VX Lowering plus wheel track width increase

[Bieredalsace]

I want to lower my '99 Ironman waaay down loooow and push the wheels out to be even with the lower cladding.
I know these are 2 very different mods but since they are meant to go together on my VX I thought I'd ask all at once. Thanks everyone!

[nocturnalVX]

I want to lower my '99 Ironman waaay down loooow...

[WormGod]

Best advice.... get a custom shop to do it. You may be able to get an inch out of it from your garage, but to go any lower than that, you will need some solid fabbing. Most likely looking at losing your transfer case too since that thing will get ripped off on every bump. This is the kind of stuff that made Chip Foose very rich in the first place.

Unfortunately, the VX was never designed with the mindset that it would/could be lowered, so there is little to no room for it (even lifting them takes a bit of brute force as most of the hi-risers here could tell ya). Simply the wrong vehicle, unless you have money to burn and want to tarnish 1 out of 4k gems.

[Triathlete]

Also "widening" the stance will put your tires into your cladding when you turn!

[Chopper]

265s will even the tire face with the cladding....but it's not real drop friendly. You may get an inch or two

[Bieredalsace]

Thanks to all for your advice (Warnings) and suggestions!

[tom4bren]

Careful on pushing the wheels outboard. Mine has the 'offset from hell' (as quoted from certain other members). I've had interference issues at full lock & still haven't been able to install the NERF bars since the tires hit the brackets. I'm hoping to crank the front down another 1/2 inch since I dropped the diff to give me more clearance.

I know this is the opposite of what you're looking for but you'll end up with some of the same probs.

[WormGod]

You can get a wider wheel, just be ready to trim the cladding. Mine are 285/60 with a 0 offset and stick out about 1", about another 1/2" with the rubber on my Grapplers. BTW, I have no lift.

(my old 285/60 Yokos mounted on stock wheels)




(my old 285/60 Yokos mounted on 18x8.5 - 0 wheels)



Like I said, I have the same wheels still but with meatier rubber on the Nittos, so cladding needed a bit more trim. Hope some visuals at least help you a bit better.

[Bieredalsace]

Tom4Bren....I'd love to see a pic of your "offset from hell". It might be just what I'm looking for.... Maybe!!!!
Thanks, Doug

[Bieredalsace]

WormGod.. Thanks for the pictures. It made the description very easy to visualize. What size are the Nitto's you have on there?
Take your lower picture and lower it by about 2 inches or so and that's the look I'm going for. Thanks again, Doug

[Bieredalsace]

Zeus..Thanks for all the technical advice. Sounds really complicated.
Plus I really don't want o cut the cladding at all.
Thanks again!

[tom4bren]

Bieredalsace,

http://www.pbase.com/tom4bren/080419_trip_to_shenandoah

These photos were taken during a recent trip to Luray. You can see how it compares to a couple of stock height VXs & one other lifted one.

Tom

[etlsport]

you can see it in action here..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPwfaxRAQi4

hey tom check it out.. you got a comment dont know if you have a youtube account or not.. i can reply to the poster for you if not

[LittleBeast]

Tom4Bren....I'd love to see a pic of your "offset from hell". It might be just what I'm looking for.... Maybe!!!!
Thanks, Doug

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[LittleBeast]

Zeus..Thanks for all the technical advice. Sounds really complicated.

The Vehicross is actually very easy to work on, especially in today's world of automobiles, don't sweat it, if you can dream it you can do it.

Plus I really don't want o cut the cladding at all.

Cutting the cladding is not that big of a deal and you can barely notice after you are done here is my thread where I did the cladding trim, no big deal at all:
http://www.vehicross.info/forums/sho...ht=LittleBeast