31's on a Escudo???? How 'bout 245s????

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31's on a Escudo???? How 'bout 245s????

Postby Crawlerer79 » Sun Aug 28, 2016 12:29 pm

Am looking at some 30x9.5R15 but was just thinking what is the minimum mods needed to get 31's under without rubbing. I'm already running a +2" bodylift and trimmed arches. Cheers guys

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Just saw some reasonably priced 16" rims on TM w? a Suzuki stud pattern so was wondering if anybody's run a 245/75R16 tyre on a Escudo/Vitara. They seem a popular upgrade on later model Grand Vitaras and on some Sidekick Sports but couldn't find anyone running them on a normal Escudo. I imagine they'd need similar mods to fit as 31's but they're a touch narrower so would be better on gravel roads
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Re: 31's on a Escudo???? How 'bout 245s????

Postby churchill » Sun Aug 28, 2016 5:31 pm

It's a nice simple mod as you can use the factory offset rims and not have to worry too much about guard rubbing. 245's are not as good on sand though...

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Re: 31's on a Escudo???? How 'bout 245s????

Postby Crawlerer79 » Sun Aug 28, 2016 5:48 pm

churchill wrote:It's a nice simple mod as you can use the factory offset rims and not have to worry too much about guard rubbing


Are you referring to 30's or 31's?
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Re: 31's on a Escudo???? How 'bout 245s????

Postby churchill » Sun Aug 28, 2016 10:07 pm

Sorry, 245/75/R16.

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Re: 31's on a Escudo???? How 'bout 245s????

Postby jimmyf8 » Sun Sep 04, 2016 2:55 pm

I had 31s on my 3 door Escudo on 15x8 rims with -19 offset. It had a two inch body lift and a two and a half inch suspension lift.

No rubbing issues.

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Re: 31's on a Escudo???? How 'bout 245s????

Postby theworldatlas » Sun Sep 04, 2016 6:28 pm

jimmyf8 wrote:I had 31s on my 3 door Escudo on 15x8 rims with -19 offset. It had a two inch body lift and a two and a half inch suspension lift.

No rubbing issues.


That seems like a pretty wide offset vs what i've been seeing on forums before (researching to buy an Escudo). Do you have a pic? I like that fitment on my L300, curious about it on the Escudo

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Re: 31's on a Escudo???? How 'bout 245s????

Postby Crawlerer79 » Sun Sep 04, 2016 7:30 pm

jimmyf8 wrote:I had 31s on my 3 door Escudo on 15x8 rims with -19 offset. It had a two inch body lift and a two and a half inch suspension lift.

No rubbing issues.


Cool, and how did you find the gearing? Did you lose much 'get up and go' ????? (Or braking for that matter?)
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Re: 31's on a Escudo???? How 'bout 245s????

Postby jimmyf8 » Mon Sep 05, 2016 8:43 am

Crawlerer79 wrote:
jimmyf8 wrote:I had 31s on my 3 door Escudo on 15x8 rims with -19 offset. It had a two inch body lift and a two and a half inch suspension lift.

No rubbing issues.


Cool, and how did you find the gearing? Did you lose much 'get up and go' ????? (Or braking for that matter?)


I found the gearing alright. They aren't fast anyway so it didn't bother me but it affected it a little. I also had an Escudo with a 3 inch suspension lift with 15x8 -19 rims and 30's. I preferred this set up mainly because I dislike body lifts.

Here are some photos of the 2 inch body lift and 2.5 inch suspension setup.
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Re: 31's on a Escudo???? How 'bout 245s????

Postby jimmyf8 » Mon Sep 05, 2016 8:50 am

And this is my 3 inch suspension lift setup.
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Re: 31's on a Escudo???? How 'bout 245s????

Postby theworldatlas » Mon Sep 05, 2016 1:00 pm

Both of those are sweet, making me reconsider the search for a LWB model

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Re: 31's on a Escudo???? How 'bout 245s????

Postby Tumor » Sat Oct 22, 2016 10:16 am

Like the stance on those to above

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