can i fit 35x12.5's on my MK LWB

Post by **InSanE** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 7:00 pm

i have a lwb MK patrol turbo diesel with a 2" body lift slight guard cut front and rear, 2" suspension lift and 2" extended shackles will i fit 35x12.5 tyres without rubbing ? i am keen to get my rubber bfor the wandon 4wd show to show it off :cool:

Post by **Hoonz** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 7:12 pm

go in and get a test fit done see what u think

Post by **berazafi** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 9:03 pm

that shouldnt be a problem, pm bigredtoy

Post by **Screwy** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 10:10 pm

Yes.

They will fit without scrubbing if u cut ur guards in the right place.

screwy

Post by **jtraf** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 7:51 am

The only place mine scrubed with 35's was the font coner on the front guards when fully tucked and also grabbed the indicator light protectors at the same time if backing up.

Do it they fit great.....

Post by **adam.s** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 8:36 am

So the only guards that really needs trimming is the front ?

Post by **jtraf** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 1:21 pm

Yes with a 2in body lift and a 2in suspension lift you will only have to trim the front of the guards and remove the indicator protector panel. I was also running cruiser offset roh TRAK II so this may not be true for Nissan Offset rims

Post by **InSanE** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 2:42 pm

I have 2" extended shackles to fit aswell and i have trimmed about 1 - 1.5" out of the guards when i first for the truck so hopefully they will not scrub at all

Post by **Big Red Toy** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 3:53 pm

guard cut??? wtf for???? put in a 3" bodylift, 2" lift springs & get the right offset, might happen to clear 36's

Post by **Screwy** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 5:26 pm

Big Red Toy wrote:guard cut??? wtf for???? put in a 3" bodylift, 2" lift springs & get the right offset, might happen to clear 36's

Yep ive got 3 inch body lift, I did trim my guards but not at the top, only at the front and rear of the guards all around for the 38's.

When the 38s wear ill go up to 42's and trim the guards back more but never any more lift :armsup:

Post by **adam.s** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 6:27 pm

Big Red Toy wrote:guard cut??? wtf for???? put in a 3" bodylift, 2" lift springs & get the right offset, might happen to clear 36's

so 5" lift is enough to clear them

4" you need to trim guards.

Post by **Screwy** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 8:29 pm

foad wrote:
Big Red Toy wrote:guard cut??? wtf for???? put in a 3" bodylift, 2" lift springs & get the right offset, might happen to clear 36's

so 5" lift is enough to clear them

4" you need to trim guards.

Either:

- 2 inch body and 2 inch springs ( light guard trip required )

or

- 3 inch body and 2 inch springs ( guard trip not needed )

U can also do something such as:

- 2 inch body, 2 inch springs, and 2 inch extended shackles to clear
them without guard cutting.

screwy

Post by **adam.s** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 12:34 am

while not cutting the guards sounds good, I think 4" inch lift is plenty, so i will probably trim the guards as well.

wish i had the car already

- anyone see a decent 5sp or 4sp L28 around the place (swb) pppleease let me know, finders reward

i have the $$ just can't find the car.

Post by **InSanE** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 4:16 pm

i think i might go and get myself some 35x12.5 claws or some 34x11.5 JK2 iv organised to try my mates 35x12.5 thornbirds on hopefully they fit

Post by **MQ080** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 7:03 pm

Screwy_ScrewBall wrote:
- 3 inch body and 2 inch springs ( guard trip not needed )

U can also do something such as:

- 2 inch body, 2 inch springs, and 2 inch extended shackles to clear
them without guard cutting.

screwy

I tried both, extended shackles will put way more stress on the chassis mounts unless you reinforce them... but I reckin their the pick of the above. 35's will fit easy

Post by **Shark** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 10:47 pm

Wont the three inch body lift make ur truck too unstable??

Shark

Post by **V8Patrol** » Sun Jan 23, 2005 5:55 am

foad wrote:anyone see a decent 5sp or 4sp L28 around the place (swb) pppleease let me know, finders reward

i have the $$ just can't find the car.

barnsey wrote:Me too, except a LWB, prefer SD33T, and rego'd in Qld.

maybe you guys arent looking in the right places......

I have 2 L28s, 2 SD33's and 2 V8 MQ's here..... maybe I should have a sale ????

Kingy

p/s I have a mate that wants to quit his MQ ...L28 in average nick .... must sell for divorce settlement ....
Was the quickest way he could loose 120 kilos ! :armsup:

Ring Wayne on .....
0407 347 272

Post by **Screwy** » Sun Jan 23, 2005 3:14 pm

Shark wrote:Wont the three inch body lift make ur truck too unstable??

Shark

WHY????

Body lift wont do anything apart from lift the centre of gravity of the car...
It will be unstable for that reason only. If your springs are good u wont have a problem.
They are bolted down and therefore can barely move.

2-3 inch spring lift would be more unstable than a body lift.

screwy

Post by **Big Red Toy** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 6:27 pm

Proved today that 35's fit with just a guard cut

Post by **Screwy** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 6:30 pm

looks good with the big tyres on andrew, good stuff

Post by **pongo** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 8:45 pm

ill let my sd33t swb mK go for a fair price if yas wanna fly down and drive back

Cheers

Post by **NZ4x4** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 6:38 am

Just a qucik question.

Do Superior Engineering Drop Shackles give any lift on a SWB MK?

Im looking at 2" Body lift, 2" Suspension lift, 1" Guard cut, and superior drop shackles.

what should i run, 35x11.5x15 or 36x12.5x15 Simex Peedes? (I've got cruiser offset ROH Trak 2 rims)

Post by **InSanE** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 4:34 pm

yea they do mate i have them on my MK and it lifted it about 1 3/4" front and rear well worth doing

Post by **NZ4x4** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 5:58 pm

You recon i should put 35's or 36's on? (35x11.5x15 or 36x12.5x15 Simex ET2's)

Post by **InSanE** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 6:10 pm

might aswell put 36's on if u can affort them mate

Post by **NZ4x4** » Thu Nov 10, 2005 7:30 pm

They should fit without any problems? i dont realy want any major rubbing issues and i dont want to have to cut the shit out of the guards

Post by **MQ080** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 1:05 pm

This truck looks great

Big Red Toy wrote:Proved today that 35's fit with just a guard cut

Post by **Screwy** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 3:58 pm

NZ4x4 wrote:They should fit without any problems? i dont realy want any major rubbing issues and i dont want to have to cut the shit out of the guards

IF you go up to that sized tyre you WILL need to cut the guards a little bit to clear the tyres...... unless you spring over....

screwy

Post by **MQSWBUTE** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 11:09 am

i have 2in body 2 in spring lift i got 35/12.5 std nissin offset rims (15s) in it with chopping into the body they dont rub at all pretty soon i'll be puttin 36's into it i belive they wont rub even it looks like theres penty of room if not then climax shackles will be added

for every inch u go bigger really it only half an inch higher at the top higher at the bottom left n right etc

Post by **stonermq** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 9:12 pm

im thinking of putting 35 inch on my shorty ive got a 4 inch suspension lift 2 inch body and 2 inch drop shackels so fitting them is not a prob just wanna know if an l28 will run the 35's or if i need a bigger engine?
thanks all

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