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Old Nov 26, 2016 | 09:30 PM
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So I have searched the web and this forum and have found a ton of info on wheels. the specs I know are

5x135 or 5x5.5 lug pattern
5" pr 44mm offset

but none of this means much to me. I try to read and figure it out but it is all foreign. so my question is will these wheel fit? and if so what issues might I have?

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/c...7735/overview/
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Old Nov 26, 2016 | 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Neophyte
So I have searched the web and this forum and have found a ton of info on wheels. the specs I know are

5x135 or 5x5.5 lug pattern
5" pr 44mm offset

but none of this means much to me. I try to read and figure it out but it is all foreign. so my question is will these wheel fit? and if so what issues might I have?

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/c...7735/overview/
Yeah they will fit with no problems.
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Old Nov 27, 2016 | 07:59 AM
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Our wheels are 5x135 correct. 5x5.5(139.7) is not our wheel pattern. If you've seen them together either the wheels are cross drilled because there's not a big size gap difference OR, people buy 5x5.5 and use them with adapters because it's the least drastic change. But that being said stick with wheels made to fit and you'll have no issues. Nice looking wheels!
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Old Nov 27, 2016 | 06:03 PM
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so instead of starting a new thread I am just going to ask this here.
I am wanting to put 35 inch tires on my truck. I believe my truck has the 2 inch leveling kit. I looked under my truck and I do not see blocks for a body lift. here is a pic of my truck. there is a large gap between the bumper and the body. is this normal?

the reason I ask is I am thinking about putting a 2 inch body lift on it to accomodate the 35s. I know I have seen on here that they will fit. but it seems like it will be tight and I dont want to need to trim my fenders or wells and I dont want to loose a fender going over a large bump while off road
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Originally Posted by Neophyte
so instead of starting a new thread I am just going to ask this here.
I am wanting to put 35 inch tires on my truck. I believe my truck has the 2 inch leveling kit. I looked under my truck and I do not see blocks for a body lift. here is a pic of my truck. there is a large gap between the bumper and the body. is this normal?

the reason I ask is I am thinking about putting a 2 inch body lift on it to accomodate the 35s. I know I have seen on here that they will fit. but it seems like it will be tight and I dont want to need to trim my fenders or wells and I dont want to loose a fender going over a large bump while off road
Go ahead and do the three if you are doing it so you can get all of the brackets for the bumpers. Someone said the zone lift may have brackets for the 2" kit but I haven't checked it out myself.
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Old Nov 27, 2016 | 08:05 PM
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Ok thanks for the info. I will make sure whatever I get I get the brackets for the bumpers with it. I will look into doing a three.

does anyone know if that gap is normal when the truck has been leveled with the blocks in the back and the torsion keys changed or the torsion bars cranked? the gap is probably an inch or more.

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Ok thanks for the info. I will make sure whatever I get I get the brackets for the bumpers with it. I will look into doing a three.

does anyone know if that gap is normal when the truck has been leveled with the blocks in the back and the torsion keys changed or the torsion bars cranked? the gap is probably an inch or more.
If you are talking about the gap between your front bumper and grill, then no it is not normal. It can be adjusted by moving the brackets but if you are going to be using body lift brackets there may not be a point.

If that isn't what you are referring to then get a picture and let's see what's going on.
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Old Nov 27, 2016 | 09:09 PM
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that is what i was referring to. if it is not normal what is causing it?
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Old Nov 27, 2016 | 09:29 PM
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that is what i was referring to. if it is not normal what is causing it?
For some reason the bumper was probably removed at some point and put back on, but when they put it back they didn't put it back on the bumper brackets in the correct position.

It's not a hard fix at all. If you look where your bumper bolts to the brackets that bolt to your frame you will see 4 nuts that can be loosened and you should be able to adjust your bumper up.
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Old Nov 27, 2016 | 10:33 PM
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So 44mm offset is stock for our trucks?
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