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Old 10-21-2015, 04:12 PM
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I want to fit ion alloy 171 16x10 rims and 315/75 r16 with a leveling kit and a little messing with t bars but I still want a smooth ride and I've heard raising t bars can be bad so I want the leveling kit with shocks.
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Those are some big tires without regearing. Going to see a big power loss and drop in gas mileage. I think you would also have to do some major cutting to fit them with the set up you are going with. I know its a tight fit with a 3in body lift for 35's.
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Leveling kit is the same as just cranking the stock keys to level. They will both ride rough...
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Originally Posted by Alec_little
I want to fit ion alloy 171 16x10 rims and 315/75 r16 with a leveling kit and a little messing with t bars but I still want a smooth ride and I've heard raising t bars can be bad so I want the leveling kit with shocks.
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Leveling kit and cranking t bars are the same thing on a 4wd..... But 35's with fit with fully cranked t bars. Horrible ride. Maybe @redford will chime in. He has a pic of when he had maxed torsion bars and 35'sand you will go through front end comments faster obviously. It's what comes with it.
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Originally Posted by the01kingranch
Leveling kit and cranking t bars are the same thing on a 4wd..... But 35's with fit with fully cranked t bars. Horrible ride. Maybe @redford will chime in. He has a pic of when he had maxed torsion bars and 35'sand you will go through front end comments faster obviously. It's what comes with it.
315/75's are 36's arent they?
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315/75r16 are generally 34.6" give or take a couple of tenths. I ran that exact setup on my old black truck. It did ride rough enough that I ended going down to a 305/70 and backing off the tbars.

You will need to trim your valence and the rear of your fender well liner and flatten the seam behind it if you dont want it rubbing.
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This guy said he bought a 3 in 1 pro comp he bought from eBay but I can't find it. So based on what yall are saying 35s is prob a bad idea without a lift..
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This guy said he bought a 3 in 1 pro comp he bought from eBay but I can't find it. So based on what yall are saying 35s is prob a bad idea without a lift..
I did it and it looked great sitting still but the ride and repair bills sucked. Lol

Search "ultra 171" on here. A couple of guys did -36mm offset 16x10 wheels with 305s and they look damn good.
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I was wrong the thread title is "16x10 ion alloy 171"
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Thanks jprevat


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