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Old Dec 4, 2012 | 12:09 AM
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Welcome to the forum. If you plan on doing any offroading at all, do not put a 2.5" kit on it. It will destroy the front end the first time you try to flex it. Even 2" is pushing it. I had a 2" on mine, but I never went offroading and I had already replaced everything in the front with better aftermarket parts.
yea i dont want to have anything more than 2 for that reason and it would probably be higher in the front than the back if it was anything more. Which tire size would be best do you think?
 
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With either a 1.5" or 2" leveling kit, the tire that require a small amount of trimming (or possibly none), would be 265/65/18. A 285/60/18 would require more trimming, possibly a lot more. Either tire would work on a 9" wide wheel, and both would also work on an 8" wide wheel. Of course, once again, the offset would determine how much trimming that will be required. An offset of 18 would be ideal.
 
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Old Dec 4, 2012 | 12:14 PM
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With either a 1.5" or 2" leveling kit, the tire that require a small amount of trimming (or possibly none), would be 265/65/18. A 285/60/18 would require more trimming, possibly a lot more. Either tire would work on a 9" wide wheel, and both would also work on an 8" wide wheel. Of course, once again, the offset would determine how much trimming that will be required. An offset of 18 would be ideal.
Okay so if i got 2 inches in the front and 285/60/18 on a 9 inch wheel with an 18 offset i could probably get a way with minor trimming?
 
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Originally Posted by dakotaff
With either a 1.5" or 2" leveling kit, the tire that require a small amount of trimming (or possibly none), would be 265/65/18. A 285/60/18 would require more trimming, possibly a lot more. Either tire would work on a 9" wide wheel, and both would also work on an 8" wide wheel. Of course, once again, the offset would determine how much trimming that will be required. An offset of 18 would be ideal.
Honestly, I would go with the 265/65/18 if you're looking to fill the wheel well with the least amount of trimming.
 
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Old Dec 5, 2012 | 12:39 PM
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Thank you again for the help. hopefully it will be done in the next two weeks.
 

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How do you wanna lift your truck 2" if you have a physically handicapped license plate?
Nice truck BTW
 
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Old Dec 5, 2012 | 10:10 PM
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How do you wanna lift your truck 2" if you have a physically handicapped license plate?
Nice truck BTW
yea i know that looks funny. Thats actually just cause of my dad who is handicapped. but it does come in handy haha. what else would you do if you were going to mod my truck?
 
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Old Dec 6, 2012 | 12:59 AM
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Originally Posted by dakblack08
Okay so if i got 2 inches in the front and 285/60/18 on a 9 inch wheel with an 18 offset i could probably get a way with minor trimming?
This is what I had to do to get 285/65/18 under my 08 before a lift.
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/members...res-13071.html

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Originally Posted by dakotaff
Honestly, I would go with the 265/65/18 if you're looking to fill the wheel well with the least amount of trimming.
285/60 could work right
 
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Old Dec 6, 2012 | 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by DaKoCuN
285/60 could work right
Read the post below again.

Originally Posted by dakotaff
With either a 1.5" or 2" leveling kit, the tire that require a small amount of trimming (or possibly none), would be 265/65/18. A 285/60/18 would require more trimming, possibly a lot more. Either tire would work on a 9" wide wheel, and both would also work on an 8" wide wheel. Of course, once again, the offset would determine how much trimming that will be required. An offset of 18 would be ideal.
We're beating this to death here, nobody has this size, so we cannot really answer what will be involved to make this size tire fit.

But without a leveling kit, do not even try it.
 
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