Width

[Cascade_Crawler]

So guys that have done 1 ton axle swaps and buggy guys, how wide are your axles? Did you leave them full width? Compensate with hummer rims? What do you think is a good width for PNW style wheeling?

 

[Binder]

Shoot for 80" outside of the tires.

 

[blackcj71]

x2 Im 81" front at 80" rear. Works veery good in my opionon.

narrowed 44 4" to 63 wms to wms and cut down 60 to 61 1/2 wms to wms

 

[Six-Nine]

Didn't narrow the one tons(69") on my yj, running 5" backspaced wheels-82" bulge to bulge. Haven't wheeled it yet but my cherokee was right at 82"wide in the front as well and I liked how it worked.:redneck:

 

[Money Mark]

I'm with Rick, 80" is a good width.

My buggy has 76" front and 74" rear with 5" backspaced wheels.

 

[crash2]

80"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Nuzzy]

87 front 85 rear outside tire to outside tire Rims are 16x10 with 4ish backspacing. 69 wms to wms in the front and 67 rear

I like having a stock sized axle length. Time will tell how I like the setup but I got nothing but good things to say so far...

 

[TreeClimber]

Depends on how you use it, and the size tires you plan on running.

I like 74 inch width, bulge of the tire to bulge of the tire.

At that width, running 37 inch X 12.5 tires (Krawlers), you still have reasonable turning. Any larger tire, and the tire hits the frame, preventing steering. It still 'looks' right. It's still stable. I can run the highways with a 2.5 or 3 inch flair and not get pulled over by the cops (even though they still stick out a little) They still articulate into my fenderwells okay. It's legal for running the PNW4WDA trails during the Jamboree, specifically Rimrock. This width allows good tree hugging, trail turning, tight driving.

(edit - the downside to running this width is that you've got to narrow the axles = $$$)

 

[jeepmauler]

60's are 63" wms-wms

76" overall width with 13.5" tires

 

[PORTER]

My 60s are narrowed to 65wms if I remember right, only thing custom is my long side inner. I run 5in backspaced rims so it puts me at 78in on 39X13.5X17s. I used to run at 81, and was never denied on a trail(Rimrock,Natches,Elbe,etc). I was pretty happy at 81, but even happier now at 78in .

 

[no excuses]

my 9" rear is 65" wms to wms and I am 84" wide outside to outside and love it, my 609 front is going to be 67"-69" wms to wms. A lot also depends on tire size and rig height. I am sitting at 22" to the belly on 37"s also.

 

[War-Jeeper]

Hmm what is jonathan up to now

:corn::corn::corn::corn:

 

[dr drae]

My 60's are 79" F/ 78" R w/38x13.0x15 creepy crawlers.

 

[Bunk1]

67 wms 2 wms, and 87 outside 2 outside. No denial yet however bys is on the to do list.

 

[leadfoot067]

fullsize blazer on 1 tons,84 outside on the front and 85 rear....39.5s on 8s with 4"back....goes where i point it....

 

[TheMasterbater]

I'm sittin at 78" and have no complaints so far. :awesomework:

 

[Not Jobless]

I'm sittin at 78" and have no complaints so far. :awesomework:

At least not about the width :haha: :haha: :flipoff:

 

[TheMasterbater]

At least not about the width :haha: :haha: :flipoff:

this is a width thread, no need to add pages of complaints to it aboot my rig :haha:

 

[Not Jobless]

this is a width thread, no need to add pages of complaints to it aboot my rig :haha:

Aboot :wtf:


You canadian or something :haha: :haha: :fawkdancesmiley:

 

[sarg]

76 inches out side of tire:; my 60 is narrowed to 62 inches wms to wmsit fits in my garage better:flipoff: