Seems to be nearly a 34" tall tiremarvelous wrote: My 67 has 285-75-17's on it. If it was lifted it came that way?
. Looks to be plenty of clearance. Do they rub? I'm looking for a mud tire so it'll be wider than those... What width rim are you running?I believe 9 inch rim and no rub what so ever!magnumcid wrote:Seems to be nearly a 34" tall tiremarvelous wrote: My 67 has 285-75-17's on it. If it was lifted it came that way?
It kinda looks lifted from the angle in this shot, but after looking at my own PW, with stock springs, maybe not. As I look at how far below the bottom of the body that the top of the axle is, it seems to match my truck. When I got the PW donor truck for my project, it was rolling on 36" 12.50x15 Buckshots. They tucked well as I recall. Up front, there was a slight trim to the very bottom points of the wheel openings, to clear the tires when it made hard turns while flexed out. I'm guessing that the springs are about gone after all these years, and maybe if the springs were in good shape, the trimming wouldn't be necessary.marvelous wrote:My 67 has 285-75-17's on it. If it was lifted it came that way?
My point though, is that most people could probably get away with 36's on the streets and mild trails with no problems. I really didn't drive mine around before tearing it down to find out. 
I'm thinking I may have to build something similar for the front of mine. I'd bet that it makes working up front alot nicer, having a place to stand or at least kneel. 
Yeah, I seem to remember hearing the 61-68 4 wheel drive trucks sat higher from the factory than the 69-71 trucks.demulsion wrote:I'm mostly speaking from what I've read on here over the years, but I believe you can run a 35" tire on a '61-'68 Power Wagon, and only a 33" tire on a '69-71 W series (without trimming anything).
I think your truck illustrates best the fender clearance of our trucks. My truck is definately higher than yours so I should be able to run 35s no problem. Probably go with 35x12.5x16 BFG M/Ts (if i can find some) on 8 or 9" wide rims. Haven't decided on backspacing yet (the rims will likely be bought new, the tires secondhand). Thanks for the replies guys! Now back to the original poster's problem...Boons wrote:My 68 tucks away 35s pretty tightly, even with the flat front springs.
Going to swap the front springs and trim the fenders for when I get 37s.
The 2WD spring swap seems like the best option if you want higher than stock. If you want it level with the rear then some (less worn) 4WD springs should do nicely! 
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It is great to stand on and each side has a built in tool box to boot!marvelous wrote:[
I'm really diggin' that front bumper.
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