how much can i stuff

[whitenight]

i have a 96 bronco and i am bout to put a 9 inch suspension kit under it. although i dont really like body lifts i will prolly put 3 inches on top of that for a total of 12 inches. Do yaw think 44's will clear? if not how much will? and i'm not afraid of cuttin.

[HalfFastFord]

Probably going to need a set of cutouts in addition to that for proper clearance.

[whitenight]

cut outs? do you mean fender flares or just trimmin the bumper?

[wes8517]

bye bye ttb

[Chris85]

Originally Posted by wes8517

bye bye ttb

TTB!? u meant the whole suspension

[Gummi Bear]

12" of total lift! Holy cow, hope you have a REALLY good cage, you'll be testing it out pretty often up that high.

I'm lowering my rig to put on bigger tires....

Apparently, I'm missing the allure of a really tall rig for crawling.

[bmc69]

Originally Posted by Gummi Bear

12" of total lift! Holy cow, hope you have a REALLY good cage, you'll be testing it out pretty often up that high.

I'm lowering my rig to put on bigger tires....

Apparently, I'm missing the allure of a really tall rig for crawling.

It's not just you..my '78 Bronc with 38.5 TSLs, lifted 4", no body lift, is plenty tippy enough for me..at least for now. IF I need more adrenalin or butt-clenches for exercise, maybe I'll go with a body lift and 42s..

[OX]

44's will fit with 6"susp, 2" body an lots of cutting. What type wheeling you plannin??

[saf-t scissors]

Berne's running 42s on 4" springs, OX.

His truck is overall shorter than mine, too.

[Lars915]

I'm running 42's with about 6" of effective lift. To be honest, though, it took a lot of cutting and the rear inner fenders have to be opened up a bunch to get any suspension travel. I've seen Bronco's on 44's with 12 to 15 inches of lift and no cutting and they had zero suspension travel and limited range of steering.

How you planning to make the TTB hold up to 44's?

[redchevyz711997]

Originally Posted by Gummi Bear

12" of total lift! Holy cow, hope you have a REALLY good cage, you'll be testing it out pretty often up that high.

I'm lowering my rig to put on bigger tires....

Apparently, I'm missing the allure of a really tall rig for crawling.

he doesnt plan to crawl, and he eventually plans to go sfa. the ttb should hold out for mainly a daily driver until he puts the solid axle in. the point of this thread wasnt to see how easy he would flop, just to know what he could clear.

[whitenight]

thanks for clarifying my plan RedChevy1997. This is the first chance i had to update my post sense i posted it last night. i'm not going to be doing anything but driving normal on the ttb, and i am gonna straight axel pretty soon. i just wanted to know how much i can clear for the time being.

[redchevyz711997]

only thing that is a major concern with the ttb is allignment. some say it is almost impossible to allign it correctly. just rotate ur tires an arse load or see what others have written about the ttb and big tires.

[LeviGarrett76]

have fun with balljoints, wheel bearings, and the drop brackers coming loose and cracking your frame!!!!

[chris1044]

The problem with TTB when it's lifted is the travel - thats what makes it so so so hard to align....that and most alignment techs don't realize it's got to be rolled back and forth to settle, not just be bounced....it's why I've still got my sway bar in the front with discos - so the damn tires stay between -1* and +1* camber instead of -7* and +7*

I dont know who is supplying the 9" suspension kit either (never heard of that), but if your drop brackets dont fit proportionally with the spring - aka the bracket drops 6" and the coils lift 9" - you might be SOL on the alignment as I think the largest camber bushing they make is only 3.5*

And then you've got the rate of the coil and affect on alignment, the steering linkage issues and bump steer...bla bla bla

Basiclly DONT WASTE YOUR TIME with TTB if you want to fit large meats and plan to do a solid axle within a few months.....you'll just be pissing time and money away, as well as become very frustrated with the front end in general. If you want to run 35's or less, then go for it, but it'll still bust when wheeling hard

[jopes]

Originally Posted by OX

44's will fit with 6"susp, 2" body an lots of cutting. What type wheeling you plannin??

Curbs, It is the new "in thing"

[bmc69]

Hey Jopes..how much bigger than 4" lift and 38.5s do I have to go to do that?

[4x4junkie]

Alignment & 9" of TTB suspension lift!?? Pffft, first you have to figure out how you're going to STEER the thing first before worrying about alignment...

The simple fact its a D44 means with 44" tires

[masterbeavis]

I thought that is what the 44 meant in Dana 44?

[jopes]

Originally Posted by bmc69

Hey Jopes..how much bigger than 4" lift and 38.5s do I have to go to do that?

44's

[TheJuice]

Originally Posted by whitenight

thanks for clarifying my plan RedChevy1997. This is the first chance i had to update my post sense i posted it last night. i'm not going to be doing anything but driving normal on the ttb, and i am gonna straight axel pretty soon. i just wanted to know how much i can clear for the time being.

So my question is, are you just at the questioning phase here, or are you planning to put a bunch of lift on, then put 44's, then drive around on the street and pray both your front and rear axles don't come totally apart on you, while on-road, which would be extremely embarassing in my book. In the meantime, whatever time it takes for you to get up several thous for both axles, you'll be wasting away good 44" tread. So then you got to go buy new tires for when you are really able to wheel it.

If you're at the Q phase for clearance fine, but if the latter doesn't this seem azzz backwards?

And 12" I agree with everyone else, too much for real offroad use. Guys are clearancing 42" with about 6" of lift and major trimming, which I think is the way to go. With that big a tire it's going to see major offroad use anyway, and a fullsize will be taking damage in the body, so why not start cutting?

[94stepsideford]

Originally Posted by TheJuice

And 12" I agree with everyone else, too much for real offroad use. Guys are clearancing 42" with about 6" of lift and major trimming, which I think is the way to go. With that big a tire it's going to see major offroad use anyway, and a fullsize will be taking damage in the body, so why not start cutting?

reading comprehension seems to be an issue here..so let me clear it up...

He said "normal driving" which means "poser" rig

[TheJuice]

Originally Posted by 94stepsideford

reading comprehension seems to be an issue here..so let me clear it up...

He said "normal driving" which means "poser" rig

1) I tend to be a bit more reserved on my judgements than you.
2) we already realize he stated "normal driving", which was addressed in the first part of my post. Why would you delete that and say reading comp. is an issue?

thanks for the useless input.

[78bronco460]

I hate to be the one, but someone has to say this:
44's on a stock 96 Bronco is ridiculous.

[NetBSD]

Originally Posted by 78bronco460

I hate to be the one, but someone has to say this:
44's on a stock 96 Bronco is ridiculous.

agreed, i seen one once with a 9" suspention lift and 3" body on 45's, all stock and we all just stood there laughing at the guy