ken i just looked through your pics. it is amazing how much difference a set of wheels can make, im glad you choose to join us on the lower side.

 

Well the brown truck just left, he dropped off the Caltrac's. Man, they are nice. Now I have everything together for the drop install in the morning. It feels good to get excited about a mod. Being old sucks.. but beats the hell out of the alternative. lol

 

I have a 2/4.5 mcgaughy's kit installed and i was wanting to put some Boss Motorsport 335 20 or 22's on the ram. What exact backspacing do i need to get these to tuck so the tires wont scrub the back inside fender lips. Im running stock 20's on a size smaller than stock tire and they scrub bad when i hit a bump with my four wheeler in the back. I have yet to get a straight answer from any Wheel distributor and was wondering if anyone here knew.
Also i can swap out the raising shackles and put on my stock shackles and it will put the fender lips at around a half inch from my tires. it looks sweet that low but i cant ride because of the scrubage. I honestly don't know how to measure for backspacing so if anyone can tell me how to i'm sure i can figure it out.

 

Brother, you measure backspacing by putting a straight edge across the backside of the rim and measure from the center hub surface to the straight edge. What is your actual tire size? Sometime it is necessary to trim the fender lip for tire clearence. Also, you can shim up the bump stops so the tire can't make contact with the fender. If you are not having issues while running unloaded, you can add airbags to help when loaded. Good luck..

 

Ah simple.. thank you

 

I removed my OEM front bump stops last year, but I still have the cups installed. My question is, has anyone installed after market bump stops If so what worked for you?

 

I was curious if someone could give me some info on lowering the rear of my truck about 2 inches or enough to match the stock front end. I have an 08 4x2 Ram. Any suggestions would be much appreciated!

 

Clifford, does the 08 have rear coil springs?

 

No, the rear is leaf spring, but the front are coil.

 

Clifford, all you need is to install a pair of shorty shackles and remove the overload spring. Mine sat level with that configuration. Good luck.