RRC off road suggestions

[williambrea]

I have a 1991 RRC with a 2inch RTE lift w/ the RTE coils and im pretty sure blistein shocks, diff guards, and a rear ARB locking diff,
I have Goodyear MT/R's 245/75R16 tires on the truck right now.

I really want to get some more axle articulation and do some more obstacle traversing but im not sure what to do first.





I have a blistein steering damper now as well


The exhaust was rusted and hanging on the rear axle but now thats fixed

[williambrea]

Suggestions:

I need to get bigger tires b/c mine are getting worn down and I know I can fit bigger ones on the stock rims so what would be a good size over 245/75 R16? I would be getting Goodyear MT/R's

Suspension Hacks:

Rear Sway Bar- maybe make a quick disconnect for it, on RR.net they say that this helps your articulation.
swaybar disconnect

Rear Links- I am considering having these done by RTE but price is $$$
Rovertym Engineering

Radius Arms- Having these done as well is something i have in mind
Rovertym Engineering

Suspension Spacers??- Can I use these Instead of a body lift just to prevent wheel rubbing. Rovertym Engineering

Thats all I can think of right now, any suggestions would be sweet!

Thanks!

[p76rangie]

You seem to have most the gear you need already. I am surprised that the sway are still connected, so I would rig up quick disconnects first. Saying that you have a 2 inch lift does not mean alot. Measure the distance between the bottom of the bump stops to the contact plate on the diff housing. I would be aiming for a 2.5 to 3 inch clearance in the front and around 4.5 inches in the back. If you want to fit up to 35 inch tyres, fit a 2 inch body lift (cheap to make yourself) and cut and fit flares to the guards. Then change the offset on your rims by about 60mm to increase the wheel track. I would not go any wider than 10.5 inch tyres.

[williambrea]

Originally Posted by p76rangie

You seem to have most the gear you need already. I am surprised that the sway are still connected, so I would rig up quick disconnects first. Saying that you have a 2 inch lift does not mean alot. Measure the distance between the bottom of the bump stops to the contact plate on the diff housing. I would be aiming for a 2.5 to 3 inch clearance in the front and around 4.5 inches in the back. If you want to fit up to 35 inch tyres, fit a 2 inch body lift (cheap to make yourself) and cut and fit flares to the guards. Then change the offset on your rims by about 60mm to increase the wheel track. I would not go any wider than 10.5 inch tyres.

I am probably going to get a body lift from RTE b/c that would replace my factory body to frame bushings which are already rotted out so that would be killing two birds with one stone.

I was thinking of getting 235/85 R16's which is a tad bigger than the tires I have right now, im trying to stay on the stock rim as of now.

With the swaybar disconnects, is there a DIY description on how to do the front swaybar disconnect?

I can just unbolt the rear sway bar and do that but the front requires more work to do. Could I just take off the front sway bar and be okay as far as road performance goes? I have a blistein steering damper but Im not sure that would help my highway performance.

What happens is I drive to most of my offroad places on the highway and the performance right now is kinda sketchy but that is probably because my chasis to body bushings are basically gone and rotted, which gives me a swaying effect.

How does that sound?

-William