hi guys now i just got my 2001 ram up and running with my new trans,i am very impressed with my huges shift kit alto red eagle clutches and my giggest improvment the 787 converter its a high stall towing converter with a torington bearing!

now my question arises i have the stock 16" wheels on it now with bald tires but i thought i hab that base covered.
I saved my 15x10 american racing baja wheels with my brigstone duelers 33x12.50 r15 only 10k put on them since new from my old beloved 1999 ram sport and i thought id just throw them on my new 2001.

now the backspacing on the wheels im not sure about but they stuck out a lot on the 1999 ram i thought the salesmen told me they were for a 1979 ford f150 so on my dodge they would stick out a bit hope this helps.

Now the problem is dodge apparently switched to 2 piston calipers so they are bigger and the wheels hit them and it even looks kinda close to the tie rod end.

now my ? is (is there anything i can do to make them fit)Grinding the caliper etc if i can grind them how much is needed

im sorry if someone already posted this? but i did search the forum and didnt see anything i put in (will 15" wheels fit my ram)
i dont want to run 16" because i have checked prices on them about 220 a tire for 315 75s and i already have almost new 33"s

thanks guys already this forum has been a huge help

 

You have 3 choices; grind the calipers down a little, get wheel spacers, or get new wheels.

I don't really recommend wheel spacers, as the wheels will already be sticking out quite a bit and any more will just worsen the issue. Personally, I would just grind the calipers a little to get them to clear. I did it to my truck to clear 15x12 aluminum wheels when it had about 10k miles on it. It now has over 160k with the same ground-down calipers and I have not had an issue yet. Some people will say its wrong and bad for the brakes, but I have not had any trouble.

All I did was figure out where thy are rubbing, grind some metal way, test fit, grind a little more, test fit, yadyadayada. It wasn't very much on mine, maybe an 1/8" or something along those lines (just in one small area).

 

as Olyelr could tell ya there is another thread with more info on this floating around....you can find it with the search function up top....Although in a nutshell your options were listed above..

 

If you go the frinding route, make sure you have a spare that not only fits, but is the same overall diameter. Running unequal sized tires/wheels on a 4X is a no-no.

 

Fixed.


OP, just get new wheels. It will save you a lot of headache in the longrun. Plus you can get some wheels you really like.

 

Why the need? If you have a spare that is a different size from your other 4 tires/wheels and you get a flat, you will be running it on one axle or the other. And they say I nitpick.

 

No, not true.

On a 2WD Platform as long as you run the odd tire on a non driven wheel and you will not have any issue. However when you run two different size tires on the same powered axle, you can have serious issues, such as pulling, handling problems, and in certain configurations, you can destroy the gears. If you put two different sized tires on a locked or l/s differential you WILL destroy it. A neighbor of mine Destroyed his first spare tire on his pre-runner, so he put his second on, which was of a smaller size than the first. He about about 3 miles down the course when his gears grenaded.

It's not nitpicking, its correcting dangerous misinformation.

 

That's a little extreme. Dangerous misinformation would be saying nothing about the situation. If anything, what I said was overly cautious, not dangerous. Yes, putting that unequal sized spare on the front axle while in 4X2 is not as critical, but that's only if the owner has an open differential. Most do, but I prefer not to assume.

 

thank you thank you thank you!!!!!!!!!!!OLYELR I will be trying this this weekend!!!!
i spent alot of $$ on these wheels and there almost new put they are still used so selling them isnt an option because on the used wheel market it seems i would be hard pressed to get anywhere nere what i got in them plus i just dumped 800 in my trans so im a little low on funds ya know.

miami son also thank you i never would have thought of the spare untill i was along side the road!!!I have a open up front but still i will get a matching size spare so i dont tare anything up i could just mount it in the bed i guess??

miami son i really would like to complement on your truck it looks great!!!I have always loved the sports!!!

I will get pics up soon of my ram THANKS AGAIN EVERYONE!

 

which is why your 4wd vehicles now a days do not have a donut tire, they usually have a 5th tire same size as the others