Checkin' out the new tires

[LittleBeast]

I have the 2" spacers I could sell you possibly

[vt_maverick]

They're Toyo Cross Country Mud Terrains. Yes, they are very agressive but I was running 20 psi and didnt expect any soft sand where I was running.

90% of the offroading I've done in my VX is deep sand driving so I bought Goodyear Wrangler Silent Armors:



I bought them because they won't dig into the sand as hard as an MT and they're good in the snow. I can run these at 15 PSI and go through just about any sand I want in 4L. Drop them down to 8-10 PSI and I can go most of those places in 4H and cross deeply rutted sand without a problem in 4L. MTs won't float over the sand as easily as ATs so I'd say you need them to be at 10 or less anytime you think you might find yourself in deep sand.

[Maddawg]

Thanks Mav!! The best sand tire I have found was the Yokohama Dirt Digger II that I ran on my Baja Bug at around 5 psi at Glamis Dunes. I think they have been replaced by the Dirt Digger III which I had considered for the VX but mucho expensive.

[Maddawg]

I have the 2" spacers I could sell you possibly

Answer me two questions:

(1) Is a 2 inch spring spacer 2 inches, or is it 2 inches taller than stock. Say stock is 2 inches, is the 2 inch spacer actually 4 inches for example?

(2) How much Beastie Boy?

[LittleBeast]

I really don't understand what you are asking, but the spring spacer itself is 3" tall and the spring seats into the spacer 1" so it makes the spring 2" taller. Actual difference seen in wheel well to top of tire will be more like 1&1/2" to 1&3/4". If you already have OEM 912 springs it will make your total lift 4" or so. OME 912 by themselves only gives you about 2 to 2&1/2" lift. So OME 912's + 2" spacer will give you 4" to 4&1/2". The problem you run into when doing this is pinion angle. That is why I got the adjustable lower links. Without the adjustable lower links your driveshaft will probably start to vibrate past 40mph.

Once again though when I had the smaller 33" tires on mine I had no problems with rubbing because I increased the size of my bump stops slightly. I did not loose any up travel in the wheel. See this picture:

[LittleBeast]

Once again these are with the smaller 33" tires I used to have on and I had extended bump-stops to prevent rubbing. Worked perfectly, and I was not giving up any up travel but I was saving my cladding from damage from the tires. These photos were not even at full travel. I do have sway bar disconnects and 4.77 gears, and diff drop brackets, and ball joint flip and lower profile bumpstops up front, and adjustable lower links and 35" tires now. Let me know if you are still interested in the 2" spacers though. I ordered 1.5" spacers instead to go along with the 912's.

[subject47]

I must say on the bump stop issue I have been running 33in bfg m/t with my bumps shaved in half and have had no issue with rubbing at full articulation with the rear sway bar removed with only a 3in lift.

The only thing I can think of that is causing your rubbing is wheel offset or the width of the rubber you are using.

[Maddawg]

Wheel offset= 0

[Ldub]

Is a 2 inch spring spacer 2 inches, or is it 2 inches taller than stock. Say stock is 2 inches, is the 2 inch spacer actually 4 inches for example?

No...you replace the stock "spring isolator" with the spacer...the stock isolator is only about 1/4" thick.

[Ldub]

Thanks Mav!! The best sand tire I have found was the Yokohama Dirt Digger II that I ran on my Baja Bug at around 5 psi at Glamis Dunes.

You'll be fine...as long as you have the A/C on...

[Ldub]

The only thing I can think of that is causing your rubbing is wheel offset or the width of the rubber you are using.

Another "nail on the head"...

With wider tires/more neg offset, you want to extend the bumps, so that the tires don't tear up the cladding on full compression.

[Maddawg]

You'll be fine...as long as you have the A/C on...

My off-road guy says the spacer always goes on the bottom. But WTF does he know. Always glad to get your inputs Ldub, I was beginning to think something had happened to you. I was going to send the posse over to your house to see if you were stinking up the place. I'm also starting to wonder about Tom, long time no hear from him either

Ooops, wrong quote. Meant to be: No...you replace the stock "spring isolator" with the spacer...the stock isolator is only about 1/4" thick. Knock it off about the A/C, I turned mine off for the winter and doubled my HP, lol.

[Ldub]

My off-road guy says the spacer always goes on the bottom. But WTF does he know.

That's a commonly held belief...but not true of Isuzu.

Our lower spring perch is formed to accommodate the end of the coil, so it doesn't rotate. The top of the spring is ground flat, to fit the upper perch...

Peruse this for more clarity...

...I ain't dead or nuthin'....but I STILL stink up the place...

[Maddawg]

That's a commonly held belief...but not true of Isuzu.

Our lower spring perch is formed to accommodate the end of the coil, so it doesn't rotate. The top of the spring is ground flat, to fit the upper perch...

Peruse this for more clarity...

...I ain't dead or nuthin'....but I STILL stink up the place...

Didn't know that. I always thought both ends of the compression spring were ground flat. So the OEM spring is not??? I have after-market springs I don't recall for sure but I think they were flat? Not from Cal Mini or OME. Have you tried spraying your pits with WD40 it works well as an after shave too. Heheheh!

[Ldub]

Have you tried spraying your pits with WD40 it works well as an after shave too. Heheheh!

Ummmmmmm...No, haven't tried that...

, I don't ever shave.

Sasquatch regularly emails me for grooming advice...

(eat the lice & ticks, they're high in protein...& if you get the right one, you'll be tripp'n balls for about seven hours)