jwest
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That shop can for sure MAKE them fit. I think most people here don't want to have severe cutting occur though. The main issue will be where the front needs clearance turning. I have a larger diameter tire, but they cannot be used with the 25mm spacer behind the factory 18x8 ET 53 without seriously grinding into the sliders, the actual body, and massively into the front ARB bumper.
You may actually end up needing an aftermarket bumper and not ARB. There are a couple out there that have the clearance in the nose and also a washer fluid relocation kit I think.
Now, you mentioned being open to the steel spring struts. If you did that, a number of vertical issues would be resolved due to their limitation on compression. They cannot compress up as high as the air struts. However, they don't allow as much traction off road either under articulation because wheels lift off sooner. They also decrease the rollover limits.
You may actually end up needing an aftermarket bumper and not ARB. There are a couple out there that have the clearance in the nose and also a washer fluid relocation kit I think.
Now, you mentioned being open to the steel spring struts. If you did that, a number of vertical issues would be resolved due to their limitation on compression. They cannot compress up as high as the air struts. However, they don't allow as much traction off road either under articulation because wheels lift off sooner. They also decrease the rollover limits.