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Old Mar 21, 2010 | 01:34 PM
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Hey guys,
want to go get a set of terra grapplers. Its a sweet deal.
Will my stock 20x9's fit 305/55/20's safely? It says on their site rim width is 8.5-11, but I feel like thats pushing it on the low end. Am I overthinking it or will it be safe?

Also, 07, stock height, 4wd. Will I be able to run with no rub and no wheel spacers.

I know I could find all this info using search, but Im in a big hurry and need to know if I can get these right away, so thanks for your help.
 
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Old Mar 21, 2010 | 01:59 PM
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you will rub. you need 1/4" spacers. thats a 33-12.5 tire. so with you being stock height you may run into some issues. a nice 2" leveling kit would solve that problem though.
 
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Old Mar 21, 2010 | 02:08 PM
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they came of of a 20" stock 20x9 rim . they are 12 wide not 12.5 . use the metric tire conversion . buddy had them on a stock 4x4 no problems .
 
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Old Mar 21, 2010 | 02:11 PM
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ok, my bad. i know the 12.50 will rub though. i have 1" spacers on mine and ive only got 1/4" clearance between the UCA and the tire.
 
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Old Mar 21, 2010 | 02:13 PM
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beecher .. i ran 33x12.50-20's mudgrapplers on stock rims 20x9 with no problems on my old IFS truck like his . and they were a lot meater . never had a problem .
 
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Old Mar 21, 2010 | 02:18 PM
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what year was it though? my buddy has a 03 with that size too and the pre 05 wheels are a bit different and the UCA sits back farther on them than the 06+ 1500's do also. i tryied taking my spacers off one day and my wheel wouldnt even go back all the way against the hub.

02-05 1500's have a bit more room in the front wheel wells than the later versions do. its the way they were made.
 
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Old Mar 21, 2010 | 02:23 PM
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mine was a 04 so it may have had more room . but in the op question he wanted to know if that tire 305-55-20 would fit and to answere that yes it will . converted over its a 33x12x20 . will clear with no issues . now if what you say is true about the difference in years a 12.50 wide rim may rub at ful lock but nothing a level cant fix. but he is not looking at a 12.50 wide tire so he is ok .
all i know is they fit no prob on my buddies 08 4x4 on stocks
 
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Old Mar 21, 2010 | 02:26 PM
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ok, that works. did i read the other day that you had found a new set of tires for your truck already?
 
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Old Mar 21, 2010 | 02:33 PM
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yes my 35's are sold 37's are on the way .

the OP is refuring to the 33's im selling for a buddy on hear and on DT
buddy had them on his dodge ram 1500 then on his chevy in a matter of 4 month . now he sold both trucks returned them back to stock and now is going back to dodge but in a cummins so hes going bigger on tire and bought my 35's for his .
 
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