I am wanting to get my SMB on 35's the next time we go shoe shopping. My question is does any know if ORD 1" zero rate add-a-leaf blocks would be a safe way to go up in the front and back of my factory SMB? I know adding anything to the front is frowned upon but can someone with true wizardly knowledge chime in. Thanks
Seriously though, you can fit 35's on a stock SMB. You just need to do some trimming at the back of the front fenders. I prefer to call it aggressive manipulation.
It's a SMB conversion done in 06' with a leaf sprung Danatrac front end. I guess that's what I should have said.
Ya, they didn't start doing their own conversion with an Atlas transfer case until 2003/2004(?) and most of the older ones are quigleys. Those have more issues with clearance and as a result SMB spec'd 33's. But 35s will fit on the SMB conversion without additional trimming. I have just a slight bit of rub at full turn with 315/75/16 Duratracs. The Duratracs are 12.3" (un-mounted) but mounted and sitting on the ground it's closer to 13". It's a lot of rubber to run on a 16" wheel (9"+ of sidewall).
What tires are you looking at? Tire research can be a big rabbit hole.
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cant really say that as a banquet statement. theres so many variables with converted vans that each one will be different than the next, even within the same company. I just put 315/70/17's on my Quigley and the only trimming I had to do was to the front bumper. took longer to get out tools and setup than it did to do the actual mods.
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I put Deaver springs on mine which lifted it about an inch more, has SMB conversion with dynatrac, and still my new 35's hit the fender, dead stop, so I had the fenders trimmed, great links here on how and now they have lots of room.
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