NIRC. Chit Chat

[badhoopty]

Originally Posted by Mega Fattie

Who makes the rc axle housings that look like the diamond axle's for 1:1 toyotas?

black widow rc4wd.

[badhoopty]

hmph.. the more i try to figure out how to make these drivetrain changes the more i think 'if it aint broke dont fix it.'

i started out just wanting to nudge my steering servo fwd a tad and burn-in some rulr mounts. and make a lightbar...

Originally Posted by johnnyh66

wheels are too small and there was some rubbing.
but, we saw lots of nice t&a at Hooters.

wheels or tires were too small.

[Mega Fattie]

Probably both. 33's johnny!

[thzero]

Woohoo.... My vanilla porter took third in category at the drunk monk challenge!!

[badhoopty]

john... did you at least take pics of the tires?

[thzero]

Bleah... still can't decide on what to do for my new Class 2 build!


But am making some progress on the lights for the Gelande II. And even rebuilding my RC8T while I await for my frames to come back from being blasted (tad worried).

[johnnyh66]

No pics.

[badhoopty]

Originally Posted by johnnyh66

No pics.

disappointed... :(

[badhoopty]

Originally Posted by sally1800

True RC

Dan's House?

my bad... strictly rc on lawrence.

[johnnyh66]

Originally Posted by badhoopty

disappointed... :(

me too. I actually didn't even get to see it because we were at Hooters.

c'est la vie

[badhoopty]

now im confused... if u didn't get to see it, how do you know it didn't look right?

u gonna do a lift and 33's then?

[Die-Laughing]

It's sounding like he's saying the wheels are too small meaning the offset is not enough so, there is rubbing. But, then again.. I'm not sure how one can learn anything by not being there! Johnny! boobies got the better of you!

back to the drawing board.

[badhoopty]

we should all just meet up with our jackstands & floorjacks and let johnny wear our shoes.

i needa rotate my tires anyway.

edit - maybe thats silly. i guess we all have the same relative size tires... lol.

[Die-Laughing]

Ok, I have two sets of wheels & tires you can try on.

1st set: 265/70/16 = 30.6" x 10.43" theoretically (damn near a 31x10.5)
2nd set: 285/75/16 = 32.83" theoretically

Here's how to do the math to figure out what your metric tire size is in inches.

example tire (265/70/16):
tire width (265mm), multiplied by sidewall height which is 70% of the width (x .7 =185.5mm), divide that by 25.4 to convert metric to standard (/25.4 =7.303") and multiply that by 2 because you have a sidewall on each end of the tire (x2 =14.606") now take the number and add your wheel diameter of 16" (+16" =30.6" overall diameter).

Now try with your tire size and we can determine what actual tire is currently on the vehicle.

235/75/15=28.875" which means a 31" tire is over 2 sizes bigger which is about the size of increase the rest of us did.

personally, I want to see what my 265/70's look like on your truck. 3rd gen 4runners are bigger than earlier gens. the tires aren't small. I think that is even a size up from stock on the 3rd gen. They might look nice & meaty on your truck and be a significant increase in size.

[badhoopty]

Originally Posted by johnnyh66

Yeah, heading there tomorrow to try the GY 32" MT/R's on for size. If they fit, I'm buying them.

so are these the tires you had fitted? how wide were they and did you... remove the flares?

I WANT INFO FOR A BORING SUNDAY.

[thzero]

[Mega Fattie]

This was my sunday. It sucked, but it turned out pretty awesome.

Trimmed the fenders, cut and fold on the 1/4's.






Johnny. Why werent you there to check the fitment of the tires on your truck?

I say you try out ricks setup and see how it works.

[thzero]

Originally Posted by Mega Fattie

This was my sunday. It sucked, but it turned out pretty awesome.

I say you try out ricks setup and see how it works.

Looks dope Fattie!

[badhoopty]

steve/rick, u guys got a fender roller up there?

[Mega Fattie]

No. But they arent really needed. They work as good as a hammer and common sense from my experience with them. They cause about as much damage too.