Mafioso Update

[poniesviii]

you can but I wouldnt recommend driving it at that balljoint angle. right now mine is done to lay out on 25.8" the tires now are 25.2"

Nooo, I won't be driving it that way, just for parking.

you will run into an issue with the rear because of the camber a 235/65/16 will sightlty rub layed out. you can goto a 215/60/16 and be ok.

Have you had your rear camber adjusted? Because I have 11.5" wide and 26.5" tall rear tire and don't rub with the rear bags completely deflated on stock shocks. honest.. ..though I've rolled my lips flat up in the wheel well and modified the bumper cover so that I could adjust my camber. I'm curious if the inside seam in the center of the rear wells will clear, looks like I'll have to test out eh?..

Take Geno's and Rays advice they gave me on the cats. drag them. that will grind them flush with the floor pan. But you might not have such a drastic issue with your since we moved the drivetrain up 1" and sectioned the K member and the rear craddle I drug it down as well.

No cats, no problem.

you will need to get shorter shocks for the rear and if you follow what I did with the cups you will need to fab up shock tabs for the front. or ride without them, which I did for a while.

For the rear shocks you need a pair that are 2" shorter because they will hold you up, not that I noticed on the rear bags having internal bump stops, when I changed shocks it came down more.with stock shocks you will be 1" from laying out the rear I'd 2" so that you never bottom out the shock which is really bad.

Thanks for all the extra info, too. Very appreciated.

 

[mafioso]

With the stock shocks no rub on the sides, with the new shocks they rub like crazy.

because the suspension is deflecting more. let me see if I can find a pic of my rear all the way up without a wheel.

 

[mafioso]

Here is a pic of the travel on the rear.

 

[chicken]

Here is a pic of the travel on the rear.

holy hell thats way up there lol

 

[poniesviii]

Mmmm. I did take that into consideration, but maybe not nearly enough.. That is very true. I might camber in too much with a wide tire. Thanks! I might just have to mod the eccentrics and ride even lowerrrr. Ugh. Poor cats. I can't clear a soda can as is.

 

[mafioso]

well the cats will be fine, I finally took the plunge a few weeks back and finally drug them, and the cats are safe only casualty on the bottom was the heatshield.

Im not sure if you will even be faced with that issue. since I have done some semi extensive K member modification, and I had 1/4" of shield to remove.