1998 Sport Lifted on 33's

PAExplorer · October 23, 2003

Finally got my X project done with much help from Mike (therookie) at Midas here in West Chester, PA . Now she's ridng high on approximately 7" of total lift including tries. 3" body lift, 2" Old Man Emu lift spring pack, 1" Torsion Twist, Old Man Emu nitro shocks all around, and 33" BFG M/T's. See ya out there!
-E

88vert · October 23, 2003

Lookin good

PAExplorer · October 23, 2003

From The Rear!

sean4385 · October 23, 2003

lookin good man! My truck is gonna look identical to yours after this weekend....hopefully. Only i did shackles instead of the OME springs.

Did you have to do any trimming to fit them 33's??

PAExplorer · October 23, 2003

A little trimming on the inside of the front fender closest to the door on both sides. When your done, you just have to protect the raw metal with some spary liner or paint and put some cloth or plastic over the trimmed area or crap will get inside the body and rust on the inside.
-E

TarHeel085 · October 23, 2003

if its not too much trouble, can you get pics of what you trimmed? im lookin to do the same thing for christmas. TIA

PAExplorer · October 23, 2003

TarHeel085,
Here ya go. Light trimming. No rubs yet!

PAExplorer · October 23, 2003

By the way, this is before painting the cut metal, covering up the new hole with plastic, and using epoxy to permanently attach the bottom trim peice. The bottom trim peice's mounting screw was cut away, so it just hangs there until you epoxy it.
-E

2001ExpSport · October 23, 2003

Holy ****, you cut a lot of it away didn't you!! Little over zealous with the cutter there buddy....LOL. I cut away about half that, but then again my model is different from the 98.

Looks good, nice rims...I like that look and they are cheap too. Are those 8's or 10's?

PAExplorer · October 23, 2003

They are 8's. If less were cut away, I would ripp my fender off!! If you've got the wheel turned and the front end is flexing, it can still rub! 12.5's pretty damn wide.
-E

2001ExpSport · October 23, 2003

I have 12.5's on 10's and they only rub if it's at full flex, I could trim a bit more, I am too lazy....lol. Either that or I use a sledge to push it in more.

SANDSURFER'98 · October 23, 2003

Hey man nice truck. I't looks awesome rith those rims. Good chioce on tires too. lets see it muddy

JMT1SOMR · October 23, 2003

Looks good, but you should squeeze .5" - 1" more out of you TT to even it up. The front look's like it's sitting a little bit lower.

-Justin

PAExplorer · October 23, 2003

JMT1SOMR,
The torsion bolts bottomed out at one inch. I would have gone higher, but I couldn't!!
-E

sean4385 · October 23, 2003

how exactly do you plan on covering that hole? wont that just defeat the whole purpose of cutting it out to begin with??

PAExplorer · October 23, 2003

I'm covering the new hole, not where the old fender wall was. The new cover will be inset about 2 1/4 inches allowing the wheel to turn without rubbing.
-E

Premier · October 23, 2003

You know that expanding foam, that also works well in filling those holes up. Then you could do like you said and put a cover over it.

PAExplorer · October 23, 2003

Good Idea!!
-E

BenS · October 23, 2003

I think the 33's look great, you should stick with them rather than sell them. I'll keep an eye out for your truck in West Chester. Are those steel or aluminum rims?

PAExplorer · October 23, 2003

BenS,
You're right, I mainly wanted my full turning radius with the 32's, but, I like the 33's so much, I think I can live with a 3 point turn every once in a while.
-E

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