Thread: 285/75/R16 Mickey Thompson MTZ

With a 2'' lift you shouldn't have to do any guard cutting, you will have to remove the plastic sills and modify the front plastic bumper if you havn't got a bar fitted yet.
The d2's have a much better wheel arch shape then the d1's so it allows for more clearance for bigger tyres.
With abit extra off-set it might be a different story though...
Also 33's will nock your gearing around abit

CHEER TIM.

Just wondering if you have already purchased the LRA flares? If you haven't I would recommend you find alternative ones.

I have the LRA fiberglass ones and they look wonderful and shiny and great for the first few months. Take them bush a few times, they will end up chipped, scratched and the fiberglass where the mounting screws are will crack, its very thin there. This is all without them hitting banks or trees, I am not looking forward to when that happens.

If I had my time again I would get the Paddock Spares plastic ones which look almost the same, but can take a hell of a beating with no ill effects. Check out their website, I don't know who stocks them in oz tho.

Cheers

I agree, you don't need to cut the guards at all to fit 33's, all you need really are some sliders and a bull bar. So you can save some money there on flares and the effort required to cut the guards. This is not a pleasant experience and it takes a good day's work to do.

RE the MTZ's, they are a great tyre, I run them and I am very happy with them.

I wouldn't cut guards! no need! I am running 285/75r16 Silverstone MT-117 Sports on mine with sunraysia's (16x7 with +30 offset) and I don't get any rubbing. I have custom sliders and a bullbar though, but it wouldnt be too hard to trim the plastic sill back and the front bumper if you don't have the sliders and bullbar.

Here's a pic





(i'm getting the proper wheel nuts today for them)

Also good choice with the MTZ's, i'd definitely run them if i could afford them haha

Shamo

Also my flairs on there are the standard LR option ones, they don't make any difference other than looks

Shamo

when i was running 285/75/16 only major mod is putting a couple washers on steering stops so wheels dont grab on trailing arms when turning sharp

Hi Chris,
I had the flares fitted and guards chopped (actually LRA used my car to make them) about 18months ago and if i had my time again i wouldn't fit anything that is so not reversable. Why don't you just fit their suspension lowering kit to create a 4inch lift. Don't get me wrong the flares and 33 s look great but this is just my 2 cents

ADam

Originally Posted by Sven_040

Hi Chris,
I had the flares fitted and guards chopped (actually LRA used my car to make them) about 18months ago and if i had my time again i wouldn't fit anything that is so not reversable. Why don't you just fit their suspension lowering kit to create a 4inch lift. Don't get me wrong the flares and 33 s look great but this is just my 2 cents

ADam

Adam,

That is a good point and other people had mentioned the same, but after cutting and modifying a number of parts on the car by the end of it, it doesnt matter cutting the guards.

I dont plan on selling the car anytime in the next 10 years or so, I just keep replacing broken parts with upgrades and trying to make it more capable off-road.

I am also looking at changing to a 4" coil lift to get more height and flex with raised shock mounts and rear four link and cranked front radius arms so I need to cut the guards.

I am getting the 50mm plastic arches from Flexi in the UK.