Doug4330

I jus bought a 03 ext cab 4x4. Truck has 30,000 miles. The frame is rusty from the cab back as is the underside of the bed. I plan on pulling the bed off and sanding or whatever it takes. Any suggestions on what to coat with? Also have tire and rim questions? Truck has 16's. What is the bolt pattern and how big can I go w tires?Also can someone fill me in on leveling kit?

Tyler.172

Not sure exactly what you mean by bolt pattern but it should be a 5lug

Jekaldahl

Bolt pattern is 5 by 135 and with no lift I have 285/75-16 hope that answers your question

Tyler.172

What does the 135 stand for/mean? I'm just curious

97maroon4x4

bolt pattern for rims is 5x135. You can fit a 16in rim or bigger. A good tire size to run would be a 33" tire, which is a 285/75/16 or 305/70/16 if you stick with your 16in rims. You can fit 35s but its a tight squeeze and requires some trimming. As far as a leveling kit, I wouldn't recommend one for our year trucks. Just crank up the stock torsion bars under the truck. It does the same as a leveling kit, but a leveling kit just cranks the bars past stock and puts your cv joints at really back angles. If you crank your bars, you can squeese the 35s, but it would probably look better with 33s IMO

97maroon4x4

Not all to sure but I think its the distance between the studs on the hub?

My03fx4

Its 135mm which is the spacing between the studs (center to center) and the truck will clear 33's with no problems.

Doug4330

Thanks for all the info guys. Specs on the wheel bolt pattern and tire clearance is what I was looking for. Im not a big fan of the stock rims.

4x4wolf

Bolt pattern is 5 x 135mm

Doug4330

Oh yea and fill me in in cranking up the torsion bars. Anyone have a good link for rims?