Help! I want bigger tires for my VX

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Originally Posted by VXR

ummm we may have already scared PrettyKittySprinkles away:confused:
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im thinkin so.....
sorry guys. my fault. :mbrasd:

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Originally Posted by BBVX

Also, your CV boots will not just wear out due to angles caused by a lift (if you even need a lift to fit the tires).
Brian

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Brian,

Grats on not experiencing the CV woes on a lifted VX (there have been others but not many). I'm not an expert - just speaking from experience from a statistical sample of 1.

Tom

3 years of Rallycrossing and 3 years of 4" lift w/ 33' MTR's (6 years of real wheeling and Moab) and my CV's AND brakes were still the factory originals. The brakes were adequate for the bigger tires but stopping distances went up a bunch. This wasn't due to the brakes not stopping the wheels (I could lock them up no problem), but rather just getting that extra mass whoa'd down like everyone else is saying. I think driving style has a lot to do with the longevity of both and a little luck on the boots thrown in for good measure.

You're correct in that the increase in momentum of the rotating mass due to a heavier tire may well be the larger force acting on the brakes with larger tires, but it's not the only one. If the "unsprung weight" between two sets of running gear is equal, but the diameter of one set is larger than the other, the larger diameter set will cause the brakes to work harder, due to the longer moment arm. "Just sayin".......

Randy

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Originally Posted by Riff Raff

Of note, most VX's are wrecked/totaled because they rear-ended the car in front of them because they simply couldn't stop in time using the unmodified OEM factory brakes in a safe distance due to very excessive "tire fat" (extremely heavy tires). During an emergency panic stop in conjested traffic, the small OEM factory VX brakes will say (if they could talk)-- "You want me to stop these big humungous meats??? Sorry; not today, ain't happening!!!" That's why I always harp on people to please, please, please allow an extra cushion of space between the car in front of you when running extremely heavy tires greater than the recommended 44 lbs maximum per tire weight on the VX!!! That's why I like www.TireRack.com as they list individual tire weight on their "spec" chart and is the very first place I check when people ask me about various tires. Riff

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I am wondering where you got your info from? I have seen many pics of vx's with stock tires totaled. And as far as that goes isn't it following too close that causes this to happen? I have larger and alot heavier tires than stock and have not rearended anyone . I think that the rubber lines on the vx brakes suck and that would be all I would change if there was a concern. And the stock pad thing,they are ceramic pads. If you go with a good ceramic pad then you do not need to by stock pads. shawn

My R1 Concepts slotted/drilled rotors I bought a few years back were equipped with PB/Axxis Ultimate Pads from Australia (kangaroo insignia) as per Joe Black's advice (recommended amongst rally racing crowd), and they were awesome but the only drawback for me was the brake dust that would stain the chrome wheels. These pads are a mix of ceramic/metallic.

I wore the pads down to bare minimum recently and just went to the "hot setup" LDub mentioned utilizing stock pads. My opinion is the stopping power seems as good and the pedal feels a bit harder and hopefully the dust issue is no more.

I couldn't help but notice the "mitsubishi" emblems on my new pads from Isuzu...anybody else notice this?

I feel that the R1 Concepts rotors with Independent 4X4 S.S. lines and quality pads more than address any issues with me going from stock to 32" tires.

I am so much more concerned with being the "hittee" rather than the "hitter" that for Christmas I asked my parents for the Rhino tubular (with step built in) plug-in for the receiver hitch (that Joe uses & got rear-ended with). I plan on removing it for any off-roading (using clevis instead). It sounds like good protection against people who text & drive...ugh.

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Originally Posted by Jolly Roger VX'er

I couldn't help but notice the "mitsubishi" emblems on my new pads from Isuzu...anybody else notice this?

It's almost Mitsu...If you look at it again, you'll see that it's three triangles, Mitsu uses three diamonds as their logo.
I thought the same thing when I saw that, it's also cast into the caliper.

I am so much more concerned with being the "hittee" rather than the "hitter" that for Christmas I asked my parents for the Rhino tubular (with step built in) plug-in for the receiver hitch (that Joe uses & got rear-ended with). I plan on removing it for any off-roading (using clevis instead). It sounds like good protection against people who text & drive...ugh.

Couldn't agree more, I had a VERY close call last summer when I heard brakes lock up & rubber squealing from the car behind me. (woman person in a Mercedes, yakking on her phone...:rolleyesg)
Since I always leave a 15-20' "cusion" in front of me when in city traffic, I was able to move forward, out of harms way.
She didn't seem very interested in getting too close to my rear bumper after the light turned green...:_:_confused

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Originally Posted by VXR

ummm we may have already scared PrettyKittySprinkles away:confused:
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Originally Posted by pbkid

im thinkin so.....

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I see that scenario as unlikely, since she hasn't logged on since the day of the original post.

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Originally Posted by Ldub

I see that scenario as unlikely, since she hasn't logged on since the day of the original post.

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perhaps it was your avatar that scared her away:cool!::cool!::cool!:

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Originally Posted by VXR

perhaps it was your avatar that scared her away:cool!::cool!::cool!:

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or no wait it could have been Jolly Roger VX'er that scared her away:yesb:

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Originally Posted by VXR

or no wait it could have been Jolly Roger VX'er that scared her away:yesb:

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Naaaaa....couldn't be, his avi is telling all who see it that they are number one...:yesgray:

Hey Kitty, I have some 35's for Sale if you r still looking. 3 inch Lift and they are awesome. BF goodrich KM Muds only 10k omn them.
Muz

Your all fools, prettykitty is a phony, a made up character by someone on this site who is messing with all of us. Who sez 'Im a chic" when the name states the obvious. Who puts a big pink beating heart on their signature? --Moncha- cud ya check this out- I SMELL A RAT !:badhorse:

DJVX--- Fellow VX member "PrettyKittySprinkles" is for real, and her real name is Ashley. I've personally contacted her by E-Mail in the past, and offered her more tire advice and we have chit-chatted back-n-forth. As PB-KID eluded to-- she is a bit taken back by all of the negative overtones throughout this thread, and that is truly a shame. She is a local to my area, and I've invited her to attend our PNW Super Bowl Party for VX'ers this weekend. With luck, she will attend and I'll do my very best to heal any misconceptions of our VX family.:)

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Originally Posted by Riff Raff

she is a bit taken back by all of the negative overtones throughout this thread, and that is truly a shame.

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How did that scare HER away ... it was directed mostly at you:)

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Originally Posted by tom4bren

How did that scare HER away ... it was directed mostly at you:)

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perhaps it was your pic:confused:

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id have left too...

DOOOOOOOD!!! Ya been takin' lessons from Handito???

That photo is just SEXY. I got the rope hangin from the tree to help me climb in ... I got it parked on gravel so's I can scratch on take-off ... I even have a Jeep all lined up for crushing. It don't get much better'n that.

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Originally Posted by tom4bren

How did that scare HER away ... it was directed mostly at you:)

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:laughing:.......:laughing:.......:laughing:...... .:laughing:.......:laughing:

ok Riff, I guess you might be right but I'd pinch her just to make sure.