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Galane · 07-05-2020, 02:59 AM

I took a look at my 2nd gen and there's not a lot of room for a tire scraper, especially without a lift kit. Looks like it would have to be pretty narrow.
But as long as it peels the sticky muck off the tire so it doesn't get flung up into the wheel well, that's what matters.

I also noticed there's plenty of room between the rear brake drum and front rotor and the wheel. Could make the scraper wrap around the inside sidewall of the tire and into that gap so it won't fill up with muck. Just don't make it so close to the wheel it hits stick on balancing weights.

Any such attachment would need to be BEEFY so it can't get bent and dig into the tire.

07-05-2020, 02:59 AM	#66 (permalink)
Galane Master EcoModder Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: idaho Posts: 282 Thanks: 0 Thanked 96 Times in 74 Posts	I took a look at my 2nd gen and there's not a lot of room for a tire scraper, especially without a lift kit. Looks like it would have to be pretty narrow. But as long as it peels the sticky muck off the tire so it doesn't get flung up into the wheel well, that's what matters. I also noticed there's plenty of room between the rear brake drum and front rotor and the wheel. Could make the scraper wrap around the inside sidewall of the tire and into that gap so it won't fill up with muck. Just don't make it so close to the wheel it hits stick on balancing weights. Any such attachment would need to be BEEFY so it can't get bent and dig into the tire.