About to get some of these, but wanted to see if anyone has put the 285's on without a lift and had any rubbing problems...Tried to search it but didnt find an answer...Info appreciated
For what it is worth for you, I just put 285 GY Wrangler Silent Armor on mine and on the road there is no rubbing. There is a testimonial that there is no rubbing at full suspension compression at: http://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.p...light=wrangler
Clearance on the front looks very close, so assuming the suspension only moves up and down only it might clear body mounts at the rear of the fender. I hope to find out this weekend. If I have to do a lift it will be challenging to get the truck in my garage, I will have to remove the toyota roof rack.
I almost got the Nittos, had them on my VW Touareg. But never really took the VW to do serious off road since I was always afraid of repair costs for any damage I might do.
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For what it is worth for you, I just put 285 GY Wrangler Silent Armor on mine and on the road there is no rubbing. There is a testimonial that there is no rubbing at full suspension compression at: http://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.p...light=wrangler
Clearance on the front looks very close, so assuming the suspension only moves up and down only it might clear body mounts at the rear of the fender. I hope to find out this weekend. If I have to do a lift it will be challenging to get the truck in my garage, I will have to remove the toyota roof rack.
I almost got the Nittos, had them on my VW Touareg. But never really took the VW to do serious off road since I was always afraid of repair costs for any damage I might do.
Wow those silent armors look really good too, think I might have to throw those into the option basket also...Keep us posted if you end up going out and testing them this weekend.
I went with the Mud Grapplers (love them) but they definitely required lift + body mount trimming. A fantastic look though imo. I have been extemely happy with the Nittos and I use mine for a daily driver (~600miles/week). The Nitto Terra Grapplers get the highest ratings on Consumer Reports so I think you will be happy with their performance. They look good too.
I will keep you posted on what I find off road on the weekend.
Meanwhile, I stopped by a local Toyota 4x4 outfitter to ask about a suspension lift and what to do about a different roof rack. Mainly, if I get a lift I have to do something different about the rack so I can get the FJ in the garage.
The outfitter pointed out as others on the forum have, that a lift kit does not solve a rubbing issue, it just increases the distance the suspension travels before tire rub. Taller suspension stops would have to be installed to prevent rubbing at maximum articulation. They took a quick look at the setup on my rig and thought that I should be okay. They had been surprised at how much room there was with the Wranglers installed.
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Wow those silent armors look really good too, think I might have to throw those into the option basket also...Keep us posted if you end up going out and testing them this weekend.
Those aren't silent armors in those pictures those are MTR's.
Wow those silent armors look really good too, think I might have to throw those into the option basket also...Keep us posted if you end up going out and testing them this weekend.
If you are looking at some of my pics from my posts, I don't have the Wranglers on. I will take some pics this weekend and post them.
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