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Offline wwb3431

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« on: July 19, 2015, 09:44:28 AM »
I have a stock '99 tracker and i want to fill up the wheel well. i like the stock aluminum wheels and i want to know that the biggest tire i can fit without too much modification. I'm open to suspension lifts it will help me. the wheels are stock 15 in aluminum wheels (not sure about the width).

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Re: tires
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2015, 10:21:24 AM »
You're just asking for trouble with that approach - larger tires have an impact on gearing, and will negatively affect acceleration, fuel consumption & braking long before the arches are filled - you're also going to end up rubbing on the frame and the inner fender wells at the front when you steer.

I'm running 225/70R16s which is around 28.4" and still have lots of space in the wells, except when the front wheels are turned.
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« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2015, 10:37:41 AM »
so should i get new wheels? wheel spacers? a lift?

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Re: tires
« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2015, 12:12:23 PM »
should be able to fit 235's with not to much rub they could rub at full lock but a coil spacer lift will allow 30x9.5 but then again you will lose what fordem says you could change gears and gain a lot more
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V6 swap auto  ,2 dr ,2" BL,2" jeffs kit 512 gears warn hubs and 30/9.5/15 BFG AT

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Re: tires
« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2015, 12:37:18 PM »
well the tracker is a 1.6l with a 5 speed so it has 5.12 gears. im pretty sure that the highest gear ratio that any of these cars came with

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« Reply #5 on: July 19, 2015, 01:09:28 PM »
5.12s are the largest ratio gears in the newer Trackers, however some earlier model Sidekicks came with some steeper gear sets, it is just rare to find a set on the market for sale. The '91 4-doors with manual transmissions had 5.38 gears and the '89 models with the 1.3 carburated engines came with 5.62s.  Again, rarely available in the classified sections and when they do show up, command prices of around $600 for the 5.38s and $900 to $1,000 for the 5.62s.

The only other option available that I am aware of is ordering a new set of 5.71 gears from 4X4art out of Turkey for around $1,000 to your door.  The quality on these are not known yet.  A forum member purchased a set of them last December.  When he opened the package and wrap they came in, the "new" gears appeared to have already been installed and run, at least a little, on another diff.  Last he posted he was having problems pressing the pinion bearings onto the pinion shafts.  That's a shame too, because the gear market for these trucks is wide open right now for SOMEONE to dominate.  A person could probably sell a few hundred gear sets a year IF they provided a quality set of gears.
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