35s on a leveled Tahoe... again

[Quentin Smith]

Not a new idea. I know. Buuuuut I ran into some issues. When tire tracks went to mount the rear 315/75R16 MTRs (stock chevy 16s they put on everything) it looks like they’ll rub on the upper control arm mount and the upper shock bolt. No big deal but I paid a pretty penny for these tires and don’t want them chewed up.

Any arguments about trimming the shock bolt a little?

As for the subframe piece, it’s close but I’m thinking shims now (wheel shims, like spacers without lugs). Planning on running 8mm hubcentric spacers/shims to get it farther away from that stuff. How much hub lip am I going to have left with 8mm of it being gone? As for stud length, with 8mm I should get about 10 turns according to a different thread I read, so that’s not an issue.

Hate to beat a dead horse but to be honest I don’t have time to look through thousands of threads to find one. If someone knows a thread and can post a link, that’d be great, or someone who’s done this chime in?

 

[Chubbs]

Get a super duty

 

[Quentin Smith]

Get a super duty

Chubbs, if I had the money, a super duty wouldn’t even be on the list.

 

[Bombsquad85]

You could trim that bolt flush to the nut. That's what I had to do with my UCA bolt to stop rubbing against my axles when I did my drop spindles. I don't see you having any problems trimming the shock bolt

 

[Quentin Smith]

Sort of a bump, but I ended up getting a pair of 1/2” wheel spacers from ReadyLIFT in the mail today. Hub and wheel centric, so don’t get uptight with me here. Little problems with the wheel stud length, as I only got 4 turns (HOLY S**T) when I test fitted them. Does ANYONE know, because I saw in an Amazon post of all things, someone used studs from a 2500 Avalanche. Anyone done this successfully, before I waste more money trying to fit stocks and 35s?

 

[Countryboy07]

Need to get 1.5" to 1.75" adapters that bolt to your current studs and have new studs on them. OR... longer studs pressed in.

 

[Quentin Smith]

Need to get 1.5" to 1.75" adapters that bolt to your current studs and have new studs on them. OR... longer studs pressed in.

Yeah my problem is that. I don’t want ridiculous track width difference front to rear, so I’d have to buy a set instead of a pair, and I’m already within fractions of an inch from rubbing in the front. The studs is what I’m looking for, problem is they’re hard to track down any info on.