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Fitting 20x12's the right way?

Old Sep 22, 2017 | 11:13 AM
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Morning y'all,

I'm back with another question about my 94 1500. I really like the look of 20x12 wheels. I found a set I like for a good price. They are 20x12 with a -51mm offset which I know will be hard to accommodate on my truck. I would like to wrap them in a 33" tire. My truck is a 2WD 1500 at stock ride height. What steps would I have to take to get these wheels to fit properly (or somewhat properly lol)? Longer control arms? Coil spacers?

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Old Sep 22, 2017 | 02:13 PM
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That should be right about 4" backspacing...... which is about right. Being that wide though, I would expect 33's to make contact with the outer wheel opening when you turn.......

Don't think you can do 3" spacers without putting a lot of strain on the balljoints on a 4x2 though... I think 2.5 is the max, without doing other work as well. Probably still have to do some fender carving to clear the tires.

Would look pretty cool though.

Best I can offer is, mount up the fronts, set the truck back down, turn the wheels lock to lock, and see what you get.
 
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