Heres mine, need some tires with more tread... maybe some KM2's!! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" />

Kiacrawler & 357transam,
Did you have too lose the front bumper to run those wheels,
or is it cause of the bigger tires?
I'm getting 15x8 wheels with 2.5" backspace in the mail. do you think I'll be able to turn them on 235/75/15's or if I upgrade to 30 X 9.5 you think they'll still turn in the wheel well? I know I'll have to do trimming. Whatcha think?

I personally just ditched the front bumper because i didnt feel like trimming it to fit the tires. Planning on doing a metal bumper in the future, so for now, no bumper. I still had to do some trimming on the rear portion of the front fenders, but wasnt much, at the most about 1/2 to 1/4 of an inch. I would think you should be able to fit the 235s without a whole lot of trimming, but im not sure.

i didnt have to trim with 235 75 15 but with 31s had to trim some off bumper and beat the seam on fire wall flat

Thank you for the response. Like it's been said before; Kia Forum is a gold mine of knowlege. Thanks for sharing the wealth.

Look in the main list Rokia 4 sale, there is a link to the first shakedown run & writeup.

I dont remember my backspacing... I think it was somewhere around 4" or 4.5", and 31x10.5 tires. At full stuff and turning I'd rub my bumper and the rear of the front fender. So I took Dave's advice and took a hammer to the body seam, and cut the front fender. keep in mind I didn't run a body lift. I think if you install a 2 or 3" body lift you wont have the issues with your front tires rubbing. But I've met a few kia owners that were running 30x9.5's with no rubbing at all. I took the bumper off for a better approach angle, here in NV there are lots of rocks and it just made things easier. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/patriot.gif" alt="" />

Dennis- i'm driving a really old really beat up Chevy 4x4. but if i had the money, ROKIA would be mine!!! course I'd need to figure something out with highway driving. Full hydro steering on ROKIA I don't think I'd take it above 45mph.

Here is a pic of my beat up Ford, lets see you Chevy.



And my not so beat up Ford.



If you have posted it before I think I have seen it, if you haven't I was another old Chevy. Anyway all the old ones are cool.

Dennis

The steering can be fixed by 2 things, a steering wheel bigger than 9" will help alot & a simple gear reduction with bycicle sprockets. as is there is only 1 1/2 turns side to side, the reduction could easily put it at 3 turns & I would be willing to do that for any potential new owner.

Are those 31" tires? Seem to be bigger.