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Old Jun 23, 2006 | 02:21 PM
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Okay, so I just got my Ram 1500 about 2 weeks ago and I absolutely love it. But, the tires and wheels have to go! I have picked out the tires and wheels, going with Nitto Terra Grappler 33x12.50R15 and American Racing Wheels AR-23 15x10. My question is, what bolt pattern do I get?
 
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Old Jun 23, 2006 | 02:27 PM
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5 on 5.5 they are 1/2 inch studs.

wait.. what year is it?
 
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Old Jun 23, 2006 | 03:00 PM
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It's a 1996.
 
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Old Jun 23, 2006 | 03:26 PM
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yeah ok. it's a 5 on 5.5 then.
 
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Old Jun 23, 2006 | 03:39 PM
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get something with about 3.5" back spacing. otherwise you may rub the control arms.
 
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Old Jun 23, 2006 | 03:45 PM
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Well, the wheel I've been looking for at a decent price is the Pro Comp Xtreme Alloy Series 1023. But all the places I've found it either didn't have the right bolt pattern or didn't have the right width I needed. So any suggestions would be appreciated .
 
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Old Jun 23, 2006 | 04:05 PM
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The smallest they come in is 16"
 
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Old Jun 23, 2006 | 04:08 PM
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I should have mentioned that I have been constantly changing my mind because of price. But I have come down to it and said that I am going with what I want, rather than going around the price. So if I can find them, I'd like to go with 285/75R16 with 16x8s. Tires being the Nitto Terra Grapplers and the Wheels being the Series 1023.

Sorry for the confusion.
 
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Old Jun 23, 2006 | 04:25 PM
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http://www.tirepackage.com/detail.as...ber=NIT200-020
http://www.tirepackage.com/detail.as...r=PXA1023-6885

If you order it from here its is like 1160 mounted balanced and shipped.
I ordered my rims from them and didnt have a single problem.

One final thing, the backspacing is 4"...so you will prolly have some rubbing on your control arms. Not the end of the world, jst an advanced warning for ya.
 
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Old Jun 23, 2006 | 08:54 PM
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Thanks for that, habeba86, I appreciate it!

I ordered the tires and wheels and am now in search for exhaust. I was looking at getting Flowmaster 40 Series, Dual Rear exits. Any thoughts or comments? Anything that would be a bit cheaper? Would like to keep it under or around $300 for a cat-back.
 
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