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RE: Tires
JD is correct, 33's are max for 1500 stock suspension. I had 33" Mickey Thompson MTX's before I did the suspension lift. Good full look, yet left enough to flex a good bit off road without rubbing.
35's with as little as a level kit up front. Doesn't leave a real lot of room for serious off-roading, but is fine for on pavement use and some mild off-road.
I have 4" suspension lift up front & 2" blocks in rear. Nice level stance & real good clearence for 35's, never came close to any rubbing off-roading even with a 650# ATV in the bed.
35's with as little as a level kit up front. Doesn't leave a real lot of room for serious off-roading, but is fine for on pavement use and some mild off-road.
I have 4" suspension lift up front & 2" blocks in rear. Nice level stance & real good clearence for 35's, never came close to any rubbing off-roading even with a 650# ATV in the bed.
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RE: Tires
+2. I put a leveling kit on my 1500 and have 35's (325/65/18) Its pretty tight and the rub a slight bit at full turn and hitting a bump at the same time. You have to have the proper offset and backspacing in your wheel. A 315/65/17 (33's) would fit real nice on stock. A leveling kit is a new set of Torsion keys which allow more lift. Then you could go to a 325/70/17 (35's). I would advise you go to at least 18" wheels if you are going to buy aftermarket wheels. Since the alluminum is much thicker than your stock steel's (I'm just assuming here) You can have a problem with the new wheels hitting the stick on-type balance weights or possibly even the caliper. If your staying with your stock wheels check their width because most 35" tires generally reccomend a 9" wide wheel. Not to mention a too narrow or wide wheel just looks plain dumb and can cause undue stress on the sidewall.
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