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

Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:17 pm
by BrentC
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

Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:35 pm
by wjw
How much of a spring lift do you have?

I would just chop the guards :)

Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:36 pm
by BrentC
wjw wrote:How much of a spring lift do you have?

I would just chop the guards :)




standard OME 50mm and shrinking

Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:39 pm
by Leithfield
Small 3, + 4.

Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 2:44 pm
by wjw
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...

Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2007 12:44 pm
by mroffroader
i agree with leithfeild do a small body lift and cut the guards out 8)