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Rock Crawling
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 295
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From: Denver, CO
I have 285 guard dogs on and they are big. You lose a decent amount of acceleration, braking and turning, and youll have to remove the front inner well covers and trim some remaining plastics as well or the fronts will grab while turning, especially in reverse and either slash the tire or make one hell of a noise and crack the bodywork over time.
they look great and fill the wheel well nicely with a 3" lift with plenty of room still vertically, just none front to back. gas miliage will be around 10 in town, 12-14 highway depending one what kind of tread you get. i upgraded the rotors and pads and it feels only slightly less then stock with stock tire size now. acceleration is nonexistent however without a re gear.
they look great and fill the wheel well nicely with a 3" lift with plenty of room still vertically, just none front to back. gas miliage will be around 10 in town, 12-14 highway depending one what kind of tread you get. i upgraded the rotors and pads and it feels only slightly less then stock with stock tire size now. acceleration is nonexistent however without a re gear.
I run 285s Treadwright Backbones with a 2" lift and the only place i had to trim was 1/2" triangular piece off the corner of the bumper and plastic slider...No need to remove any plastic arches.
Under hard articulation (3 wheeling) with the rear passenger stuffed it just barely touches. Going to extend my bump stop.
Acceleration is fine on the highway even in the mountains...power up I-70 right along with traffic with the truck packed...barely noticeable unless your towing something over 2,000 lbs. On the trail Low gear is more than adequate. Strength is another thing......going to upgrade my drive-train tid bits next spring.
Recovery Vehicle
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 1,016
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From: Ankeny IA
Here's what happens when you run 33"+ on stock d2 shafts and diffs..
And another thing to consider on bigger tires is suspension set up.. Here's a good thread..
D2- 35's worth the effort vs higher CG? - DiscoWeb Message Boards
With that said I run 35's on my D1 but I am in the middle of doing the Rovertracks Toyota conversion so I shouldnt be breaking anything any time soon.
Biggest word of advice, keep the lift LOW and trim the fenders. I am currently going back down to 3" RTE coils.
And another thing to consider on bigger tires is suspension set up.. Here's a good thread..
D2- 35's worth the effort vs higher CG? - DiscoWeb Message Boards
With that said I run 35's on my D1 but I am in the middle of doing the Rovertracks Toyota conversion so I shouldnt be breaking anything any time soon.
Biggest word of advice, keep the lift LOW and trim the fenders. I am currently going back down to 3" RTE coils.
Winching
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 609
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From: Pittsburgh, PA USA
I had a line on GBR CV's through one of the parts guys, but that has fallen through just in the past day or two. When I get back to doing them, I'll go with which ever one works out best for my budget at the time...
Recovery Vehicle
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 1,016
Likes: 2
From: Ankeny IA
Because GBR's are less expensive and stronger.
Ashcroft Transmissions - Disco II CV and front shafts
vs.
Coil Sprung - Axles
Ashcroft Transmissions - Disco II CV and front shafts
vs.
Coil Sprung - Axles
GBR's are stronger based on????? If they are stronger why doesnt GBR offer a 5 year warranty?????
I have never seen an Ashcroft axle with twisted splines or broken CV's d1 or d2. I cant say the same for GBR..
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