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Hi - Great site!!!!

I have a 2002 CC , I would like to put 31" tires on it with a 2" body lift.
Could I use 2 hockey pucks under each body mount to raise it 2" ???
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Not really a good idea. One piece is better than two.
Not all the mounts can use a 3" diameter mount. The bed and bumper need smaller diameter blocks.
You are not really saving much if anything. Your would still need bolts, the oil filter relocation bracket, drop brackets for the rear bumper as well as the smaller blocks and bed mount square tubing spacers.

The kits are really not over priced for what you get.

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I use the pucks for coil spring bump stops on my heep but they are too soft to use as part of a body lift. If, you do go with a BL then I would look at the "poly" mounts from Daystar and kill 2 birds with one stone.
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o.k thanks for the replays and good points about just buying the lift - I will order one .
(I have to save some cash for tires,wheels and fender flares first anyway ) - I am hoping to have about $1200 saved by late spring
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HenryJ - I was just on your home web page.
I think I am going to takes some notes!!!!!
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If you can get along with the stock wheels you can save some money there.
I like the stock wheels and there is not room for less rearspacing.
Lift and tires is a good start and can be done for about $700 add $50 for an alignment if you mess with the t-bars.
Put shocks high on your list. They are a very good bang for the buck.

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o.k. I was look at replacement wheels only to go with maybe 4" back spacing?? When I raise the truck 2" I was worried about giving the truck a wider stance????
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If I could ask something else also??

What size tiers do you have in this pic?? They look really good


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Those are 31" Geolandar M/Ts. 2" bodylift and T-bar adjustment. Those tires run small, so they worked pretty well.

Less rearspacing will be a real rubbing issue. You are going to rub the rear of the front fender using the stock wheels and 31x10.5 tires , even with the 2" bodylift.
Our wheels have 6" rear spacing. If you use less the tires get closer to the fender.

Put a tire up on the curb and turn your wheel to where it comes closest to the rear of the fender. Measure the space you have.
Subtract 1.5" for the 31" tires since they are wider and taller. Now see how much you have left for less rear spacing.
I think you will find you have little or none.

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nineteeneleven wrote:o.k. I was look at replacement wheels only to go with maybe 4" back spacing??........................................
You can look. :) Hundreds of S series 4wd owners have looked for yrs, without much luck. I bashed heads with HenryJ over the same issue and thought that I had room for something related to wheels and tires. I was always wrong :lol:

Barch97 had major rubbing issues with stock tires and 3.75" BS Cragars. Start looking for S-10 OEM wheels that you like. Who knows, you mind even find a newbie ZR5 owner that wants to get black steel wheels :lol:
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I've got 4" backspace & no lift and, I wouldn't characterize my rubbing issue as "major". :roll:
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barch97 wrote:I've got 4" backspace & no lift and, I wouldn't characterize my rubbing issue as "major". :roll:
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barch97 wrote:I've got 4" backspace & no lift and, I wouldn't characterize my rubbing issue as "major".
Are you running 31x10.5 tires as he is going to?

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barch97 wrote:I've got 4" backspace & no lift and, I wouldn't characterize my rubbing issue as "major". :roll:
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actually I used an NSP
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HenryJ wrote:
barch97 wrote:I've got 4" backspace & no lift and, I wouldn't characterize my rubbing issue as "major".
Are you running 31x10.5 tires as he is going to?
nope, which further begs the question... why was I dragged into this discussion in the first place? :wink:
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I have spent the last day or so reading over different topics - I see you guys always answer the same questions over and over (from people like me :oops: )

Thanks for doing that ( It must get old sometimes :wink: )
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So anyway .......................
I want to put on 35" on my CC ,
do I need a lift??? or maybe remove the fenders and bed???


No really thanks again for the answers to the questions :D
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i think that unless you have a LOT of cash its not going to happen. You'd need a big lift.
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sorry if i just squashed your dreams :lol:
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HCO4x4 wrote:sorry if i just squashed your dreams :lol:

No HenryJ already did that - I was hoping to fit 31" with out a BL

He did save me alot of time and money though
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haha ok. im not sure about without a lift but thats what im getting and i have the lift
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barch97 wrote:............actually I used an NSP
Calling your hand on this one, bro!
barch97 wrote:Cranked and aligned and it still rubs when I go over bumps. So, I did my first BFH body panel mod. :D

That feels GOOD :lol:
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200+ posts deleted in the past month but that one remains :roll:


I would never be so cruel as to strike my baby with a hammer of any size. I bent the inner lip of the fender panel back up against itself with a Normal Sized Plier.
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nineteeneleven wrote:
HCO4x4 wrote:sorry if i just squashed your dreams :lol:

No HenryJ already did that - I was hoping to fit 31" with out a BL

He did save me alot of time and money though
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Shoot! And here I was just sitting back with the popcorn and coke to watch this episode of the Red Green show!! :lmao: (Hockey Pucks?) :?:
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roadrunner wrote:.................. (Hockey Pucks?) :?:
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Thanks for the pic. :roflmao: I already knew what they were. Just thought they'd be something Red Green would think to use. Nobody get ruffled I'm just pokin a little fun here. :hehe:
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I like The Red Green Show............... could you tell??? lol

I have not seen that show in years!!
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Yeah, I like it too. Only reruns on pbs around here now though. Especially liked Red's constant attempts to make cars or whatever into something they aren't.
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FYI Summit Racing can do custom wheels. I know that my suspension and inner fenders are slightly different than that of the CC (I have a ZR2), But the stock wheels are the same (15"x 7" with 6" of back spacing).

I wanted black steel wheel that woud fit and not kill the ball joints and hub bearings. I ordered Crager 342 (D-hole) 15" x 8" with 5.5" of BS. The inside edge of the rim sit 1/2" further outboard than stock, the outer edge is 1-1/2". I am able to run 32x11.5R15 MTRs with no rubbing. This tire size is 1" taller and 1"wider than my stock size.

These custom rims where $58 shipped, each. Compared with about $40 plus shipping for in-stock sizes, I thought this route was reasonable.

Food for thought.

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