Alabama thread!

i think function over form is key to any build. Like if power is adequate then really no need to overpower unless you really have $$$ to blow. For me it would make the drivability of the truck back to very enjoyable. I can get around in it but its not ideal. i can go 75-80 just fine in 4th but on any given incline i have to downshift to 3rd.

 

Yeah thats the problem with lifting a truck and going bigger tires it messes up the gearing and power needed to proform correctly. I was able to regear my Tacoma after 33s to proform decent but if I had gone to 35s it would have killed it offroad for sure. You can fix it by regearing but that messes with your top end speed and if you fix it with more engine power it puts more stress on everything behind the motor. Finding a balance between on and off road can be hard.

 

Got the first ring on fine but on the second I’ve snapped two bolts on the final torque.

 

Thats no good, are the rings coning?

 

Yep this one is. Not sure what to do about it

 

Spacers, you can buy them but they are pricy and hard to find in stock, I used a fan belt

 

Thought that but the first one went on pretty easily

edit: reading the description makes me believe that would work. Think I’d need longer bolts?

 

You shouldn't need longer bolts as long as your spacer is not thicker than the tire bead.

 

Yep definitely need spacers. Dang. Oh well I wanted to paint them so now’s my chance. I don’t see any vision specific spacers. Are they universal? How’d you make yours?

 

I used used a v-belt



You can see it in this picture



Did your wheels not come with four longer bolts to pull the lock rings down so the shorter bolts can be used?

 

How’d you get it to line up and get bolts through there? No I didn’t get any longer bolts. I was able to get them to all snug up, but on the final torque I broke a bolt two separate times

 

I used four longer bolts, pushed the belt in, tighten the bolts enough to get the shorter ones started.

 

Oh ok so the bolts didn’t go through the belt just on the outside of it, right? We print on PVC for some signage. They call it PVC, but it’s more like flexible foam plastic. Not rigid like PVC pipe. Maybe I can trace the ring on it and cut it out. Not sure how much it compresses though.

 

Yes, the bolts do not go through the belt, a lot of people use v-belts because they work well and are a lot cheaper than the rings they sell. One ring is around $18 and only 1/8 inch thick, so you may need 3 or 4 per wheel, could cost $68 a wheel. That v-belt in the picture cost me under $6. The side you see in the picture is the thick outer side of the belt.

 

I’ll pick some of those up. Thanks for the help

 

What is that a v belt for? Make and model.

 

I don't know, I told the guy I needed a cheap belt and what ever the lenght it was and he looked in their computer and found it.

Looks like the price went up but still cheaper than rings
https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/...ro-v-belt-7-16-inch-x-50-13-16-inch/mbh0/7500

 

Apparently three of my five tires have a bead that measures 0.75” and the other two measure 1”. That explains why one fit fine

 

I have seen that before, they will pull down a lot.

 

Looks like you have a pretty good groove where the bead sits on the wheel you shouldn't need much.