lifting my toyota pick up, big problem wrong info published.

2fast4u · 01-01-2006, 08:56 PM

Hello everyone im new to this website. I have a little problem and i want to see if anyone has ran into this. I have a 1992 toyota pick up 2wd 4cly. I bought a 4" fabtech spindle lift kit with shocks and 4" shackels. It says to use 31" tires with minor triming. I installed the kit , but there no way those tires are going to fit. They acually fit, but the tires hit the body bad not minor triming. So i turned up the tosion bar all the way, but on difference. So i dont know why fabtech would publish that 31 fit. So now i have a problem i can't even drive the truck it rubs so bad. The back of the truck is about 2" off the tire and the front is about 4'-5" off the tire. I also notice that the rear leaf spring are under the axle. So i can get 3'-4' from from fliping the axles and mabe put the 3.5 control arm kit. I was also thing mabe i can do a 3" body lift and lower the torrsion bars a little bit in the front to evan it out a little bit. Has anyone run into this. I see eveyone with 32'-35" tires with 3-4" kits.

72'CaminoKid · 01-02-2006, 09:27 AM

it could be tire width problem????

2fast4u · 01-02-2006, 06:47 PM

I bought 31" 10.50 15 the same size that is advetised.

Ford4x4Chik27 · 01-03-2006, 01:17 PM

Maybe try a 9.5 wide tire.. and trim yer fenders some more. Shoot, slap on some 4wd fenders! I would think with a 4" lift you can fit 33's easily, I see it all the time... wierd!

chevyguy · 01-06-2006, 10:51 PM

How wide are your rims.What offset do you have ? Both could contribute to rubbing if they are not the ones recommended

2fast4u · 01-07-2006, 04:47 PM

I took care iof the problem. I just had to lift it another 2". I called fabtech and they could not give me a stright answer.

Itstali25 · 01-07-2006, 05:40 PM

well glad you got yer problem fixed

72'CaminoKid · 01-07-2006, 09:29 PM

i'd be goin legal with them, or at least make em think you are.... thats false advertising, at least try and get them to re-fund you for the lift or somethin, or pay for the 2"you had to add

chevyguy · 01-08-2006, 09:47 AM

Weel I think you would loose, I am sure it could be explained by wheel width, or offset and get it done minimally.

01-01-2006, 08:56 PM	#1
2fast4u Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: oxnard ca Posts: 3	lifting my toyota pick up, big problem wrong info published. Hello everyone im new to this website. I have a little problem and i want to see if anyone has ran into this. I have a 1992 toyota pick up 2wd 4cly. I bought a 4" fabtech spindle lift kit with shocks and 4" shackels. It says to use 31" tires with minor triming. I installed the kit , but there no way those tires are going to fit. They acually fit, but the tires hit the body bad not minor triming. So i turned up the tosion bar all the way, but on difference. So i dont know why fabtech would publish that 31 fit. So now i have a problem i can't even drive the truck it rubs so bad. The back of the truck is about 2" off the tire and the front is about 4'-5" off the tire. I also notice that the rear leaf spring are under the axle. So i can get 3'-4' from from fliping the axles and mabe put the 3.5 control arm kit. I was also thing mabe i can do a 3" body lift and lower the torrsion bars a little bit in the front to evan it out a little bit. Has anyone run into this. I see eveyone with 32'-35" tires with 3-4" kits.

01-02-2006, 09:27 AM	#2
72'CaminoKid Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,756	it could be tire width problem???? __________________ 99 suburban xlt 96 silverado 91 wrangler (my baby ) 08 Honday shadow 750 (my mistress)

01-03-2006, 01:17 PM	#4
Ford4x4Chik27 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sac-Town, Cali Posts: 1,585	Maybe try a 9.5 wide tire.. and trim yer fenders some more. Shoot, slap on some 4wd fenders! I would think with a 4" lift you can fit 33's easily, I see it all the time... wierd! __________________ '93 Isuzu Amigo, Toyota Axles/Tcase/Drivelines, 35" MTR's '01 Pathfinder, making a huge effort to keep it stock, since it's my DD

01-06-2006, 10:51 PM	#5
chevyguy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: ALABAMA Posts: 3,370	How wide are your rims.What offset do you have ? Both could contribute to rubbing if they are not the ones recommended __________________ Friends dont let friends use body lifts USMC 92-96 USCG 98 to present

01-07-2006, 05:40 PM	#7
Itstali25 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Southern Missouri Posts: 708	well glad you got yer problem fixed __________________ http://www.cardomain.com/ride/644045 Trucks are just cars when they grow up!!! If your gunna get a truck....Get a TRUCK!!

01-02-2006, 06:47 PM	#3
2fast4u Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: oxnard ca Posts: 3	I bought 31" 10.50 15 the same size that is advetised.

01-07-2006, 04:47 PM	#6
2fast4u Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: oxnard ca Posts: 3	I took care iof the problem. I just had to lift it another 2". I called fabtech and they could not give me a stright answer.

01-07-2006, 09:29 PM	#8
72'CaminoKid Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,756	i'd be goin legal with them, or at least make em think you are.... thats false advertising, at least try and get them to re-fund you for the lift or somethin, or pay for the 2"you had to add __________________ 99 suburban xlt 96 silverado 91 wrangler (my baby ) 08 Honday shadow 750 (my mistress)

01-08-2006, 09:47 AM	#9
chevyguy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: ALABAMA Posts: 3,370	Weel I think you would loose, I am sure it could be explained by wheel width, or offset and get it done minimally. __________________ Friends dont let friends use body lifts USMC 92-96 USCG 98 to present

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