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I know a lot of folks who are putting bigger tires on are having issues with them rubbing the crash bars. I definitely did not want to cut/remove mine, so went with 295/65s on my OEM 20s knowing it would be tight (I also have a 1" wheel spacer). Others here had said that by switching the crash bars, right for left, and left for right, you could gain some clearance and I figured I'd do that if necessary.
Well, they did rub, but it was pretty minor, and I was tempted to just leave it alone. As I started looking at the crash bars more closely, I noticed that they have a bit of a gap in between themselves and the tubing they slide into (essentially like a receiver hitch). Being lazy and hopeful I decided to try to exploit this gap by pounding a small (about 1/16 inch) piece of metal into the gap to move the bar forward a bit. Too my surprise IT WORKED!! (I love solving problems with a big hammer!!!)
Maybe this will help some other folks:
Well, they did rub, but it was pretty minor, and I was tempted to just leave it alone. As I started looking at the crash bars more closely, I noticed that they have a bit of a gap in between themselves and the tubing they slide into (essentially like a receiver hitch). Being lazy and hopeful I decided to try to exploit this gap by pounding a small (about 1/16 inch) piece of metal into the gap to move the bar forward a bit. Too my surprise IT WORKED!! (I love solving problems with a big hammer!!!)
Maybe this will help some other folks:
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