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Help W/ Skyjacker Lift

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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 07:47 AM
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Have A 2.5" Skyjacker Lift On The Way And Am Needing Some Help. Want To Use The Factory 18" Wheels W/ Nitto Terra Grappler 33's. The Lift States The Wheels Need 4.5" Backspacing. Will I Be O.k.?
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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 08:28 AM
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Just Bought A 2.5" Coil Spring Lift (skyjacker) And It Indicates I Need 4.5" Backspacing On Wheels To Work Properly. Will The Stock Wheels Work? Putting 33 X 10.5's On The Stock Wheels.
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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 09:01 AM
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Nope. You need the 1.5" spacers if you want to run the stock wheels.
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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Westbayou
Nope. You need the 1.5" spacers if you want to run the stock wheels.


Yep, or you can buy new wheels and ebay the stock ones and have about the same amount of $$$ in them as if you just bought the adapters.
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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 10:49 AM
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I think you'll be fine - the spacers are for fatter tires....you're running pizza cutters...unless they are assuming the axles will shift the tires out board on each side, and the bs change is to clear the sifted axle/tire combo.


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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by TEEJ
I think you'll be fine - the spacers are for fatter tires....you're running pizza cutters...unless they are assuming the axles will shift the tires out board on each side, and the bs change is to clear the sifted axle/tire combo.

Well if he is running a 10.50 he should be fine but you will need the spacer for a 12.50 or bigger.

never mind just read his second post and he is running the pizza cutters.
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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 11:19 AM
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dude your fine! i have the 2" BB from skyjacker and run 33/12.50R17 and i rub a little at full lock on the sway bar. don t get fooled into thinking that if you put this lift on your tires will absolutely not fit. i actually had the 33's on befroe i even had a lift and ran it that way for a week. i will be getting steel wheels though.
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