact with the tires.

This should be a sticky as I searched for over an hour to find the answer.

Four Wheel Parts in Albuquerque did a wonderful job on the install and alignment!!

SoCalHog · 05-13-2008, 03:22 PM

The problem with the lift/tire issue is that every FJ is slightly different.

You will find people running the same tires with no lift and no rub and some people with a lift and still have to do a body chop.

Did you use the search function for the forum? This has been discussed hundreds of times.

FJDood · 05-13-2008, 03:37 PM

Quote:

SoCalHog previously said:

The problem with the lift/tire issue is that every FJ is slightly different.

You will find people running the same tires with no lift and no rub and some people with a lift and still have to do a body chop.

Did you use the search function for the forum? This has been discussed hundreds of times.

As a moderator on another forum, I searched diligently to avoid wasting bandwidth and to keep from looking like a n00b.

ALLOUTGEAR · 05-14-2008, 09:42 PM

If you call FWP 7 times you will get 7 different answers ...

Call someone that knows something .....

layonnn · 05-14-2008, 09:50 PM

even though i know the answer to this, as this is the set up that i and many others are running, I PROMISE you i could find this info in countless threads in about 5 minutes.

4 wheels parts knows nothing. I find it quite comical that you let the same people that said it would not work, do the install. This isn't something i would recommend, because obivously you were their first.

**VooDude** · 05-14-2008, 10:00 PM

the other problem with asking people if it rubs is this:

some people measure at zero articulation
some people measure at max articulation
some people don't measure, but claim during normal driving
some people don't measure, but claim during extreme wheeling

which ever way you measure or don't, some get rubbing some don't... When i finally get around to tires (i know i'm way overdue), I'm going to use some common sense, expect the worst, and figure it out for myself on MY FJ.