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Old Apr 25, 2012 | 10:04 PM
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ok so i have a stock o4 qq and i want to beef it up a bit, i want to get some cragar soft 8's but have no idea what size rim or tire to get, ive been looking around for a while and found a s**t ton of different sizes, please someone help
 
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Old Apr 25, 2012 | 10:22 PM
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Well to be honest, to keep the highest functionality of a truck you really don't want anything over a 17" wheel. If your doing it for looks youd probably be able to get an 18 or 19 without it looking stupid. Tire size realistically depends on your gears.
 
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Old Apr 25, 2012 | 10:39 PM
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15-16" Cragars look great, anything more gets looking ugly.

Aluminum stylized rims? Look great 17" and up.
 
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Old Apr 26, 2012 | 01:34 AM
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I would stick with 15's its a all around nice size. Most tires in 15's are pretty reasonable. My ram has 16's and im looking at 50-75.00 more per tire than my 15's thats were on my dak.
 
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Old Apr 26, 2012 | 10:24 AM
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Yeah get 15s and then get 31x10.5 tires. It will look good because there is more rubber and both the rims and tires will be a lot cheaper.
 
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Old Apr 27, 2012 | 07:29 PM
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also wondering how big of tires could i fit on my stock rims?
 
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Old Apr 27, 2012 | 07:34 PM
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Well if you staying at stock height then 31's
 
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Old Apr 30, 2012 | 07:53 PM
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right now i have 265/70r16 would i be able to run 265/75r16's?
 
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Old May 1, 2012 | 01:36 AM
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Stock came with 31's which is what 265/75/16's come out to be so you will be fine
 
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