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Old Jul 14, 2011 | 03:11 PM
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You won't find lo-pro A/T tires for 20" rims...A/T's have a tall sidewall by definition. And as mentioned, you'll need to know your offset and backspacing to allow steering articulation.
 
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Old Jul 14, 2011 | 04:37 PM
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dakotaff, what rim/tire combo are you running!? i love love love the look of it!
 
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Old Jul 14, 2011 | 05:14 PM
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dakotaff, what rim/tire combo are you running!? i love love love the look of it!
Thanks, I have stock Dodge Ram laramie 20's with Cooper Zeon LTZ tires, 285/50/20. I had to trim a little, and that is with a leveling kit. I'm really happy with the combo, when I first saw the size of the tires, I thought I was in for trouble.
 

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Old Jul 14, 2011 | 07:01 PM
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if your not wanting to mess with the leveling kit and don't want to cut anything for rub issues and are thinking of aftermarket rims. stay as close to the factory offset as possible. i think its +25 or 26mm with a 5. something backspacing. but the stock rim with the "right" 265/75-16 you should not have a problem as others have said. even with the 3" lift, 2" leveling kit, a +2mm offset and 4.5in backspacing i had to do some major trimming on the mud guards to get the 275/85-16's to fit.
 
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Old Jul 14, 2011 | 09:20 PM
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It definitely depends on what 265/75/16's you are going to be trying to run. My safari tsr's rub occasionally with a 2 inch leveling kit so I know I would get getting a ton of rub at 100% stock.
 
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Old Jul 14, 2011 | 11:52 PM
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I am liking American Racing Outlaw II. http://www.streetdreams.org/nocache/...2_machined.jpg

Pretty good at $117. What finish does it appear to have?
 
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Old Jul 15, 2011 | 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by DakotaAgain?
I am liking American Racing Outlaw II. http://www.streetdreams.org/nocache/...2_machined.jpg

Pretty good at $117. What finish does it appear to have?
Looks like they are polished aluminum, not really my style (which should not matter), I prefer spoked wheels. Just make sure that you get something with a offset/backspace that will work, as mentioned by cope4jerd.

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Stock offset is 25.4mm
Stock backspace will depend on which OEM wheel that you have, Aluminum are 8" wide and Steelies are 7" wide.
 
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Old Jul 15, 2011 | 01:10 PM
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If you decide to stay with the Stock Rims I was able to put 255/70/16 on my truck with no level or lit kit and no trimming.

Good Luck with whatever you decide.
 
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Old Jul 15, 2011 | 01:27 PM
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265/70/16 is a Dakota stock size tire (my truck came with that size), so there would be no problem whatsoever with that size.
 
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