ok have a 05 Ram 1500 with a 3 inch body lift!!! when i bought it. It had 326/60 r 20s on it they rubbed a little on the sway bar at full turn!!!

so i got rid of the 20s last year for a set of stock 17s now i need a set of tires for winter!!! cant afford new ones since i lost my job


K so here is the thing I have someone that will give me a set of 36x13.50 x17 Swamper IRocs for free!!! will these fit ok??? and will they do good in the snow to last me till january???

thanks jon

 

hey welcome to df it would be a little better if you gave us more info on your truck....well326/60/20 is roughly 35x12.83x20 and your upgrading to 36x13.5x17 thats about 1 inch taller and 1 inch wider so their might be a little less room for them to move and if you would of checked the FAQ it says you need a min of 4'' to run 36'' tires so maybe if you throw a level on their or if you have a 4x4 try cranking up your t bars they might be able to fit. And as for the traction on the snow i have no idea..

 

Hi yea i read the faq's but wasnt sure if i could get away with just a 3 inch!!!

this may be a stupid question but i am not even sure if my torsion bars have been cranked yet or not??? it sits level??? how can i tell if they have???

it is a 05 1500 4x4 hemi

thanks

 

i have no idea i have a 2wd im sure someone with a 4x4 knows how to check

 

crawl up under your rig and count the number of threads showing from the adjustment bolt in the T-bar keys, i would tell you the stock number of threads but i don't remember off the top of my head and i'm nowhere near my truck. I believe it is in a Chiltions manual under T-bar install but don't hold me to it so if you have one of their manuals or a nother member has one and could find the info.

 

i think a 13.5 inch wide tire is gunna too wide for your stock rims which are probably 8ish inches? wide
plus, you arent gunna have enough back spacing with stock wheels and will most likely rub, especially if you rubbed with 35x12.5's

 

I imagine as well as they will run well enough, but your travel won't be as far, and there will be some rubbing going on.

 

The best route to go here would be to crank the t-bars 2", and get some cheap cragar soft 8 wheels for your iroks until you can afford nicer rims!

 

thanks for all the replys i will be checking the torison bars in the morning to see if there cranked!!! i might get lucky thou found a set of 285/70s 17s not to far from me for 250 bucks

 

385's are 32.7" in diameter, how much tread is left on them?