fuel mavericks vs fuel hostage (black)

i have a 14' dcsb magnetic grey. looking at doing a 3" lift with 285/65/18 toyo m/t, stuck between the fuel hostage an fuel mavericks (black). if you have this set up or something similar post some pics or post ur input. . thnks

 

Hostages.

 

Heres an old picture but I have the Hostages as well.

 

ttran what kinda lift wheels an tires u runnin

 

Suspension: Maxtrac Spindles with Bilstein 5100's at 2.5, 1.5" AAL with 2" tapered block.

Wheels/tires: 20x12 Fuel Hostages with 35x12.50x20 Mickey Thompson MTZ's.

 

thats a clean set up

 

Very nice set up

 

Wheel/tire/lift specs? @BigIslandTRD

 

285/65/18 trail grapplers
18x9 fuel mavericks
fabtech 6"
icon uca

 

damn nice setup! 4wd or 2wd?

 

Thanks, its 4wd

 

@BigIslandTRD That has got to be one of the best setups I've seen. Clean and simple. I'm actually debating on this same setup except with a 3" lift. Experience any rubbing issues?

 

You will rub with the 3" I have the 18X9 Fuel hostage with the same 285/65r18 Nitto Trail Grappler tires. I had to trim the inner fenders, CMC, and hammer down the pinch weld. It is well worth it though for these.

 

Haha thanks, on a 3" lift I'm pretty sure it will rub, just gotta do some minor cutting and you good!

 

I think what I am leaning toward is 17x9 Fuel Mavericks with +20 offset. Tire wise I'm going with 285x70x17 Toyo Open Country AT2 and 3" Rough Country lift. I'm fairly new to this whole thing so I'm just learning as I go. How complicated was it to do all of the trimming?

 

It is not bad, just trim a little drive till it rubs, trim a little more till it doesn't rub. The CMC was skittle different. There is cutting and Welding involved with that. Overall not that difficult. You will encounter the same issues with 285/70r17 as with the 285/65r18. If you are going with an aggressive mud tire. A lot of members are running AT's in those sizes without any rubbing at all. So the tire type does make a difference as well as the size

 

I just noticed you said +20. Mine are -12 offset. With +20 you may run into issues with your tires rubbing the UCA's etc. especially with a more aggressive tire.

 

what is the going rate for mavericks 538 series? im looking at getting the 20x9's for my mall crawler. is 290-300 per rim a decent price? and ttran for the rear, do you have a 6 inch lift? says your setup is 1.5 AAL and a 2 inch block? is there anything else done to it? thanks!