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If you really want to improve the ride of your G you might consider replacing the overly stiff Bikstein shocks with adjustable Fox Shocks. They made a huge difference in ride quality IMO.
H&R 31mm spacers. I chose black as they are harder to see with the black OEM wheel IMO.
If you really want to improve the ride of your G you might consider replacing the overly stiff Bikstein shocks with adjustable Fox Shocks. They made a huge difference in ride quality IMO.
H&R 31mm spacers. I chose black as they are harder to see with the black OEM wheel IMO.
Damn that's a nice looking truck. Did you get the springs too? Also what is the rim/tire setup?
Alright, so I've elected to drive the G vs C32/SL63 the past few days post spacers installation and heres my feedback:
Mostly combined city/motorway driving, overall very smooth, just like before the spacers installation. No wobble feeling on the steering wheel and suspension. Though I feel that widening the stance has made the axles more "sensitive" to uneven surfaces and road crowns, because even though the truck drives straight, every once in a while, the steering wheel favors going to the right or left, i dont know if I'll need an alignment eventually, but I've asked, and the feedback I've gotten is alignment is unecessary.
Handing has improved for sure. The body roll is significantly less whenever taking bends/turns as it was prior to having the spacers on. Overall handling is has definitely improved, truck feels more planted and a lot less feeling of being top heavy.
Despite it only being 31mm, it made a huge change on the trucks overall stance / appearance. It looks more burlier / brawny and more demanding, as it should've came from factory! The widened wheel stance and that slight bit of wheel/tire poke out from the fenders, just looks so damn right.
Overall, pretty happy with the spacers decision. It made my G truck look complete.
thank you guys for putting in your inputs and feedbacks! It truly helped me with the decision of getting the spacers. I hope this thread will help provide guidance for those still contemplating whether or not to get 31mm spacers on their G truck.
I say do it!
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What size wheels and tires are you running again with those 31mm spacers?
Thanks
pics of my spacers and 305's while waiting for custom offset rims to get delivered....they truly change the look and handling, all for the better
You got anymore pics of side. I'm thinking of going to 305 for my G500 since I just upgraded my suspension to OME springs and Fox 2.0 adjustable shocks.
side shot while exploring telluride.... really impressed the the overall performance of the Toyo's....and cannot wait to get the lift and new fox shocks on next week...
Only problem I am having with this set up is that when cornering, the abs/traction control goes on every time. I went to Big Sur over the Labor Day weekend and these cake in at every turn I made on pacific coast highway 1.
I didn't have any issues with the spacers on my truck on my run from houston to WA and back .... but I did replace the rims and spacers with custom rims with a 35mm wider offset and found that aved almost 24lbs in total !! one of the side effects of the spacers is the weight..... when i shipped the set i sold they were 22lbs boxed up..... my forgestar 20x10.5 rims are less than 25 lbs and weighed 8lbs less then the factory rims....so even with the much larger and wider 305/55 I'm still saving weight over OEM w/ Spacers and am only 6lbs total for the setiup of rims/ tire over stock.
well worth the investment and time for the build .....
I have sold my G wagon but decided to keep my H&R 30mm Spacers, Wheels + Tires that were on the G for 6 months.
I have been getting private messages a while back about this wheel & spacers set up and thinking of selling them as a set. Theyre currently just sitting in my storage and wheels & Tires are 10/10 ZERO curb rashes/scratches on both wheels & tires. Ive never had to plug/patch the tires as well.
I needed more people space, and to be frank, whenever i am taking my grandparents for trips/DRs appt, they are having difficulties getting in/out of the truck and i find my grandma holding for dear life on the handle bars, because she feels the truck is going to topple over whenever taking turns haha
So i decided to cash out on a very mint low mileage GL63, much more spacious, more comfy handling and not difficult for my grand parents to get in and out of. Much more quieter ride too,with enough audible exhaust rumble/burble/back fire
What lift kit you going with? any rubbing with your current set up as shown in the picture?
Originally Posted by Texas E63
side shot while exploring telluride.... really impressed the the overall performance of the Toyo's....and cannot wait to get the lift and new fox shocks on next week...
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E63 Biturbo, UPD Cold Air induction kit, UPD performance crank pulley and UPD adjustable rear suspension with ride height adjustment.
that pic is pre-left...... this pic shows current state - I did 40mm coil spacers to maintain the ride handling traits that the G63 springs have to deal with the extra HP ( I'm also tuning it and adding DP's next month...)
The Fox's truly transformed the ride quality on impacts and creases etc.... best upgrade yet ! I test fit 35's but ended up going back to the 305's as they actually are wider and fully clear.....
another nice thing about the spacers is it is under the threshold for Caster issues and also doens't require longer brake and locker lines ( although I'll likely do them to be safe)
04-07-2019, 02:58 AM
