well what was done was I just filed off 1/16 of an inch off the flex line bolt edge on caliper , just for now to make them fit since I had to order spacers for tire turning clearance anyway ..

choose to go with a real aggressive 33X14 clear rear fine on 8 inch wide rims as tire is actually only 12.8 wide according to TSL specs, problem is up front I cant turn lock to lock, hell actually I can only turn one full turn of steering wheel, so now its like driving a bus :O till spacers get here..

running 17lbs air in rear and 21 up front, ride isn't bad and it only sounds like a sesna going down the road, not a 747 !!! LOL

The ACTUAL rim is a 15X8 99 Durango that was stock with 31X10.5R15 with 5.5 backspacing vs stock 6 inch wide with 5 backspacing on my Dakota

anyway this is how I sit today Nov 11th....

unfortunately/fortunately its still my daily driver for another week till my
fuel mizer car gets here .






And this was the day I bought it:

 

Looks really good. I've always liked those wheels installed on the Gen1 Dakotas.

Do you think the tires are going to run the back of the front wheel wells once the spacers are on?

I saw where you have 4" of lift. How much is body and how much is suspension?

 

actually I got 5.5 inches of lift.. from how it was when I got it.. and with tire difference roughly 8 inches total.. I couldn't even crawl under the truck without my chest hitting frame(im a a tall skinny (190lbs) guy)

got 3.5 out of stock torsion bar with smaller bump stops, it just sits off them and makes for stiff ride but wit these tires dosent make a difference anyway LOL

and got 2 inch body lift ....

the 33's I originally had still rubbed on frame when turning so knew these would be slightly worst.

already did the math for turning with spacers and will have to trim fender a bit to clear it when turning which aint a big deal

right now tires stick out 2 inches from fender flares so needs new flares

I might just deal with the way it is for turning for now till spring when I can start solid axle conversion, since axle is a bit wider will solve that problem and will sure sit higher...

 

Did the tire place say anything to you about putting such a wide tire on that wheel? when i put 33x12.5s on a set of 15x6" wheels, none of the tire stores would even consider it. I ended up getting them mounted at my buddies garage and he told me flat out that when its time to take them off, they won't be coming off the wheel in one piece. It sure is nice being able to air down to 6 psi without beadlocks though.

 

my first set of 33's were on the factory 15X6, same shop and they even installed them on the truck at the time, this time the tires bead is only 9inch wide from the specs so 8 inch wide wasnt far off, 10's would be better but liek u said, being running low pressure 8's were better for intended purpose.. but they
never installed on truck, just mounted to rims, said they were going on a 99 plow/bush dakota , after they were mounted on rims, picked up went home, test fit, filed brake line bolt on drivers side front caliper, passenger was fine :/ almost cried on rear, got like not even 2 inches clearance from leaf spring .


right now tho truck is parked, its not my daily driver no more,more like weekend warrior, winter weather driver..lol got my lil Z24 cavalier 5 speed. , its a hair better on fuel for daily driver(to/from work and wife still has her loaded G6 ARGH) but i was actually down to 10 psi rear and 12 front and had a perfect pattern on the ground with full contact , it drove nice, handled better, didnt track everywere, parkinglots were fun tho, like turning around a bus with my turning radious, till i get the spacers