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What size tires? Should I lift?
« on: August 12, 2008, 09:54:27 PM »
I have a two door Sidekick with 3:79 gears and want to throw some BFG's on it,  I will be mostly going in the sand dunes.  I know 29's will fit, but can I fit 30's with stock suspension?  I don't want to lift it too high and I'd rather not lift it at all.  Any coments good or bad about lifting Vs. keeping it stock? 

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Re: What size tires? Should I lift?
« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2008, 01:35:18 AM »
For 30" tires you are going to need a spacer lift unless you plan on cutting up the body a bit.  I would stick with 29" tires and go with a 1" front spacers and 1.5" rear spacers.  :)

I run some 28.5" Toyo All Terrains, a 3/4" front spacer and 1" rear spacer and 1" wheel spacers to widen my tires up just a bit.  In the dunes it is just a tad underpowered to run up the hills in high range with the Manual transmission, but low range second gear seems just about perfect.

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Re: What size tires? Should I lift?
« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2008, 04:28:29 AM »
What gears are those? Never heard of that ratio in a Trackick.
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Re: What size tires? Should I lift?
« Reply #3 on: August 13, 2008, 10:46:15 AM »
I can hook you up with whatever size spacers you need. Just let me know. I can make any size.
1997 4dr. Sidekick Sport 1.8L DOHC
2" coil spacers- I make and sell 1.5" and 2" on e-bay.  Look under seller: hoepkers
3" Masterkit1 body lift
Custom strut spacers
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Re: What size tires? Should I lift?
« Reply #4 on: August 13, 2008, 01:16:26 PM »
Those Toyos look like they are stuffed in there pretty tight, I think I will stick with 29's. 

I guess that 1" spacers front and rear would do the trick, I don't want to sit "stinkbug," how could I get ahold of those Jeff?  The owners manual said my vehicle was equipped with 3:79 gears and judging by the 3700 RPM at 65 with 27" tires I believe it.  Thanks for the help.   

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Re: What size tires? Should I lift?
« Reply #5 on: August 13, 2008, 06:05:14 PM »
Those Toyos look like they are stuffed in there pretty tight, I think I will stick with 29's. 

I guess that 1" spacers front and rear would do the trick, I don't want to sit "stinkbug," how could I get ahold of those Jeff?

Yea, I had to trim the plastic lining just a bit and do a little of trimming to the inside of the fender in order to stop the tires from rubbing at turn while backing up.  The tire size is 235/75 R15.  Jeff was nice enough to make some smaller spacers as I wanted to keep as close to stock size as possible without my tires rubbing.  I think the flares really help the look.  :)

The size of front spacer you want will depend on how much your front end sags.  Because of the IFS system, your front end will lift up higher then the size of spacers.  So a 1" spacer will probably lift your front end up close to 1.5".  So for a 1.5" lift you will want a 1" front spacer and a 1.5" rear.
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Re: What size tires? Should I lift?
« Reply #6 on: August 13, 2008, 07:37:30 PM »
2-1" and 2-1.5" coil spacers will run you $70 total shipped to you in the US or $75 to Canada. You can send the money thru paypal to hoepkers|removethispart|@charter.net. Please include a note on paypal for what you are ordering so I get it right and make sure your address is right. Thanks, Jeff  ;)
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2" coil spacers- I make and sell 1.5" and 2" on e-bay.  Look under seller: hoepkers
3" Masterkit1 body lift
Custom strut spacers
31/11.50/16 Super Swamper LTB's w/1.5" wheel spacers Steel bumpers Custom cold air intake 2" exhaust w/cherry bomb 98 Expedition, 2" lift, 35's, Magnaflow exhaust - BIG BLUE

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Re: What size tires? Should I lift?
« Reply #7 on: August 14, 2008, 05:27:06 PM »
I ran stock passenger tires in the dunes on my 4-door and did great. I'd bet $$$ they did better than I would have on my 29" tires. I think 29" would have too much leverage and rotational mass, and cause the engine to bog too much. Unless you're re-gearing, or adding real HP - stick with stock passenger or A/T tires.
'96 4 door kick: 29" Pep-Boys M/T, 1.5" OME
'83 SJ410: 31" Toyo M/T, SPOA, 1.3L
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