Fitting 285 or 33 inch tyres

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Re: Fitting 285 or 33 inch tyres

gday guys

i am currently running 285s under my 2004 prado gxl
im running 4in superior lift under my car with src shocks and structs with dobinson coils

http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/x...s/P1000005.jpg

http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/x...s/P1000004.jpg

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Love it mate

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Re: Fitting 285 or 33 inch tyres

Not a big fan of the front bar, but the rest of it looks great.

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Re: Fitting 285 or 33 inch tyres

gday guys

i am currently running 285s under my 2004 prado gxl
im running 4in superior lift under my car with src shocks and structs with dobinson coils

http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/x...s/P1000005.jpg

http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/x...s/P1000004.jpg

http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/x...s/P1000003.jpg

I could be wrong here people but I'm somewhat suspicious of this post. Looking at these pics it doesn't look any different to my own Old Man Emu medium/heavy 2ich suspension lift whilst running 265/70/17 tyres. I would have expected these pics to show the 4inch lift with more clearance under front end and also under the sidesteps.
Chase, can you clarrify this with better pics for us. I'd be keen to see how 33's would fit.

cheers

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I could be wrong here people but I'm somewhat suspicious of this post, as looking at these pics it doesn't look any different to my own OME 2ich suspension lift with running 265/70/17 tyres. I would have expected these pics to show more clearance under front end and also under the sidesteps.
Chase, can you clarrify this with better pics for us. I'd be keen to see a better pic of how 33's would fit.

cheers

Stewy, I was thinking the exact same thing when I saw this the other night. My 90series is 4"lift and 33's, and to me this 120 just doesn't look that big. I may be wrong as there is nothing to compare it too, but to me it looks like a 2" kit.

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Re: Fitting 285 or 33 inch tyres

I could be wrong here people but I'm somewhat suspicious of this post, as looking at these pics it doesn't look any different to my own OME 2ich suspension lift with running 265/70/17 tyres. I would have expected these pics to show more clearance under front end and also under the sidesteps.
Chase, can you clarrify this with better pics for us. I'd be keen to see a better pic of how 33's would fit.

cheers

Stewy, I was thinking the exact same thing when I saw this the other night. My 90series is 4"lift and 33's, and to me this 120 just doesn't look that big. I may be wrong as there is nothing to compare it too, but to me it looks like a 2" kit.

X 3, looking at the side steps the bottom of the step seems to be about the centre of the wheel, i no longer have the OE steps but my sliders sit well above the centre of the wheel with a 2" lift. Pity though, the thought of a 4" lift and 33's makes me drool. Dont mind the front bar, maybe not on my car but cool non the less.

Cheers Andrew

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x4 here as well, if thats a 4 inch lift i call myself a queenslander :lol:

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x4 here as well, if thats a 4 inch lift i call myself a queenslander :lol:

Hope they didn't charge you by the 'inch'... it's 55/60mm maximum mate,four inches my arse :!:

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nice avatar there Max :lol: shame about the fuel economy!

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I'd love to know more about this Superior Engineering gear and fitting 33's. A lot of people talk highly about them so I assume their SRC shocks and control arms ect are high quality.

I believe the ride height is adjustable so perhaps Chase has it dialled down or choose light coils. I'm more interested in the other gear that comes with the kit especially the increased travel and if it widens the stance enough to run 33s.

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Wasn't that hard http://www.superiorengineering.com.au/p ... ts_id=8174

This kit includes

2 x Front coils
2 x Rear coils
2 x Front SRC Struts
2 x Rear SRC Shocks
1 x Diff Drop kits
1 x Brake Proportioning valve bracket
1 x Rear Brake line
2 x Sway bar extentions
1 x Tail shaft spacer
2 x Upper front control arms
2 x Rear lower control arms

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thanks but i was after real user opinion. I've look at that website a lot but the parts list doesn't really answer my questions.

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The Prado pictured on th Superior Engineering Website with there 4" lift kit is running 33" tyres. The Superior Engineering Prado runs negative offset rims and th 33" Tyres still just rub at fulllock/flex so there is no way you can 33" tyres on the standard Prado P30 offset wheels without rubbing issues.

Leachy

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The Prado pictured on th Superior Engineering Website with there 4" lift kit is running 33" tyres. The Superior Engineering Prado runs negative offset rims and th 33" Tyres still just rub at fulllock/flex so there is no way you can 33" tyres on the standard Prado P30 offset wheels without rubbing issues.

Leachy

I disagree...you can as long as you fit aftermarket Upper Control Arms.....you cannot fit 33's on standard offset wheels with standard upper control arms.

Aftermarket UCA's keep you quite abit more clearance on the inner side of the wheel between the inner tyre sidewall and the esge of the UCA itself so you can run a 285/70x17 tyre without any problem.

The other benefit in using aftermarket UCA's is that you can get more castor adjustment out of them and still be within factory specs that you cannot with standard UCA's. This extra castor adjutsment moves the position of the wheel/tyre slightly more forward, aiding in clearance at the rear of the front guards which can beproblematic at time.

Alternatively, you can fit a narrower 33" tyre to the standard offset wheel with a factory upper control arm like a 255/80x17 BFG KM2 (33.3x10.2x17)

I know of several people with current shape hilux's that run 33/10.5x15 KM2's on the factory (+30 offset) 15x7 SR5 wheels with a 2.5 inch lift fitted without any rubbing.

The Prado inner guards are larger than the hilux ones so there shouldnt be any problems at all with this setup on the Prado. The suspension geometry is exactly the same as the hilux.

4" of lift thou to fit 285's is a little bit of overkill thou.

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Re: Fitting 285 or 33 inch tyres

gday guys

i am currently running 285s under my 2004 prado gxl
im running 4in superior lift under my car with src shocks and structs with dobinson coils

http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/x...s/P1000005.jpg

http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/x...s/P1000004.jpg

http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/x...s/P1000003.jpg

I spotted this beast at TJM Rockhampton on friday around 12pm.

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Superior's Stage 2 4" lift has been removed as they can't make the UCA's