35" Simex's smack guards - body lift or longer bump sto

BrentC · Post by **BrentC** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:17 pm

The 35" extreme treckers smack the guards - which is sort of ok on a track but damn disconcerting when going around a right hand bend on the open road.

So questions are - for my 1988 70 series cruiser with OME lift etc

1, dump the 35's and go back to 33"
2, make bump stops longer
3, do a body lift
4, get the guards rolled out the way when the rust gets repaired

Any and all suggestions considered

wjw · Post by **wjw** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:35 pm

How much of a spring lift do you have?

I would just chop the guards

BrentC · Post by **BrentC** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:36 pm

wjw wrote:How much of a spring lift do you have?

I would just chop the guards

standard OME 50mm and shrinking

Leithfield · Post by **Leithfield** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:39 pm

Small 3, + 4.

wjw · Post by **wjw** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:44 pm

I guess they are hitting the top of the guards??? if so I would say lengthen bump stops. The prado with a 4" suspension lift is quite top heavy, crusier on 2" susp and 2" body would be worse...

I will most likely have to lengthen my bumpstops once the springs settle.

I don't know anyone who's managed to get 35's on a Prado without trimming guards... well except me

which means i will have to do something later...

mroffroader · Post by **mroffroader** » Fri Jan 26, 2007 12:44 pm

i agree with leithfeild do a small body lift and cut the guards out