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Old 06-12-2009, 12:39 PM
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so i got my control arms in, and i was gonna go ahead and replace the lower ball joints also and realized that that was gonna be a pain in the *****. so me and a friend replaced the arms. he was pretty jealous of me at that point, especially when we got them bolted in.
they look friggin amazing, and will probably work alot better, because the balljoint of the old control arm seemed like one of the little spring-doorstoppers.

here's the part that sux.

my 325/65 wont let me turn past 30 degrees. i still have my stock rims with a 1/4 spacer. i started the truck, backed up, and turned slightly, and heard nothing but squeeking. i got out to look, and the decals that say TOTAL CHAOS FABRICATION now say TOTAL CHA ICATION.

sooooooooo since i pulled out a learn to get new tires anyway, im gonna have to downsize to some 285/65. i didnt realize the arms were a bit thicker than the old ones

other than that, they look friggin awesome, but im not driving it till i get my new tires in...
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So.... Can we see some pics with them installed?
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ill get my girl's camera and take pics after i got my new tires on. im lookin at the new maxxis trepadors. anyone know much about them?
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those are not meant to be used with stock rims, that's why it says on their website and i quote wheel back spacing is critical

i got a feeling it's gonna rub with any size tire and stock rim, too much backspacing or get thicker wheels spacers, i would never recommend that.




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