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Old 08-23-2017, 09:45 PM
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Gentlemen, Need some help choosing the right wheel size and back spacing, would be grateful for help,My son wants a 6" lift and 35" tires, on his 03 4x4 crew, I have no idea what wheels to get😬
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Gentlemen, Need some help choosing the right wheel size and back spacing, would be grateful for help,My son wants a 6" lift and 35" tires, on his 03 4x4 crew, I have no idea what wheels to get😬
To run 35's on 6" lift you'll want to keep offset under -44 anything over and you'll start to rub. The possibilities are endless
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Originally Posted by 02_Black_On_White
To run 35's on 6" lift you'll want to keep offset under -44 anything over and you'll start to rub. The possibilities are endless
Thank you Sir, so should I stick with factory size 17" and what widths rim?
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Here's a pic of 315's on stock wheels.


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Originally Posted by BravoZulu
Here's a pic of 315's on stock wheels.


Looks good man, what size lift you have?
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I put a 3" Performance Accessories BL on.
T-bar crank in front with torsion keys
and Air Lift air bag rear helper springs.

overall it's a 6" lift
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Originally Posted by BravoZulu
I put a 3" Performance Accessories BL on.
T-bar crank in front with torsion keys
and Air Lift air bag rear helper springs.

overall it's a 6" lift
No it's not. You didn't get 3" out of a T bar crank. And if you did... your riding around on bump stops with a blown out front end.

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Negatory....Damn near rides like stock!

also, sits 6" higher then stock 03 F150..In fact I had to lower the ride just to get out of my 7' garage door height. I scrape the rubber weather strip in/out of the garage.
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02 You might be right! I forgot to take into account the 315's are a taller tire than the stock 275's

I probably squeeked 2" from the T-bar crank then an additional 3" from the BL.
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Default Wheel offset ??

I went to a local tire dealer to see about wheels and 35's for 03 4x4 crew, and they said no way a -44 offset will work, that max -12 to -24, he'll , I just don't know... Anybody running this offset? Thanks, Vann



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