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installed a 3" leveling kit and 34" swampers

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Old 03-03-2010, 01:50 PM
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Old 03-03-2010, 02:05 PM
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pictures dont do it justice, the truck looks amazing. im about to buy some new wheels, they couldnt balance the back passenger tire because it was bent apparently and im starting to think i bought a salvage truck because of some of the other stuff ive noticed.



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nice. now go hit the mud.
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You sure that doesnt rubb at all? Looks close.
Old 03-03-2010, 03:55 PM
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Be REALLY careful what rims you buy...I guarantee if the specs vary be even a little from what the stock rims specs are, you WILL run into rubbing problems...if the backspacing is less than the stock rims, you are going to rub at the back of your front fenders when turning, If there is more backspacing than the stock rims you will rub on the control arms when turning. If the rims are wider than stock. you are going to run into rubbing problems too....just do your research and be smart when picking out which rims you buy. Just a word of advice I have a level kit with 33x12.50 tires on my aftermarket rims with 4.5" of backspacing and I had to do some trimming to my fender wells for clearance when turning.
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Umm. New rims and it would look amazing.
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You could get some of the OEM Aluminum 17s and you wouldn't have to worry about rubbing.
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Nice tires. Are they the tsl radials?
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x's 2 on the OEM Aluminum 17's and you could probably get them pretty cheap too.
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thanks for the heads up buck. it is very close.

im about to start looking at some rims online tonight.

they are the TSL LTBs. i was low on money and found a pretty good deal on these, they still have the three stage lug so they should work decent when i take it through a little bit of mud. ill let you guys know how well it works after i go play with it!


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