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Old Sep 21, 2011 | 10:43 AM
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Just bought a 06 dakota quad cab...was thinking of a 3' body lift...what size tires can i go to on my factory 16's...would love to see some pics of body lifts on dakota as well
 
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Old Sep 21, 2011 | 11:34 AM
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Welcome to the forum! Be sure to post some pics of your truck. With a 3" body lift only, you probably can get away with 32"'s without major trimming. 33's with some trimming of the fender liners and mud flaps (I think, correct me if I'm wrong guys). If you added a 2" spacer and 2" blocks I know you can get 33's.
 
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Old Sep 21, 2011 | 12:16 PM
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what do you mean by adding 2' spacers or blocks...im a bit lost..lol
 
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Old Sep 21, 2011 | 12:38 PM
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The spacers are front strut spacers i.e. a leveling kit. The blocks are just rectangular blocks of steel that sit on the spring perches with longer ubolts that provide lift for the rear of the truck.
 
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Old Sep 21, 2011 | 01:17 PM
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in my sig pic you will see mine. i have the 3in PA body lift and 2in daystar leveling kit in the frontend. i do not have blocks in the rear yet. not sure if i will go with them or not. def will be replacing front struts and maybe put the monroe (ithink) coil over shocks in the rear. anyways my tires are 285/75/16's. with my stock rims i had to do a minor amount of trimming to the inside of the mud guards on the back of the front fenders....this consisted of me taking my pocket knife and just trimming the inside corner of the plastic flap. not noticeable to 3 foot lookers... then after my after market rims the mud guards needed a lil more trimming but still not bad even tho i havnt seen it in person for a while since i got the second trimming done since ive been deployed. the new wheels also cause my tires to frame rub just a bit at max full turn now but i will have to deal with that when i get home. hope that helps..... feel free to ask me anything else.... welcome to the forum!
 
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Old Sep 21, 2011 | 05:19 PM
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http://www.roughcountry.com/dodge_2w..._leveling.html 199$ option with the rear(you need to call them if you have a v8 4,7 for bigger u bolt at no charge)
285 75 16 dick cepek crushers...with 1'' sled's spacer you can use stock wheels!
 
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Old Sep 22, 2011 | 12:26 PM
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Thx for all the help..nice trucks mine is the dark gray as well...please more pics!!
 
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