UPDATE:
The 265/75-16s really don't fit the front of the '04 Rodeo. I wouln't recommend them.



That said, can you guess what size I got? They fit fairly well on the rear but the fronts rub the outside of the tread corner in the area of the rocker seam.

What I did (that I'll have to fix later) was take off the front flare and door piller protector, then I hit the lower area, where the rocker seam is, with a hammer a few times. This chipped the paint off that area, and bent it up pretty good.

After a trip to the parts place, I came home with some of those cheasy coil spring seperators (clamps that either lower or lift coils). The rear is about 36" from floor to fender. I have no idea what it was, but a guess is only about 1"-1.5" of lift. I'm in the process of turning up the springs, only enough to clear. I'm at 2 turns, so far.

Later, I plan to get some black UHMW (from McMaster-Carr), and make a flare/door piller protector that's one piece. This will save about 1/4". After that, I'll sand the area where I chipped off the paint, and paint the whole rocker with POR15 or some kind of black stuff.

The cool thing is, My Wife digs the look. I've just about got her talked into the need for a metal front bumper. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/evil.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/evil.gif" alt="" />

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