17 in. rims vs. 20 in. rims with 35 in. tires?
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I am with the them
hell ya 17's are clean had the chance to buy my trucks sis with 20's just didn't seem right for any off road use
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Those are the wheels and tires
you know what guys every truck on here is great and should be looked at this way.
the fun of looking at all the trucks and what people are doing is to see what you like and what you don't.
i have friends that are running 20" and beat the sh** out of there truck and others running 17" doing the same.
i have 18" they are great and i like them but i friends that they were not for them.
to to everyone on here thanks for all the great pictures and ideas i have a great time looking!
thats what it's all about!
the fun of looking at all the trucks and what people are doing is to see what you like and what you don't.
i have friends that are running 20" and beat the sh** out of there truck and others running 17" doing the same.
i have 18" they are great and i like them but i friends that they were not for them.
to to everyone on here thanks for all the great pictures and ideas i have a great time looking!
thats what it's all about!
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I was told by America's tire that I cannot run 35's on my 17x8 rims cause it would make the tire bow in. I just put a 2" leveling kit on it and it looks great, but I think taller tires are in order, my tires now are 265x70Rx17, I was told they were about 31". Can anyone tell me what is the biggest tire that I can run, I want a more aggressive looking tire still as quiet as I can. I plan on doing very little to none off roading with this, just like the look of the Ram
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Nah, those are the BFG M/T's, I think they're called KM2's or something like that.
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I was told by America's tire that I cannot run 35's on my 17x8 rims cause it would make the tire bow in. I just put a 2" leveling kit on it and it looks great, but I think taller tires are in order, my tires now are 265x70Rx17, I was told they were about 31". Can anyone tell me what is the biggest tire that I can run, I want a more aggressive looking tire still as quiet as I can. I plan on doing very little to none off roading with this, just like the look of the Ram
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I think we had talked about this a while back. You technically can run a 35x12.5x17 on a 17x8 rim. The sidewall on the tire will suck in on the rim. You stand a bigger chance of popping the bead, but with you not going off road not so much. I would say you would need a spacer or aftermarket rims with a good backspacing so you wouldn't rub. I would go with something like a 295 or a 305 at the most if that were me. I'm running the 295/70/17 which is a little over a 33.5" tire and I have excelent movement. By the way, Nitto has really impressed me with the NTG's I bought. Quiet, yet aggressive looking for an a/t.
Well thanks for your input, I have been looking for 295/70R/17, was a little worried that it still might rub, but thanks to you I feel confident in getting that size, thanks again