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Old 02-22-2010, 11:16 PM
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can you put a 15 inch rim on a dodge i have heard you can and cant because of the caliper. any help would be nice. its a 97 dodge ram 1500 4x4 with 3 inch body lift.
 
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Old 02-22-2010, 11:40 PM
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It depends really on the rim you have, and most rims that wont fit, will fit with slight grinding on the caliper, I had 15 inch rims off a ford on my truck testing if 33's would rub and had no problems with putting them on.

Most likely if its a steel rim you will not have a problem
 
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i had a set of 15's that were eagle alloys and they didnt rub or grind on the caliper
 
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That's good to hear, was looking at tires and all the mud tires are cheaper with 15" rims size. Prob cuz of all the Jeep boys lol
 
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yea that was my same thought.
 
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