Probably not the best idea ive had in a while!

[ferremit]

I found a 31x10.5x15 AT tire in the shed while looking for something...its the spare off the lux from when we were running 31" duelers on it...waiting to get a 30x9.5 tire fitted to it as a spare for the lux....

I had been looking for something to drown one of the rodeos tire in to see if i could find where the leak was...but the 31" gave me an idea... :P


I present..... a 2wd Rodeo on 31x10.5x15" tires ;D

http://www.apache.airnet.com.au/~rruedige/31's_on_deo/31_inch_2wd.jpg
it fits...im impressed!

http://www.apache.airnet.com.au/~rruedige/31's_on_deo/clearance_no_lift.jpg
clearance without any wind up on the torsion bars

http://www.apache.airnet.com.au/~rruedige/31's_on_deo/no_cutting_required.jpg
I dont even need to do a gonzo and cut anything!

http://www.apache.airnet.com.au/~rruedige/31's_on_deo/40mm_wind_up.jpg
with a jack created 40mm torsion bar wind up

http://www.apache.airnet.com.au/~rruedige/31's_on_deo/Full_compression.jpg
this is under full compression-jacked up opposite rear wheel till front lifted up on drivers side

http://www.apache.airnet.com.au/~rruedige/31's_on_deo/Size_difference.jpg
185R14C-->31x10.5x15....Significant difference!

http://www.apache.airnet.com.au/~rruedige/31's_on_deo/might_need_flairs.jpg
i think i might need flairs for these things!


we got that tire and rim for $30 from a wrecker....so if i get another 3 of em for $90...i could be running around full time with 31" tires on the deo...tho i think it might need a regearing afterwards :-[

[Reddo]

If they fit, keep them on. When i put 31's on the old mans paj, the handling wat 50% better, even though the speed was down 4 or 5 k's. It looks heaps better ;D

[BushTuckerNed]

Yeh go for a bit of a night drive now with em on

[ferremit]

unfortunately, going from a 185R14 to a 205R16 made the speedo 10kph out already, so 31x10.5s are gonna be worse- plus i only have one :-[

[Reddo]

unfortunately, going from a 185R14 to a 205R16 made the speedo 10kph out already, so 31x10.5s are gonna be worse- plus i only have one :-[



he he he. Save your $$$ for the Lux ;)

[ferremit]

hehehe, i can just run around on the 205R16's tho ;D cos theyre on the placard theyre not illegal ;D

[ferremit]

wish the lux was still here so i could steal all its tires to see how the deo goes with 30x9.5s on it ;D

Gonna see if a 31 will fit under the tray after lunch ;)

[ferremit]

well, having done the tire on the front end, i was happy enough bout that...then i got bored again, and since its been raining on and off all day, its not the day to be stuck down the bottom of a 2km long driveway on a ride on that does 8kph flat chat when a downpour comes in again... so i put the tire on the rear too :D


http://www.apache.airnet.com.au/~rruedige/31's_on_deo/rear_31.jpg
It fits, bout an inch between the rail on the side and the sidewall tho! :shock:

http://www.apache.airnet.com.au/~rruedige/31's_on_deo/Just_clears!.jpg
clears the guards without too much difficulty, tho its about an inch wider than them! :(

http://www.apache.airnet.com.au/~rruedige/31's_on_deo/Few_inches_clear.jpg
theres only a few inches of clearance between the ribs on the tray and the tire on the level- you can see the rib i bent with the 205R16 earlier when she flexed up

http://www.apache.airnet.com.au/~rruedige/31's_on_deo/40mm_lift.jpg
this is with another jack induced 40mm lift- the canopy has been removed to allow me to see what im about to reverse into! :oops:

http://www.apache.airnet.com.au/~rruedige/31's_on_deo/40mm_front_and_back.jpg
Leveled up the front and rear with jacks and stands- definately gets everything a lot further off the ground now- tho id have to do a ball joint flip- the fronts almost on the bumpstops :(

http://www.apache.airnet.com.au/~rruedige/31's_on_deo/more_diff_clearance.jpg
i gain about 3" of diff clearance with these new tires! :D

http://www.apache.airnet.com.au/~rruedige/31's_on_deo/Touches.jpg
it touches on compression- i have two options, lift the tray off the chassis, or a suspension lift- which is difficult due to spring under :cry:

http://www.apache.airnet.com.au/~rruedige/31's_on_deo/not_full_compression.jpg
not even at full rear compression yet :(

http://www.apache.airnet.com.au/~rruedige/31's_on_deo/UHF_Phone_MP3.jpg
While im at it, the new UHF has been installed in the usual Rodeo location...still havent made brackets for it yet :roll:


if i want to run these full time, like people have been egging me on to do so (gonzo wants me to run 31x10.5 Motorway Mongrels! :shock: ) im going to have to do a few things- ball joint flip and 40mm lift on the front and lift the rear suspension by 40mm- i know how to do that with a Sprung over, you just use blocks...but how do you 40mm lift a sprung UNDER vehicle? :?:

[Reddo]

looks pretty sunny to me ;)

http://www.apache.airnet.com.au/~rruedige/31's_on_deo/40mm_front_and_back.jpg

its pissing down here, nice and wet for the melbourne cup

[ferremit]

its been raining on and off, thats a sunny period, pissed down 2 mins later :(

[FREAK]

Tirref you have way too much spare time on your hands son ::)

not in my wildest boredom moment would i take to changing tyres for fun :o

You're a crazy man ;D

[Reddo]

Tirref you have way too much spare time on your hands son ::)

not in my wildest boredom moment would i take to changing tyres for fun :o

You're a crazy man ;D


dont know about that, I might see if i can get my 33's onto the paj this arvo......lol should fit on the back, but the front might have issues ;D

[FREAK]

Oh Reddo you do have issues dontcha mate ;)

Are those 2 heads of yours causing you confusion again ;D

[ferremit]

if i can work out a way of lifting the rear and front for cheap, the big tires go on permenantly ;D

[BushTuckerNed]

This thread is killing me, stupid dial up >:(

[ferremit]

im on dialup too, quit your winging, i had to upload the pics in the first place :P


Anyone selling 4wd TF rodeo springs for cheap? ;D

[Reddo]

if i can work out a way of lifting the rear and front for cheap, the big tires go on permenantly ;D


longer shackles? Or forget this idea, and buy a real 4wd ;)

[nice_surf]

Just do a SAS (Solid Axle Swap) conversion up front with leaf springs and bolt up a transfer case and whalla 4x4 http://users.pandora.be/eforum/emoticons4u/happy/023.gif ;D

the front floor of that thing is a pig-sty mate!! i'll report you to the rubbish police!! :P you only need one more for the back of it....

[Humpy]

For clearance in the back, chop holes in your tray

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/meldge/aaw.jpg

[ferremit]

the front floor of that thing is a pig-sty mate!! i'll report you to the rubbish police!! :P you only need one more for the back of it....


that was all bundled up nicely in a shopping bag until woody got into it ::)

and the utes up on axle stands now :(

[ferremit]

For clearance in the back, chop holes in your tray

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/meldge/aaw.jpg


i still have to use the bloody thing as a ute without stuff falling thru to the ground!!! :o

[Humpy]

He actually bolts toolboxes over the holes when driving on road, then removes them to play

[ferremit]

im not cutting holes in my tray!!!

ill just fit longer springs or smaller bigger tires if it comes to that ::)

[Humpy]

Why dont you buy a 4WD instead of wasting your money trying to make a 2WD something its not

[ferremit]

cos i am buying a 4wd, its in the driveway at the moment, dualcab 2.8D hilux ;D its just that part of the deal involves the rodeo becoming a farm ute, and as it stands at the moment, i would be scared to take it off the track, cos its tires suck and theres no clearance, so im trying to find a way of more traction and clearance for cheap- which is as simple as 205R16 tires from a 2nd hand tyre joint on the old split rims from the lux... wind the torsion bars up 1/2 an inch to prevent any rubbing and go from there

[cruiser1]

For clearance in the back, chop holes in your tray

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/meldge/aaw.jpg


I saw that Lux @ PUOSU. It's one mean truck ;D