Ruger357
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First, my husband has lifted dozens of trucks, both for himself and others, old and new. However, he's never dealt with a 79 Bronco.
We're at a loss... we continuously go back and forth between a four inch standard flex kit, and a six inch superflex kit. If the prices were way different, that would help with our decision, but since they're both within $50.00 of each other, that's not enough to sway us either way.
Our dilemma stems from the recommended tire size with each kit, and what we've actually seen people run. We've heard people say that their bronco on a 6 inch superflex kit sits as high as some eight inch kits. They're running 37 and 38s. Recommended tire size is 36. We've heard of people running 35's with the four inch kit, and it recommends a 34.
We've seen pictures of a 4 inch kit on 35's that has perfect wheel well clearance. We've also seen 4 inch kits that look like the 35 is just crammed under there. We've seen six inch kits with 35's that look perfect. We've also seen six inch kits with 37's that look perfect. We've also seen six inch kits with 37's that look tight.
We were originally going to go with a 6 inch superflex kit with 37"s... problem is there's not a great selection of 37x12.50 or 13.50 x 15 tires out there for reasonable prices. We like the MT Baja Claw, and the Goodyear MTR. Thing is, with that size tire, we'd probably need to run 4.56 gears. The truck is set up stock with 4.09 front and 4.10's or 4.11's in the rear. (It has 33's on it right now, and there's just not enough wheel well clearance for our taste) However, if we went with 35's, we'd be comfortable leaving the gears for now.
The truck is a daily driver right now, but will soon become our second vehicle. I'll still drive it around town, but he'll have a commuter vehicle.
Basically what we want to accomplish is a good general off road rig, capable in the mud/snow/rough and rocky trails here in AZ. We're not going to do any really ********* rock crawling with it, but we do want something that can get out there and hold it's own in really rough terrain.
Every time we make up our mind, something changes it. I know that most tire sizes aren't true sizes (like the ones on it are 33's but measure 31.5). I also know the baja claw is fairly true (I believe the 35 actually measures 34.9). We were set on a four inch kit on 35's but then thought it might not be enough clearance. We decided we could add a body lift to it, but then why not get a 6" kit to start with. We decided on a 6" kit, with 35" Baja Claws (since the recommended size was 36, and most 36" tires actually measure around 35) then we saw a truck on a 6" Superlift kit sporting 37's and it looked PERFECT.
Anyway, sorry this was long (Yeah, we women talk a lot...) but we want some other opinions. What would you do? Does anyone out there have the superflex kit from Bronco Graveyard? Does it sit higher than normal kits? Any insight would be helpful.
We're at a loss... we continuously go back and forth between a four inch standard flex kit, and a six inch superflex kit. If the prices were way different, that would help with our decision, but since they're both within $50.00 of each other, that's not enough to sway us either way.
Our dilemma stems from the recommended tire size with each kit, and what we've actually seen people run. We've heard people say that their bronco on a 6 inch superflex kit sits as high as some eight inch kits. They're running 37 and 38s. Recommended tire size is 36. We've heard of people running 35's with the four inch kit, and it recommends a 34.
We've seen pictures of a 4 inch kit on 35's that has perfect wheel well clearance. We've also seen 4 inch kits that look like the 35 is just crammed under there. We've seen six inch kits with 35's that look perfect. We've also seen six inch kits with 37's that look perfect. We've also seen six inch kits with 37's that look tight.
We were originally going to go with a 6 inch superflex kit with 37"s... problem is there's not a great selection of 37x12.50 or 13.50 x 15 tires out there for reasonable prices. We like the MT Baja Claw, and the Goodyear MTR. Thing is, with that size tire, we'd probably need to run 4.56 gears. The truck is set up stock with 4.09 front and 4.10's or 4.11's in the rear. (It has 33's on it right now, and there's just not enough wheel well clearance for our taste) However, if we went with 35's, we'd be comfortable leaving the gears for now.
The truck is a daily driver right now, but will soon become our second vehicle. I'll still drive it around town, but he'll have a commuter vehicle.
Basically what we want to accomplish is a good general off road rig, capable in the mud/snow/rough and rocky trails here in AZ. We're not going to do any really ********* rock crawling with it, but we do want something that can get out there and hold it's own in really rough terrain.
Every time we make up our mind, something changes it. I know that most tire sizes aren't true sizes (like the ones on it are 33's but measure 31.5). I also know the baja claw is fairly true (I believe the 35 actually measures 34.9). We were set on a four inch kit on 35's but then thought it might not be enough clearance. We decided we could add a body lift to it, but then why not get a 6" kit to start with. We decided on a 6" kit, with 35" Baja Claws (since the recommended size was 36, and most 36" tires actually measure around 35) then we saw a truck on a 6" Superlift kit sporting 37's and it looked PERFECT.
Anyway, sorry this was long (Yeah, we women talk a lot...) but we want some other opinions. What would you do? Does anyone out there have the superflex kit from Bronco Graveyard? Does it sit higher than normal kits? Any insight would be helpful.
