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Question about laying out.

Mazda Lowering Static Mazda Suspension Mazda Tech
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reverend   +1y
My truck is going under the knife in the first week of Feb and I have a few questions.

What do I need to do to lay out in the front, I have silverado 16's with 225/50's right now. Can I switch to a smaller tire and not have to cut the wheel wells out? How much would need to be cut out? Can I keep the stock spindles and control arms or will the camber be to bad? Or will it even lay out on the stock ones?
blare   +1y
Your deff gonna have to ditch the inner fenders to lay. I am running 14s with like a 60 tire and it is rubbing like a biatch. Stock spindles are fine your just gonna have to trim the lower control arm.
g&k_customz   +1y
IF YOU SWITCH TO A 205/40 TRIM THE ARMS AN DROP SPINDLES IT WILL LAY WITH OUT YOU CUTTING THE FRONT FENDER
baggedb22   +1y
Nah, man u dont need spinldes that will just be a waste of money with a 16" rim and u have to run a spacer for the tierod on a 16 or it will rub! You can like a 16" rim easily just notch the lower, Flipped the lower balljoint, if u really wanna lay hard throw a spacer in between the lower balljoint and the control arm. To make sure u get good lift set the bag in as close to the frame rail as u can without making it rub. Also make sure your bag is sitting flat as possible threw the hole range of motion!
baggedb22   +1y
Your deff gonna have to cut the inner fender wheels no matter what running a 16" rim. My friend was running 205/50/15 and still rubbing HARD!
g&k_customz   +1y
I KNOW THAT MINE HAD 205/40/16 WITH FENDERS AN DRUG HARD AS HELL YES THE WHEEL HIT BUT IT STILL LAID OUT
midnightmike   +1y
my buddy was running a 15" with 205/50/15 and he rubbed hard, had the lower balljoint flipped,

and i had to cut quite a bit out on mine and im 1/2" from laying out i flipped the balljoints and added a spacer, i have to trim the a bit out of the inside of the control arm and im ready to go, im running a 17" wheel with 205/40/17
minimazda93   +1y
FUCK THAT SHIT, cut the fucking fenderwells!!!!

run a 205/40 16, it will rub but lay at the same time, fuck a dropped spindle on 16s b/c the tierod hits the rim with that setup, i dont give a fuck what anybody tells you, a mazda WILL lay 17's without a dropped spindle, you just gotta know what your doing...

make sure, make sure, MAKE GODDAMN FUCKING SURE you plate the frame b/c mazda frames are shit.....

any other questions hit me up anytime

baggedb22   +1y
Nah man if u put the gussets facing down, it will srengthin the frame rail itself if u put the gussets onto theres to support on the frame, and on the mazdas theres a hole in the frame right where the bag needs to go making it even weaker, I have my gussets facing down and have hopped the front of mine no problem.
g&k_customz   +1y
the iterod is only a small problem if you want to run the z's it only takes like 3 passes per wheel to fix the rubbing