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Question about 33's

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by HARDTRAILZ » Mon Apr 14, 2014 12:30 pm

02_chevy wrote:
HARDTRAILZ wrote:I had no issue w 3.73 and 33s. Did add a trans cooler after noticing higher temps in mountain driving, so you might want to do that.


I have a trans cooler from an older car that i plan on installing soon. I see youre running 16x8 w/ a 4.5 backspacing, as far as flexing goes do you have any issue?


I run 17x9s. Have ran 15,16,17,20s.

I cut most of inner fender out and part of outer fender and had a body lift when i went to 33s(305-65-17 on 17x9 with 4.5 BS). I had no issues once all that was done.
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by 02_chevy » Mon Apr 14, 2014 12:49 pm

i plan on doing the zone 2'' body lift and ive read about cutting a lot to get them to fit
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by rjwz28 » Wed Apr 16, 2014 9:01 pm

02_chevy wrote:245/75/16 transforce all terrains, aired down to 15 psi


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I know you plan to move to bigger tires anyway, but I was able to get my stock Trailblazer everywhere I pointed it in the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreational Area last week on factory-size ATs... 11.5psi

I plan to run 265/70-17 ASAP, but that's more for clearance than surface area
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by 02_chevy » Thu Apr 24, 2014 5:34 pm

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02_chevy wrote:245/75/16 transforce all terrains, aired down to 15 psi


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I know you plan to move to bigger tires anyway, but I was able to get my stock Trailblazer everywhere I pointed it in the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreational Area last week on factory-size ATs... 11.5psi

I plan to run 265/70-17 ASAP, but that's more for clearance than surface area



ooo trust me the tires i have now are amazing and i havent gottwn stuckl yet and i go offroading a lot lol. im going with a bigger tire for looks and clearance, the functionality comes with it
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by HARDTRAILZ » Fri Apr 25, 2014 12:45 am

Try harder if you gave not gotten stuck yet
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by The Roadie » Fri Apr 25, 2014 11:55 am

Agreed. How else are you going to know if your extraction and recovery equipment is going to work if you haven't tried it out?

HiLifts ESPECIALLY need to be practiced with. They can be VERY, VERY DANGEROUS if you don't know how they work, and what can go wrong with a ratcheting handle if you lose control of it.
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by BowTide » Sat Apr 26, 2014 12:31 am

The Roadie wrote:Agreed. How else are you going to know if your extraction and recovery equipment is going to work if you haven't tried it out?

HiLifts ESPECIALLY need to be practiced with. They can be VERY, VERY DANGEROUS if you don't know how they work, and what can go wrong with a ratcheting handle if you lose control of it.


:Iagree: I've never owned a HiLift but any of us who grew up using the good old stock bumper jacks should remember what that's like getting whacked by one of them!!
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by 02_chevy » Mon May 05, 2014 11:14 am

Well after a few weeks of offroading recently I got stuck 3 times lol my buddy carrys a bunch of equipment so I'm not to worried.

And I actually just pick up a set of 285/75/16 grabber at2's with 900 miles on them for $400 im just torn between stock rims or aftermarket


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by rjwz28 » Sat Jul 12, 2014 11:12 am

The Roadie wrote:Agreed. How else are you going to know if your extraction and recovery equipment is going to work if you haven't tried it out?

HiLifts ESPECIALLY need to be practiced with. They can be VERY, VERY DANGEROUS if you don't know how they work, and what can go wrong with a ratcheting handle if you lose control of it.


One of my coworkers knocked himself out with one his first day at our FOB... earned himself a flight back to town and hasn't been back out to the FOB since :lol: screw those stupid things; when they work, they're great, but man can they be a nuisance
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