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Old 06-11-2019, 01:47 PM
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Last week I installed bora 2" on my leveled sport now that I've had a whopping 7 days, I'm kind of wishing they still poked out a little more. Currently running the stock 275/55s and was thinking of switching to 33x12.5 or 35x12.5 nittos.

Curious if going with 12.5 wide rubber will kind of hang over the wheel more giving it a little more aggressive/noticiable negative offset look.

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A 12.5 wide tire will definitely give you more poke than the 275's but keep in mind you might be running into rubbing issues with that thick of a spacer. You might be able to pull off a 33x12 but a 35x12 is probably going to rub like a ****
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Originally Posted by riptide88
A 12.5 wide tire will definitely give you more poke than the 275's but keep in mind you might be running into rubbing issues with that thick of a spacer. You might be able to pull off a 33x12 but a 35x12 is probably going to rub like a ****
Thanks, I figured I may have some rubbing issues. I have a sawzall and a bigass sledge if I need that too lol.

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Not sure how attached you are to your running boards, but removing them may help them “appear” more poked.
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Originally Posted by sdk27
Not sure how attached you are to your running boards, but removing them may help them “appear” more poked.
Tried that last week funny enough. 10 mins is all it took to pull them off. Then after 2 days I threw them back on, I didn't like the effort it took getting in/out lol. I also found (to my suprise) I liked the look better with the running boards. With them off it kind of looked plane and a little boring to me.
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Yes, a wider tire will give more of a it-doesn't-fit look than you already have.

35x12.5 with 2" spacers? You're going to need to level it and cut stuff off and compromise the crash safety to fit those.



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