FX2.3 Lowered..
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05-27-2008
They are a huge factor with the stock arms, once you go to djm arms there is no worries.
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The rear wheels stick out atleast good inch so I either need to flex the bed like some prerunners do or leave the flares, either that or I clean it every day
I put the flares back on till I figure that out, lol.
it sucks the flares ate a little at my clear coat.. not bad, just bothers me..
I was driving and thinking, why would I want to be lower, and then it came to me, because I can! muahaha
yab, money, then lowerer..
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05-29-2008
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05-29-2008
Truck does look good but flares on a lowered truck just dont do it for me, well at least those flares, edge flares would look good..
Im not really a fan of aftermarket 15 inch wheels on a lowered truck but I would get a different set of wheels or buy the same wheels just with a different backspacing.
Im not really a fan of aftermarket 15 inch wheels on a lowered truck but I would get a different set of wheels or buy the same wheels just with a different backspacing.
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Cut Bumpstops..
Now that I think about it, I should've gone lower, but it was pretty drastic from 3/2 Lift with 31"s to 2/2 drop with 255's..
I think next year I'll do the 4/5, new shocks, 235/60s, roll pan, bedcover, bed rails and flares delete, and maybe shave a few things
parentals think thats enough for now..
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Their not ' skinny ' at all. I'm also dropped a bit more then you although I don't have ' exact ' figures as I don't know the ' stock ' height of an 03 edge.
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Not ' NO! ' but ' HELLS F-ING NO! '. I REFUSE to do such. Too much at risk with the beatings I give my truck to trust spacers ( IE: Washers ) or ' adapters '.
Take a mig/stick and build your bump stops up a bit on the arms themselves. Problem solved. A local shop could do it for ya for a few bucks ( less then 20 I would imagine. )
My fronts are 15x8s with the same offset and rub a little on lca at full turn, not enough of a problem for me to mess with.
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Not ' NO! ' but ' HELLS F-ING NO! '. I REFUSE to do such. Too much at risk with the beatings I give my truck to trust spacers ( IE: Washers ) or ' adapters '.
Take a mig/stick and build your bump stops up a bit on the arms themselves. Problem solved. A local shop could do it for ya for a few bucks ( less then 20 I would imagine. )
Take a mig/stick and build your bump stops up a bit on the arms themselves. Problem solved. A local shop could do it for ya for a few bucks ( less then 20 I would imagine. )
Build my bump stops?
anyways my dad need new tires for the Impala, so I talked him into the cheaper, but better Traction T/As, his goodyears were ****, only 27k on a passenger tire with 3/32s left, Traction T/As have a crazy 70k warranty and deep tread..
plus they are quieter and seem to handle a lot better..
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anyways my dad need new tires for the Impala, so I talked him into the cheaper, but better Traction T/As, his goodyears were ****, only 27k on a passenger tire with 3/32s left, Traction T/As have a crazy 70k warranty and deep tread..
plus they are quieter and seem to handle a lot better..
plus they are quieter and seem to handle a lot better..
You DO have a choice in what you purchase and its better to save for tires that will do well 80% of the time then have tires that will only be ' mega super good ' 25% of the time.
I used to run my truck all year round so I used RSA's. 2wd and never stuck in New York snow. Never had a problem launching on the streets/dry pavement.. Ran them at the track as well.
I MIGHT switch back to KDWS BFG's seeing as my truck is a ' good weather ' or summer toy now.
Brakes and tires. Those are the 2 most important parts of your ride and no place to ' go cheap '.
STAY AWAY from the ' internet gossip ' about tires and talk to those in your area using them or having them on their rides. They usually know the REAL deal about them.
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