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Old 07-24-2014, 03:13 AM
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Hey guys I have a 04 ram 1500 leveled with factory 20s and I'm looking for some mud tires. I can get a set of 38-10.5-r20 i was wondering if they you fit my truck because there not so wide so the shouldn't hit
 
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Old 07-24-2014, 06:19 AM
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That's a really big, heavy tire for the underwhelming front suspension parts... not to mention your transmission is going to hate you. Assuming you are 4WD? I think you will be breaking a lot of stuff with that big of a tire.
 
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i honasty dont know how they will fit with out cutting allot
off your front bumper.. but it would look great, if you go for it post pics!

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Jeez guys I was just asking for a straight yes or no I figured they would fit because my buddy has 36-13.5 on his leveled 1500 but they rubbed without a spacer. I figured they would be fine because they wernt so wide
 
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Hell no they won't fit, and how did you find a tire that tall and that thin. A standard 35" tire is 12.5" wide. Don't try it without a 6" lift and maybe even a body lift which I'm not too fond of.
 
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No. They will other fit with just a level kit. You could do a small suspension lift of a body lift and then you would be OK.

What you see in my signature pic is 37s with a 12" lift
 
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do you have any sort of lift? I've got a 6" suspension lift and 3" body lift and i run 38x15.5's just fine. granted if you don't have any lift you may encounter rubbing even if they are a thinner tire.
 
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I know with a 2.5" leveling kit that the Ram's can fit a 33" tire... but 38"? I'm not too sure about that one. Definitely look into a lift kit as well.
 
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Originally Posted by kevin.pauling
do you have any sort of lift? I've got a 6" suspension lift and 3" body lift and i run 38x15.5's just fine. granted if you don't have any lift you may encounter rubbing even if they are a thinner tire.
Those things must still out really far.....
 
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R20's are going to be extremely expensive. I went down to 17's with I think 35's and didn't have any issues
 


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