Cody's 2002 build "The Tank"

appreciate it. i'll make my final decision this coming week on if i want a gun or tires first lol

 

cb location. nothing special.

 

and the wheels for my 37's are on the way!

 

This has quickly become one of my favorite build threads!

 

^yay!

so as i await the wheels to come in so i can cut and tub, it's been nothing but funnn. no snow wheeling but i did celebrate mine and a friends bday on the 28th and then i leave early AM for a new years road trip to Winsconsin.

oh and here's a snow teaser until i get the 37's on.

 

Wish we had snow down here... Never been snow wheeling in my life. Tried once, but it just turned into mud.

 

we got about 5 inches here, north got it all though! i have a friend in MN who got 8" in about 3 hours. crazy!

 

Nice!

 

so let me first of all say the 37's are effing huge! we've had a trip planned for Slade on Jan 5th for about a month now and wanted these in before then. Unfortunately UPS effed up and lost a wheel last minute so i couldn't rock these on the trip. so upsetting. at the time i heard the news i already had a fender cut and one side of the firewall tubbed. well i put that on hold until tomo or tues. here's pics so far.




















my biggest issue so far has been them hitting the slider at full turn. i'll chop a little off the slider and weld a plate in place.




i did my best to flex them out there in the garage. i still have a feeling i'm going to get some rubbing but not nearly as much as what everyone else has gotten. i need to take the CO out and flex it that way.

 

i don't even like driving with the (was) 33's(from being worn down they are now 31's).. they just look so pitiful haha.

slade 1.5.2013
got stuck. slightly more clearance and i would have been fine.
























and apparently i sometime broke out the rest of my taillight.

 

HUGE IS RIGHT!!

 

So, any issue with the body mount? What is the width and backspacing on those wheels?

 

dude..37s..holy shit haha

looks like gonna have to cuts a shit ton out!

You really think the CVs will be okay??..

 

Those things are huge! But i think your going to be blowing through axles. Especially if your front is locked

 

Meh. He'll be fine if he's careful with the throttle. I agree that that combination of wheels/tires (steel/procomp) isn't the absolute best way to go since they could be lighter... but it's just a new style of wheeling that he'll have to get use to.

BTW, Cody, I'm curious as too how heavy one of those assemplies weighs... My guess is about 120lbs per wheel/tire?

 

heh none yet. honestly i got lazy and haven't been in the garage till now. i have a fire down there warming stuff up for a few min. 17x9 with 2.5bs. i think that's why i didn't have to chop as much as most people.

^ this. i'm not locked, but recently i haven't been all too bad on the throttle.
they are heavy as lhadlkas. i can't say for sure. maybe 100lbs? i have another wheeling trip this Saturday so i guess we will see how things hold up.

 

May e I should just go 37s on LT hahaha

Ill keep my eye on how your axles hold..

 

Mark(nwitaco) is LT on 38 or 39's i don't remember. well before he started his SAS he was. Nick(nomods) is LT on 35's.
mark has snapped a few All-pro CVs but it's something with their design.
I've only seen Nick snap 1 cv and he's fully locked and a heck of alot harder on his junk than i am.