FoxRacingJMC

So, I recently put on my 37's and prior to bringing them to the shop to put on, I trimmed my pinch seams as its required when you run 37's. Needless to say, my buddy now wants 37's. His father happens to own a shop that ordered 37's for someone and they never picked em up. So, his father has them at the shop. My friend wants to put em on tomorrow while his father will be at the shop and mount them for him but he hasn't trimmed his pinch seams yet.

My question is, can he put them on just to drive home without slicing his tire? I wouldn't know cause I trimmed mine before putting them on... they wont rub or cut the tire just driving on the street, right? Pretty sure he'll be ok, just wanted a 2nd opinion though....

Thanks all....

Jester116th

If it were me I'd trim them seams 'cause if he hits a bump in the road they will get into the tire. There is very little clearance between the seam and the surface of the tire like 1/4 in

FoxRacingJMC

That close huh? Well, he lives id say a mile from his fathers shop, if that... which is 35 mph the most. Worse comes to worse, he'll just have to bang the seam back and then finish up at his house...

dinojeep

It depends on what lift he has. Does he have new control arms that move the rear axle back? I prolly wouldn't risk it with a tire that is so expensive. Its something that will need to be done anyway.
Why not just do it first. Only takes a few mins.

sneck

I don't understand, tomorrow is friday. Worse comes to worse, he trims the pinch seam at some point this weekend, and then gets his tires. doesn't his father own the shop? Whats the rush?

FoxRacingJMC

Hes got a 3.5" lift, just springs and shocks. No control arms to move axle back. Yea, I'm sure he could, he just wanted to get in, have them mounted, and get out ya know? I'll tell em to just whack em back.

rinkishJK

Use a bfh and be done with it! That's what I did.

FoxRacingJMC

Trust me, I said that to him... he is just way impatient. They are at the shop, he can get em on early before the shop gets busy, and then say he has "37's" yes, he is a reTARD.

FoxRacingJMC

I'm gonna tell him he'll blow both of the rears, cause really, he will... maybe that'll change his mind and have him slow down a little...

SoupSandwich

It takes a couple mins a side to trim the seams with an angle grinder. Will he be fine not doing it, probably. I went a month and was fine.