25mm Offset wheel with 1.5" Lift - crash bar removal?

[tonygft12]

Hey All,

I am new o this forum and being a Ranger owner. I'm coming from the Subaru world, so most of this truck stuff is completely new to me.

Anyways, after researching it looks to me that an after market 17x8.5" wheel with 25mm offset or 1" spacer for the stock tremor wheels with stock tire size (265/70/17) will require trimming/removal of the crash bars to avoid rubbing. I am eventually planning on adding the fox 2.0 adjustable coil overs to get 1.5" of lift and save the stock coil overs. With a 1.5" lift will trimming be required or will there be enough clearance? Has anyone done this setup or something similar to it? Thanks in advance!

-Tony

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[RangerPNW]

I ran a 265/70R17 duratrac on my stock wheels and stock suspension for a good 6 months. No rubbing or issues with the crash bars. I now have a full Fox 2.0, wasn't required but I wanted the better suspension.

 

[ParkerAzJeff]

I have Icon Rebound wheels +25 offset, 265/70R17 Goodyear ultraterrains and Icon coilovers set at 2" and have zero rubbing. No crashbar mods either.

 

[DukeCanBuildit]

I have Icon Rebound wheels +25 offset, 265/70R17 Goodyear ultraterrains and Icon coilovers set at 2" and have zero rubbing. No crashbar mods either.

We need more Jeff’s! That’s a great setup - modest poke from a reasonable offset, kept tires under 32” and levelled the front enough to make things fit nicely. ?

Keep OEM 265/70R17 tires? Yes
Fox coil overs at 2” out of the box? Yes
+25mm offset wheels? Yes
1” wheel spacers? No - bad juju

 

[tonygft12]

I ran a 265/70R17 duratrac on my stock wheels and stock suspension for a good 6 months. No rubbing or issues with the crash bars. I now have a full Fox 2.0, wasn't required but I wanted the better suspension.

Great! Thanks for the info.

 

[tonygft12]

I have Icon Rebound wheels +25 offset, 265/70R17 Goodyear ultraterrains and Icon coilovers set at 2" and have zero rubbing. No crashbar mods either.

Awesome, thanks! Do you have some pictures to share??

 

[tonygft12]

I have Icon Rebound wheels +25 offset, 265/70R17 Goodyear ultraterrains and Icon coilovers set at 2" and have zero rubbing. No crashbar mods either.

Do you know if the Tremor knuckle would affect the clearance with the crash bar at all? I know the tremor has a redesigned knuckle?

 

[MADPolo]

At +25mm, you might be fine with 265/70r17's. I put +18mm offset wheels on mine and had to do the intrusion beams/crash bars.

 

[tonygft12]

At +25mm, you might be fine with 265/70r17's. I put +18mm offset wheels on mine and had to do the intrusion beams/crash bars.

I suppose I would just go with the readylift intrusion bar install then. Thanks for the response.

 

[Zvedza]

Since you already have 2.0s, seems like a waste to me to get 2.0s again, even if they are adjustable. Personally id go with a 2.5 shock and then adjust height, then you get your height and better performance.

My tremor stock was hitting the plastic covers on the crash bars. I went to an RTR +30mm 8.5 wheel and 285/70/17
My bars cut in half gave good clearance, but wouldve for sure rubbed in the bars untrimmed full lock. By how much im not for sure.

I have since then thrown the fox 2.5s on, at their stock settings, that has seemed to level the truck and raised the rear at the same time. So not for sure how much lift it gave, but my tires still look likely to hit where the crash bars wouldve been untrimmed.

 

[tonygft12]

Since you already have 2.0s, seems like a waste to me to get 2.0s again, even if they are adjustable. Personally id go with a 2.5 shock and then adjust height, then you get your height and better performance.

My tremor stock was hitting the plastic covers on the crash bars. I went to an RTR +30mm 8.5 wheel and 285/70/17
My bars cut in half gave good clearance, but wouldve for sure rubbed in the bars untrimmed full lock. By how much im not for sure.

I have since then thrown the fox 2.5s on, at their stock settings, that has seemed to level the truck and raised the rear at the same time. So not for sure how much lift it gave, but my tires still look likely to hit where the crash bars wouldve been untrimmed.

How do you like the 2.5s? Did you do the rears or leave the stock 2.0s? I'm thinking I will install the readylift intrusions bars for good measure.

 

[OC4095]

I first put on 1.5" wheel spacers and 2" lift spacers and experienced no contact with stock 265/65/17 tires. After I put 285/70/17 tires on I had a good amount of rubbing on crash bars. I had to cut the crash bar down by half like earlier said.

 

[Zvedza]

How do you like the 2.5s? Did you do the rears or leave the stock 2.0s? I'm thinking I will install the readylift intrusions bars for good measure.

I did the full set.

Overall i like them over stock. Theyre not loud like the aftermarket 3.0s are on raptors, and they seem to be stiffer and softer at the same time. Its hard to explain, but on turns the body doesnt roll as much and you feel the road more, but at the same time im able to glide through bumps that wouldve given the 2.0s a good bounce.

I got the dual speed adjustment ones, kinda disappointed on that, but mainly cause there's 10 low speed & 12 high speed adjustments, i figured i could use the whole range to fine tune. However, id maybe go to 3 at the highest cause anything past 3 felt like a corvette in terms of stiffness, was really hoping to use the full range to adjust, but really feels like 1/4 of that is truly available. Im running 1/1 and its very nice for moderate offroading and street. Cool thing is adjusting them is just getting on your knees and adjusting by hand, just wish they had numbers vs having to remember where you were and then hoping you remember your ccw/cw adjustments.

I prob should get the ready lift bars too, my crash bars look ridiculous trimmed.

 

[tonygft12]

I first put on 1.5" wheel spacers and 2" lift spacers and experienced no contact with stock 265/65/17 tires. After I put 285/70/17 tires on I had a good amount of rubbing on crash bars. I had to cut the crash bar down by half like earlier said.

Thank you! I may be able to get away with the 265/70/17 with the 1.5" lift

 

[tonygft12]

I did the full set.

Overall i like them over stock. Theyre not loud like the aftermarket 3.0s are on raptors, and they seem to be stiffer and softer at the same time. Its hard to explain, but on turns the body doesnt roll as much and you feel the road more, but at the same time im able to glide through bumps that wouldve given the 2.0s a good bounce.

I got the dual speed adjustment ones, kinda disappointed on that, but mainly cause there's 10 low speed & 12 high speed adjustments, i figured i could use the whole range to fine tune. However, id maybe go to 3 at the highest cause anything past 3 felt like a corvette in terms of stiffness, was really hoping to use the full range to adjust, but really feels like 1/4 of that is truly available. Im running 1/1 and its very nice for moderate offroading and street. Cool thing is adjusting them is just getting on your knees and adjusting by hand, just wish they had numbers vs having to remember where you were and then hoping you remember your ccw/cw adjustments.

I prob should get the ready lift bars too, my crash bars look ridiculous trimmed.

That is definitely making want to go with the 2.5s. I wasn't sure if the rears would fit on the tremors and I didn't get a clear answer form S3M. I'm just not looking forward to removing /cutting the crash bars I wish Ford would engineer less bulky ones that could get the safety job done.

Any pics of your setup???

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