Sooo..... got a question.  with the new found tire space that i have would i be able to fit 34x1050s?  if i can fit them would it limit what i can do?  im not big into rock crawlin but id like to be able to get around/up some.  im plannin on getting new 15x8 rims with 2.5 backspace but im not sur if that will give me enough room.  I dont have a prob cuttin bc it will save me having to grind off rust but i would like to get front/rear bumpers eventually

with 34's, you will rub the leaf springs when you turn lock to lock, I rub with my 33's and I have a 2.5" offset. mine are also 12.5 wide, but when you reduce the tire width, and make it taller in the same distance, you are in the same sense putting it back to where it would be, cut an inch here and replace it there... make sense? height is different, and yes, you might be able to clear 34's just fine in the wheel wells after some trimming, but... do some measurements and go from there. I was not going to be able to clear the 35's with 3" backspacing on the springs, the body was missing about 3" of fender wells.

Phuck a duck.  i was hopin those would work.  they are the LTBs i wanted but not the size i was lookin for

so those "34s" are actually 33.6....  not that big of a difference but its something

Over the weekend went to 4wp expo and got a set of 33x1250 Mickey Thopson MTZ and Dick Cepek DC-2s 15x8.  cant say enough about the customer service at the Denver 4 wheel parts!  when i first bought them the pl at the expo said there was no way i could get them mounted same day.  went to pick em up at the warehouse and just figured id ask they said no prob, be about 45 min.  after about that long a guy came up and said he had some bad news.  Mickey Thompson/Dick Cepek put the wrong wheels in the DC-2 box and they only had 2 of the ones i bought.  he said i could get the other wheels for the same price(sidebiter gloss black) or wait and they would ship the other 2 wheels ASAP.  i decided to wait for them to ship em.  he then preceeded to find another $94 in discounts and price breaks that i missed/he gave me for not gettin everything done that day and having to get the other 2 mounted somwhere else.  He also didnt charge me for mounting the 2 that were done there.  it was a great experience altho i had to drive 2 hours haha.  next thing on the docket is gears/wheel spacers- 1.5" up front and 2" in back, any ideas?

I would mount them first and see how much trimming is going to be needed before you look at spacers.  I ran some crome 15x8 rims with my SJ-410 with a straight SPOA in the front for a few years.  There was a little bit of rubbing but a hammer took care of that.

The main difference is my springs are 1.5" inboard over a Samurai so I never have to worry about clipping the springs, just fender clearance.

how did you doit inboard?

got the other 2 tires mounted on the wheels yesterday and started to pu em on and came to the realization that real wheels (aka not stock samurai wheels) take up alot more space on the lugs.  started with the front pass side and cant even get the whole nut on the lug.  on top of that the front of the tires rub the springs, ex. wit my 29s i can make 2 full rotations of the steering wheel either way, with these only 1 1/2.  would 1.5" spacers alleviate that? 

Regarless i think it looks pretty good minus the caked mud and rust which im gettin to

couple of pics, upgrade difference and glamour

cant really tell it rubs by the picture(its hard to hold the wheel as fas as it'll go and take a picture) but the sidewall hits that bolt on the spring

2" spacers ordered all the way around, still need gears tho

I just don't understand why you are rubbing.... I have ran 33x12.5's and not rubbed at all!!! or even came close... of course they were on some blk rock steel wagon wheels with the proper back spacing/offset... maybe the rims are throwing it off.....  just baffles me lol...    when do ur spacers come or do you have them already?

ought to get them end of the week or beginning of next.  still gotta get gears.  I really dont wanna spend a G tho, lol to many oter things id rather get than something ill never really see.  thinkin i might get that twin stick thing that allows for 2hi/lo and 4hi/lo, what you think?

IMHO twin sticks are nice, but.. if you leave your hubs unlocked, and go to 4x you are still turning your front drive gears, just not the hubs inturn not the tires, I myself think the twin sticks are cool, but when do you really need the 2 low option? or the 2 high? if the transfer needs to be shifted, it should be into 4 hi for mud or sand, and then your gonna want all 4 spinning anyways, right? as far as gears, I know you can find cheaper Tcases geared and ready to go for less than a grand. I sold my last one for 500 shipped, if I was gonna spend a grand or so, I would just get the 8:1 for the money and enjoy the hell out of it! but the 6:1's are insane too! keep searching, or check other sites like zukikrawlers.com    I'm over there too and it's another great site.

i figured that would break something havin one in 2wd and the other in 4, o well.  changed my rear brakes and rear driver wheel cyl which were way past due, ill be puttin on the spacers today and hopefully a test drive around the block then start on taking the t-case out