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Old Sep 19, 2012 | 08:29 PM
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i know this topic has probobly been beat to hell on here but need an answer .i have an 2006 ram 1500 sport has 20' rims now going to stock dodge 17' steel wheels want to put a brand new set of 285-70-17 bfg mud terrians on but i have heard that the side tread's will hit the upper control arm/ball joint .some say they wont lol so tell me guys are they going to hit with the stock 17' steel wheels thanks
 
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Old Sep 19, 2012 | 08:36 PM
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2WD or 4x4? Also look at DirtyDogs tire thread
 
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Old Sep 19, 2012 | 10:20 PM
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truck is 4x4 and all stock
 
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Old Sep 19, 2012 | 10:47 PM
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some one on here must have these tires on there 06-08 ram 1500 4x4 5 bolt 17' stock wheels lots of views lol i did a search on here but it seems some tires do some dont i need to know if the bfg mud terrians will rub guys help please
 
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Old Sep 20, 2012 | 12:05 AM
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Should fit. Do a search. Alot of people have 285/70R17
 
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Old Sep 20, 2012 | 08:45 AM
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Not sure if you saw this sticky thread, but it is chock full of valuable data:
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/3rd-gen...dodge-ram.html

In short, your 285-70-17 should fit with no issues.
 
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Old Sep 20, 2012 | 11:45 AM
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Yes they do fit.
 
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Old Sep 20, 2012 | 04:16 PM
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I'm running 285/70/17s on my 2wd 2007 with the stock steel wheels...no rubbing issues
 
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Old Sep 20, 2012 | 05:59 PM
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thanks guys and they are the km2's
 
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Old Sep 21, 2012 | 01:02 PM
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it should work put the same setup on my buddies and nothing hit or rubbed
 
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