I'm trying this again. I didn't see it post.
Jon H
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jon Hambleton
> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 1998 8:12 AM
> To: Dakota-Truck@Buffnet. Net (E-mail)
> Subject: Wheel Clearance, Glass fix
>
>
> A quick way to tell if your tires will hit the fender is to put
> a block of wood the top of the tire the thickness you want to drop the
> truck. Then bounce the suspension. If the fender contacts the wood,
> your tire will contact the fender if you drop it that much. With the
> 255/60X15's on my truck I could get away with a 2" drop except under
> VERY extreme situations (read bottoming against the snubbers). Another
> check is to drop a straight edge down from the outside of the fender.
> If the straight edge touches the outside of the tire, you will likely
> have interference if you drop the truck more than 2". Going to a 16"
> or 17" wheel would mean you would have to go to 50 or 40 series tires.
> The cost of these wheels and tires with our bolt pattern really gets
> expensive. Just a note. With a minimal load in my 96 CC I drag the
> hitch going in and out of my driveway, and all I did was switch from
> 215/75's to 255/60's.
>
> If you look in the advertisements in the back of Popular
> Mechanics and similar magazines there is an ad that runs constantly
> for a product that will buff out pits and chips in windshields. I
> would think that if it will buff out chips it would buff out
> scratches. My dad used to use a product called Bon Ami that buffed out
> minor imperfections in the windshield. Haven't seen that stuff in a
> lot of years. You might also try searching the web site for Mother's
> brand of finishing compounds, and other brand names. I would try a lot
> of "home remedies" before I spent $450 on a new windshield.
>
> Jon H
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