Fender trimming - sway bar

[Sam27]

Anyone trimmed up the M1008 fenders to fit, say, 35" tires? I think you could fit 33-34" with no mods at all with the 1-ton suspension on there.

Also, thinking of off-roading, anyone remove the sway bar? I'm wondering if you could even tell it was gone with the stiff supsension anyway.

 

[mangus580]

Sam, I had 33" x 15.5 wide Swampers on my 84 Civvy 2500... I needed a 4" lift to clear, and they still scrubbed. No trimming. The trick is, how wide are the 35's you want to use? I think you can do what you are attempting, just might take more trimming than you think.

As for the sway bar, I would not suggest unhooking it for on-road driving, but I know companies make quick disconnects for them. You get to the trail, and pull a pin on each side... really easy.

 

[Sam27]

I think the factory M1008 tires are about 33" already. I know a guy who put 34" ones on his, and as far as I know, no rubbing. Of course, you never know until you get into weird spots off road.

I don't have anything in mind just yet, but I'd probably only go with 12.5" wide ones, nothing real wide.

And yeah, I have the disconnects on my K5. I was just thinking that the stiff suspension might make the sway bar irrelevant on the M1008, at least until you filled it with a ton of cargo or something.

 

[85-m1028]

I run 35"x12.5 r17 x-terains with the stock suspension and some fender trimming

 

[85-m1028]

the front of these trucks is very heavy and does a good job of keeping the wheels on the ground, flex is going to be limited by the stock shocks, for a better ride and more flex aftermaket shocks "I run pro comp es9000 shocks for 0-2" of lift" they will have a longer shock body and larger diameter piston for more "droop" and better damping..

 

[Sam27]

I run 35"x12.5 r17 x-terains with the stock suspension and some fender trimming

Have any pics of your trim job?

 

[85-m1028]

check out "project truck" in the photo gallery