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Old 11-07-2011, 06:22 PM
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quick question for yall. im gonne be lifting my truck, but i need new tires right now. and ima get tires to mount on my new wheels. i got these
http://www.4wheelparts.com/Wheels/52..._pn=PCW52-5868 and wanted to get 31x10.5 tires. . .could i get these in my stock hight truck? its an 01 3.9 2wd dak.
 
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Old 11-07-2011, 06:43 PM
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i think yes thats what ive read in the forum
 
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Probably not without rub. You'll probably have quite a bit of rub. My tires are 265/70/16 and I get some rub at full turn, and mines lifted 2 inches all around, no real big deal. But if you're lifting it 3" or whatever, 31's should be fine.
 
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youll be fine after lift
 
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I don't know what the height difference between stock 2wd and a stock 4wd is but I had the 31 x10.50 on my stock 4wd and they never rubbed sitting at stock height. But if you are worried about rubbing your can do a 2" lift for pretty cheap, I just put 2" blocks in the back and tightened my torsion bars.
 
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dang. . .yeah they will be dialed when its lifted with the 31's, but i need tires before i can lift it cuz mine are shot and its rainy season round here. . .crap! gotta put in some more overtime then!! hahah well worth it tho. thanks yall
 
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As with Mr. Lover they fit fine on my ’00 4X4. Look in the owner’s manual, that’s what told me I could use.
 
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2wd don't have torsion bars and you can't put blocks on them, unless you do a spring-over-axle swap. Get cheap coil spacers off of ebay for $110 and rear 2" shackles for the rear. I fit 275/55/R20's under mine with a little rub on the inside and I had to cute my front muper a few inches (really easy with dremmel and a dry-erase marker) Can you tell they are cut?

Also recently I put 1" wheel spacers on the front and they do not rub at all , but had to cut bumper a little more.. Look at picl. Mine is also a 2wd and sits about 2"s lower than a 4wd.
 
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thanks for the help. was just tryna see if i can fit em stock before i get my lift, its on back order.
 
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Originally Posted by Trent479
thanks for the help. was just tryna see if i can fit em stock before i get my lift, its on back order.
They will fit good enough to drive around. They will rub a little on the inside and might hit the bumper. Razor blade works better than a dremmel, won't heat up the plastic/paint and cause bubbles or anything in the paint.
 



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