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Lift and Tires

Old May 27, 2010 | 10:04 PM
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Okay, I'm 16, i just got my truck (2006 Night Runner Quad 4x4), and I need some opinions on lift and tires. i only want a body lift and no bigger than 35" tires on my stock 20" rims. What size and type of tires and how much lift should i get. I'm on a budget btw
 
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Old May 27, 2010 | 10:14 PM
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Welcome man.
The cheapest way would be getting a 3" body lift and some 35x12.5x20 on your stock rims. Night runners are sick, your a lucky kid
 
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Old May 27, 2010 | 10:16 PM
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Man when I was 16 I got a 1987 mustang that cost $500, you're pretty lucky man. Look into some Nitto's you can usually find a good deal on some Terra Grapplers.......Good Luck.
 
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Old May 27, 2010 | 10:22 PM
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Won't have enough offset on stock rims to run 35x12.50x20s, an 35s with only 3" of lift won't leave much room for articulation. Best route to go would be either a 3" body lift or 4" suspension lift, and 33s on your 20s. Look into Nitto Terra Grapplers or Cooper Zeons, great tires for the money.
 
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Old May 27, 2010 | 10:27 PM
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zone 3'' body lift on toyo mts 35s
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Old May 27, 2010 | 10:30 PM
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Lucky you OP. When I was 16 I got to borrow my grandma's baby blue Ford Fairmont 4 door.....talk about a chick magnet - NOT!! LOL. In regard to tires, my vote would be for Nitto Terra Grapplers. You can them for a great price and get a lot of miles with regular rotating around 6k miles.
 
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Old May 27, 2010 | 10:35 PM
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When I was 16, people still had to feed their basic transportation...
 
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Old May 27, 2010 | 10:35 PM
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This is 06nightrunner01's....3" body and 2.5 level. 35x12.50s


But Pyro said it wont leave you with much articulation, so they will fit they just will scrub in some circumstances
 
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Old May 27, 2010 | 11:12 PM
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if you have just a 2.5 level can you throw 35's on it?
 
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Old May 27, 2010 | 11:19 PM
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Originally Posted by crazyandy202
if you have just a 2.5 level can you throw 35's on it?
Theoretically yes...but you wont have much articulation and will need to trim. Im planning on getting 35s with a 2.5 but am probably gonna put 3in spindles first
 
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