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37x12.5-17 on a 17x7.5?

Old Jun 8, 2012 | 10:44 PM
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You WON'T fit 37s without some kind of lift. You can only fit 35s at stock height.
 
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Old Jun 8, 2012 | 11:00 PM
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Originally Posted by 08HEMI1500
You WON'T fit 37s without some kind of lift. You can only fit 35s at stock height.
Remember I have a 2500 not a 1500 ifs, I have live axes to, u may want to look for stock/with big meat!
 
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Old Jun 9, 2012 | 03:13 AM
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You've clearly never read this: https://dodgeforum.com/forum/3rd-gen...dodge-ram.html. In fact this says you will rub with 35s and no lift
 
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Old Jun 9, 2012 | 09:56 AM
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Get 35's, 37's won't look cool unless they are 13.5 wide which won't fit a stock wheeled truck. That's just my opinion though
 
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Old Jun 9, 2012 | 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by 08HEMI1500
You've clearly never read this: https://dodgeforum.com/forum/3rd-gen...dodge-ram.html. In fact this says you will rub with 35s and no lift
Yes I read that, but have u read the forum stock w/ big meat?, the guy are running a CTD not a HEMI, but there are the same chassis n suspension in both, I'm only trying to clarify, because a 35x12.5-17 vs 37x12.5-17 is only a inch taller.
 
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Old Jun 9, 2012 | 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by ajtech81
Yes I read that, but have u read the forum stock w/ big meat?, the guy are running a CTD not a HEMI, but there are the same chassis n suspension in both, I'm only trying to clarify, because a 35x12.5-17 vs 37x12.5-17 is only a inch taller.
2" there bub. Makes a big difference! Especially when 35's slightly rub. That's 1" added to the front and rear of the tire in the fenderwell.
 
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Old Jun 9, 2012 | 01:41 PM
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Thank you dirty! You can go with 37s but you wont be able to turn your wheel all the way. Just get a 2'' level and some new wheels for the tires and you'll be good. It won't be practical off road but you wont rub
 
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Old Jun 9, 2012 | 02:15 PM
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Going to 37s is not the issue, hell that AAM 9 1/4" SFA will support 40"+ tires, it's whether they will fit without a lift that's the issue.

I talked to a boy down the street with an '08 2500 CTD that his mommy & daddy bought him upon graduating from high school who says he needed to puck the front end (coil spacers) to fit his 36"x13.5" Interco mud tires. He's clearing the width, but has 10" wide wheels with a negative offset.

I cannot speak from personal experience, my last SFA truck was my 2nd Gen, which had 5" lift up front and 35" tires & my last 3/4 ton SFA truck was a Furd...
 

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Old Jun 9, 2012 | 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by gHEMImorePower
Get 35's, 37's won't look cool unless they are 13.5 wide which won't fit a stock wheeled truck. That's just my opinion though

I agree, a 37" definitely deserves a larger width.
 
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Old Jun 9, 2012 | 08:26 PM
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Yea you aren't going to be able to fit 37s on stock wheels for one and two you won't clear them up and down or side to side stock
 
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