Posted by J.B. Wilson on August 26, 1998 at 15:09:35:

In Reply to: Advice on modifications for an '88 RR Classic posted by N. Bennett on June 07, 1998 at 12:45:22:

Yes, I have some advice, screw blistines. I own a 88 classic R.R. and have put Old Man Emu shocks And heavy duity springs on, you automatically get a 2 1/2 inch lift out of the new shocks and springs. I then put on Gateway Buckshot Mudder tires Lt 265/75R16, and with a 31" O.D. am now 5 1/2 inches higher than stock. The sway that makes you feel like youre going to dump over in corners is gone. And with a drop kit from Safari Guard out of calaforina my rear wheel will fall fully out of the wheel well in the rear, I mean awsome articulation.
Now with this tire size you won't have hardly any room between the tire and the running board on the front, but this is a optical illusion, I have pulled one of the front tires up on a gravel pile so far as to raise the opposite back tire off the ground, I mean mashing the tires, and still could turn full right to left.
You will have to turn the set screws on the swivial houseings to keep from rubbing the track arms, but no big deal.
Get a skid plate kit from atlantic british and you are ready to go, and I maen anywhere! Looking TOUGH!!
I farm 1000 acres with this set up, I challange my rover ofter, A number of buddies in our LR club have their parts on order after seeing what this set up will do, good luck

J.B.

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