i am having a 2 inch leveling lift installed on my 2005 dakota 4x4 and i was wonndering if anyone has done it. and if they have how much triming is involved. the tires i wanna get are 33x12.5 firestone destination mts if its to much ill go with a smaller tire but ya also will they fit on the stock dakota rims?
-mike

 

Whoa, you will need major trimming if they will fit at all. I have those size on my Ram and they rub everywhere (no lift though). I had a 2" kit on my Dakota annd ran 265/70-17, which is almost a 32" but only 10.5" wide. I had rubbing on the liner at full lock, but I never trimmed anything. Imo you would also need a body lift and wheels with more offset to get the tire away from the body. I dont think that size will fit on stock rims.

 

Well, the 33x12.5 will require a stupid amount of trimming. I had to do "major" trimming to get the 33x11.2s to fit on factory wheels. You will "have" to get wheels that at least have a 4" backspacing to fit 33x12.5s. Which means, trimming becomes hacking. I'm not saying it cannot be done...but you had best be ready to put your dremel to work.

 

okay then does anyone run firestone destination mts on there ride i would like to see a picture with 31s or maybe 32s before i commit to a tire size

 

to donkey is yours the 3.7 or 4.7? and how much trimming did you do to fit your tires the ones that are on your truck are the exact look i was trying to find for my truck

 

Mike, I have the 3.7L Magnum of fury, factory 3.55:1 gear ratio, and the 6-speed manual transmission.

Here's some pics

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see now thats the exact stance that i want on this little truck. hows your gas mileage with the 3.7 and those tires

 

I'm getting 20mpg on the highway. Mixed between highway and city I get around 18. This is all achieved with the intake, electric fans, exhaust, and the drag racing driver mod.