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wheel clearance with static drop

Mazda Lowering Static Mazda Suspension Mazda Tech
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slammedb2200   +1y
I have a 92 b2200 I'm gonna drop it more than it is already, my question is wheel I have enough wheel clearance with the stock wheels and tires untill I get my pathys on. I wanna yank out the torsions and mono leaf the rear with the 3 in block. This isnt my daily so dont worry about the saftey isssue with no torsions. Also when I get my tires for the pathys with that type of drop what is a good size tire? thanks for the help guys
speedster93b   +1y
most guys go with a 205 50 15 or something similar withthe pathfinder wheel. i rolled like your' talking about with stock 205 75 14 with no problem
slammedb2200   +1y
you used that same static setup? well my next question would be how level did the truck sit?
v8mazda4ever   +1y
I wouldn't go mono leaf in the rear find a spring shop and they can de-arch your leaf springs so you can get really low and with the torsion bars removed that truck is going to ride like a hay wagon just re-index them. Always worry about the saftey of your ride even if it's only a weekend warrior there are other people out on the road too.
slammedb2200   +1y
but with that set up would it sit evenly? or would one end still hit higher than the other with no torsions and mono leafed with 3in blocks
nytrdr24   +1y
your main stopping point with a static drop will be the frame in the rear, and the bump stops/t-bars up front......you can de-arch the rear leafs, or get a set of belltech ones, then put a block in, but your axle will be on the frame, not the best thing in the world if you don't want to tear up your truck, a good set of air shocks or coil overs and a c-notch will cure that...in the front, re-index the t-bars, & again, get some coil overs or air shocks, and remove the bumpstop (note if you go w/ coil overs in the front, you could get rid of the t-bars, but wouldn't have the ease of adjustability of the airshocks), then you can go pretty low and have some adjustability in the suspension to get what ever the desired rake/stance you want in the ride, not to mention, you won't have to go to the chiropractor <sp> after every time you drive the truck, lol haha!
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speedster93b   +1y
monoleafing is not a good idea at all... i didn't read that part. i ran no tbars(not a good idea either) and the main leaf with the overload leaf and a 3" block and took out all of my bumpstops.
stock tires, i think it's not as low as it can go in the rear here.
not so stock tires and wheels. 205/60/15'
mazstang   +1y
if the stock pathy's are 15x7 i would go with a 195/50/15
pennywise   +1y
i got 195 55 15 and they look great maybe a lil small but i tuck them static so its alright, 195 50 15 would look really small
crazymikey   +1y
see my sig pic for a monoleaf,3" block and 17" rims with 50 series tires. I have spindles on the front,and no bump stops front or rear.

Front end rides nice with the spindles,but the rear end is like an old jalopy. I need a c-notch to fix that. The ride is really stiff anf bottoms out all the time in the back.