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Lifted Rams with 33" tires not 35's.???

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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 02:00 PM
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Default Lifted Rams with 33" tires not 35's.???

I was thinking of doing it cheap and just throwing this on my truck http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/06-08...spagenameZWDVW

If I were to install this kit, add 2" Fender flares and add some 1.5" wheel spacers to my stock wheels, would it look good? Will the 11" width tire look silly if it's stance gets 1.5" wider?
Anyone with pics of a similar situation?
 
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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 02:06 PM
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I think it would look alright. Wouldn't look ideal, but don't think it will look bad. 11" is still a fairly wide tire.
 
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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 02:14 PM
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I found an '06 3500 with 305/55/20's on a 6.5" Fabtech kit http://www.cstsuspension.com/gallery...toGalleryID=85

I'd only be going 2.5" up front and 1.5" out back. I just don't wanna be like those kids who drive the mustangs and firebirds with 8" wide tires that are mounted to 8" wheel spacers if ya know what I mean(looking like a bike tire mounted on the outside of the wheel well)...lmao
 
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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 02:26 PM
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Looks like even the 2.5" lift front/back would make the tires look too small. Check this out. https://dodgeforum.com/forum/members...readylift.html
 
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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 02:27 PM
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I would say it'll look ok. I'm surprised the kit comes with rear shocks and not front ones, though. It's most people who've gone to a 2.5" spacer in the front who complain of the stock shock bottoming out on them. You may have to resolve yourself to spending a little extra money on a set of longer front shocks as well.
 
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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 02:33 PM
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I would say it'll look ok. I'm surprised the kit comes with rear shocks and not front ones, though. It's most people who've gone to a 2.5" spacer in the front who complain of the stock shock bottoming out on them. You may have to resolve yourself to spending a little extra money on a set of longer front shocks as well.
my front shocks bottom out sometimes. if i wasnt going with a 5inch lift in the next month i would be getting the right shocks. and thats with my torsion cranked up. no keys.
 
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I think it looks alright. It just looks like a stock ram with the 17" wheels/31.5" tires
 
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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 02:52 PM
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I don't know if these will help you or not, but these are my truck with stock suspension and 33x12.5x17" Mickey Thompson MTX tires. And after adding the 4" Rancho Suspension kit, but before going to my current 35's. I measured the kit out to be closer to 4.5" of lift than 4"...

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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 03:34 PM
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i got the 3" spacers put on my truck and the shock was so short that it kept the spring compressed. Had to get 2500 +2" shocks, rides like stock now (better actually)
 
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Old Feb 23, 2009 | 05:10 PM
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Hammer that doesn't look bad at all. Also, I had saved 2 pages. Here's the other kit with the front shocks http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...3AIT&viewitem=
 

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