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Old 03-07-2013, 10:12 AM
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Well just got back from the tire shop. They mounted one of my wheels with the new tire and it doesn't clear. I have a 2.5" leveling kit but the tire does not clear the back side. Would have to trim metal which I refuse to do. The wheels look great on the truck just wished the bigger tire would have fit but that is how it goes. They had to order 275/70R18 Nitto Trail Grapplers instead (295's is what I had ordered). Time to start saving up for a suspension lift.
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4x4? What back spacing?
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Thats a 33x11 basically. How does that not fit?.......... try a different tire shop.
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Save your money for a good set of lift . do it right the first time. and you be a happy camper.
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Originally Posted by '04 FSU F-150
Well just got back from the tire shop. They mounted one of my wheels with the new tire and it doesn't clear. I have a 2.5" leveling kit but the tire does not clear the back side. Would have to trim metal which I refuse to do. The wheels look great on the truck just wished the bigger tire would have fit but that is how it goes. They had to order 275/70R18 Nitto Trail Grapplers instead (295's is what I had ordered). Time to start saving up for a suspension lift.
Would it not fit due to tire size or rim offset?? If its the rims it would be easier just to get new rims
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I put my 35" Nitto's on my truck before i put the body lift on. just had a 3" HBS level in it and they cleared no problem....Its all in the offset / back spacing when you have fitment issues.
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I have 35's on my Truck with only a 2in level. I have slight rubbing on full lock left in reverse and that is it. I didn't worry about the rubbing because it only happened once when I was first installing them to test them out.
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Originally Posted by HighAngeledHell
Thats a 33x11 basically. How does that not fit?.......... try a different tire shop.
It's actually a 34.25in tire. The 275s are 33s.
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Its all in the backspacing and offset of the rim. I am running 35's on a 2.5 inch level kit. I have the stock rims. I am using a 1/4 wheel spacer to keep from rubbing. Tires with aggressive sidewalls tend to do that. A spacer may fix your problem
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I would definitely try another tire shop. I had to trim my inside of my fender flare a bit to get zero rub on 35x12.5 r20's 20x9 rim. I only have a 2.5" level.


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