Why is everyone so scared of 35's tires ???

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MiguelCiarreta

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Hi Guys
My first post on this forum :eyebrows:

I have been reading pretty much all the posts about 35's being a pain to fit on a 5th gen, but why anyone hasn't taken the time to do it? I believe I have seen only one or two guys who have done.

I just purchased my 2015 Trails Edition to replace my 2007 FJ Cruiser with 35's and a 3" lift. The set up is basically the same, space is limited on the 4runner. But is it that much that not that many ppl have done it?

i want to hear your thoughts about this.

Here is a picture of my 4Runner and also my Fj Cruiser
 

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Hopefully [MENTION=66316]1engineer[/MENTION] can assist you more than I can. Fitting 35s is more his expertise
 
Its my understanding that with the typical 3" lift, BMC, and some fender/liner work it is doable but fit is tight. Tighter fit isn't all that great off road which the majority of the guys/gals on here do. I would think 35s would be better with a little more height and maybe an LT setup. But power is my expertise not so much suspension. OH I've seen a couple that are taller but not 285 wide.

I'm going with the typical 285/70 because its proven to work well in all areas.
 
MiguelCiarreta said:
What are exactly the modifications to be made?
Body Chop?
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Did a body mount chop to fit 33s on a truck a couple weeks ago and we had to take most of the mount. The truck had Camburg UCAs, I don't know how far forward he'd pushed his spindle, but based on that I'm thinking to fit 35s and have any uptravel at all you'd have to completely rework the body mount a couple inches back AND tub the firewall. Dunno how feasible that would be on a 5th or what else would get in the way.

A long travel setup to push the tire away from the body mount might get you there. You'd have to trim a bunch of fender but that's easier than tubbing.
 
marshal said:
Hopefully [MENTION=66316]1engineer[/MENTION] can assist you more than I can. Fitting 35s is more his expertise
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[MENTION=104049]marshal[/MENTION] did it. Go to his build thread "The Gray" and start there. He is correct in the difference between getting it to work and getting it to work right.
 
Excess wear on components? I don't think many guys want to start hacking into the body of a fairly new vehicle either.
 
There are several of us running 34" tires.

With 34's, I still have rubbing on the body mount after much trimming as well as the back of the fender well. I have beat that area extensively with a 5# hammer and folded over the pinch seam. Also, the lugs rub on the bolts that hold the fender flare on at full stuff and caster is set at 4°. Plastic has been cut and so on.

Marshal has the 35's (which are a full 35 per the specs) and I am not sure how much rubbing he has other than the buffing out at the body shop!

It's serious commitment to butcher a new vehicle, which many members are not willing to do or don't plan on running places to require that large of a tire.

Beat bimrunner to the punch and perform an SAS, skip 35's and jump to 37's.
 
rochmpr said:
There are several of us running 34" tires.

With 34's, I still have rubbing on the body mount after much trimming as well as the back of the fender well. I have beat that area extensively with a 5# hammer and folded over the pinch seam. Also, the lugs rub on the bolts that hold the fender flare on at full stuff and caster is set at 4°. Plastic has been cut and so on.

Marshal has the 35's (which are a full 35 per the specs) and I am not sure how much rubbing he has other than the buffing out at the body shop!

It's serious commitment to butcher a new vehicle, which many members are not willing to do or don't plan on running places to require that large of a tire.

Beat bimrunner to the punch and perform an SAS, skip 35's and jump to 37's.
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Wheel choice is critical for 34s to not rub.

So far, I've only had one tiny spot of rub that I think I have resolved.

Caster itself does not mean that much for clearance, you want to max it, but the aftermarket UCAs bias in more without pushing the wheels any further forward...

The LR UCAs allow you to clear much more tire with the proper adjustments, but they have very limited durability.
 
MiguelCiarreta said:
Ouch, this one hurt....... I don't want to replace the bumper and want 35's :sad:
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If you're handy with body work you could modify the bumper to work. If you want to keep the ifs, I think the best bet would be to get a custom set of lower a-arms built that relocate the spindle 1" forward and add maybe 1" of width to each side? Then you would need to do some major cutting of the front bumper, but that could be done easy enough after you move some of the stuff hidden inside - like the washer fluid tank. I think everything will clear the steering and axle shaft and it should all work with a relocation of around 1". That would also give you more room around the body mount location.

The rear would then need to be widened by 1" per side to match. Spacers or custom axle? Not sure what that does in the rear with respect to fender clearance. At some point you'd need bigger fender openings out back, and that's going to require relocating the rear axle back an inch or two because you can't really cut the forward edge due to the door. I think 35s would fit in the stock location but I'm not sure.
 
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