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Old May 1, 2014 | 06:17 PM
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so explain what you do when your trim. what are you trimming
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Old May 1, 2014 | 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Farmkid
so explain what you do when your trim. what are you trimming

you'd be trimming the bumper valance (between the bumper and grille/headlights) and/or the wheel linger/splash guard near closest to the door and maybe the plastic cap on the bottom the the wheel liner in the same area. they are both plastic and you can cut them back a bit... if you take you're time, you can get a very close to factory look. don't use a sawsall... use razor blades or i actually used a wood chisel and it came out pretty nice.. if it isn't a smooth as you'd like it, a heat gun on the wheel liner can help after the trimming.
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Old May 1, 2014 | 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by uzikaduzi
you'd be trimming the bumper valance (between the bumper and grille/headlights) and/or the wheel linger/splash guard near closest to the door and maybe the plastic cap on the bottom the the wheel liner in the same area. they are both plastic and you can cut them back a bit... if you take you're time, you can get a very close to factory look. don't use a sawsall... use razor blades or i actually used a wood chisel and it came out pretty nice.. if it isn't a smooth as you'd like it, a heat gun on the wheel liner can help after the trimming.
Do you or anyone know of a guide or tips for this?
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Old May 2, 2014 | 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Farmkid
Do you or anyone know of a guide or tips for this?
what i did was put the tires on my truck (while the truck was dirty)... drive around a bit and where the tires rub, it cleans the dirt off so you know where you have to trim. don't know of a guild or anything line that, maybe someone can chime in, but it's not as complex or scary as it sounds, you don't really "need" the splash guard... if you take you're time, you'll be fine.
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Old May 2, 2014 | 10:50 AM
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I have those exact wheels on my fx4 with a 2.5 level. Im running 305/65 and they required lost of trimming, and they still rub from time to time. I'd recommend 295/70.
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Old May 2, 2014 | 05:34 PM
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So should i look at regular 18x9 wheels then? or is it just the tire itself
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Old May 2, 2014 | 05:58 PM
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So to throw a wrench into everythign i've changed my mind on everything haha. I'm deciding 33 12.5 18 with different rims?

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