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So guys, i seen a cc nnbs silverado z71 with only a leveling kit last night. it had 35x12.50/18 tires on it, with no cutting showing from the side view. how did he fit 35" tires in there? i know there are others and i'm about to purchase tires. i want to fit 35" tires because that's what ford's run and i dont want to be any smaller wether it's 2" or more. how much of a hassle is it to get them to fit if you got a cc z71 sierra with a 2.25" readylift on it? help

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did it have stock wheels or aftermarket?

 

I had to trim A LOT to get my 305/55/20s to fit... and you can't tell from the side. actually, you can't even tell that I trimmed by looking in the wheel well unless you have another truck there to compare it to.

 

You WILL need to trim metal.. and i bet the tires still rub (at least the frame/sway bar with stock wheels). Remember, some people will put up with some rubbing just for the sake of running big tires... are you one of those people?

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did it have stock wheels or aftermarket?

 

I had to trim A LOT to get my 305/55/20s to fit... and you can't tell from the side. actually, you can't even tell that I trimmed by looking in the wheel well unless you have another truck there to compare it to.

 

You WILL need to trim metal.. and i bet the tires still rub (at least the frame/sway bar with stock wheels). Remember, some people will put up with some rubbing just for the sake of running big tires... are you one of those people?

yeah. I rubbing isn't as bad as everyone makes it to be. Tires rubbed on my f-150 for 3 years and 50,000 miles and it ran fine and never had any problems out of it. They rubbed the paint off of the frame where it touched but why does that matter? It doesn't. But anyways, you may be right, I may have not spotted the trimming. Where all will they rub? he had 35x12.50x18 pro comp xtreme all terrains on stock wheels but i'm thinking about getting after market wheels with my tires. did you trim metal like you stated above? and trimming isn't bad but i don't want to have to beat the fender wheels out because this is a new 2010 and my dad wouldn't approve of any of this but it's whatever. a lot of the farmers around here do whatever it takes to run what they want and I have the same mentality

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Maybe try some 34" tires that are pretty narrow, so you just have to cut some plastic and hopefully not metal? The width and setting them out further are the two biggest factors of how bad it's going to be.

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Hey matt, what kind of trimming do you think I would need to do for 35x12.5's on a 18x8 4.7" backspacing on 7.5" of lift?

 

wow, interesting question!

 

an 8" wide wheel with 4.7" backspace is like running a 9" wide wheel with 5.7" backspace in terms of fitment with the fenders.... based on that, you should be pretty good running 35x12.5s especially with 7.5"

 

sorry it took so long... i didnt see your question earlier

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Awesome thanks for the reply. I am wanting to avoid as much trimming as possible, I would consider putting in a body lift to do that if neccessary, but am hesitant because I still want max payload capability.

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So guys, i seen a cc nnbs silverado z71 with only a leveling kit last night. it had 35x12.50/18 tires on it, with no cutting showing from the side view. how did he fit 35" tires in there? i know there are others and i'm about to purchase tires. i want to fit 35" tires because that's what ford's run and i dont want to be any smaller wether it's 2" or more. how much of a hassle is it to get them to fit if you got a cc z71 sierra with a 2.25" readylift on it? help

 

The guy (owner I think) at Performance Offroad on South Stadium, down by the softball complex in Jonesboro, says he can cut your fenders and reshape the wheel liners to fit 35's with stock sized wheels for $150. I saw the work he did on his own truck (Ford), and it looked amazingly clean.

 

You really need to trade me those 18's for my 20's, while we're on the subject :thumbs:

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Actually, that was with a 3" level, not sure about the 2.25"... My bad.

 

yeah i'm friends with the owner of russells truck accessories son. he said they've trimmed 2 new body style(07-10) gm trucks to fit 35" tires. i really wanna run 35"s though. and I want your 20"s but it'll be weird because they no longer put them on the 2010's and thats what mine is haha and is that performance offroad place still open? it appeared empty a few days ago when i drove by it

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Actually, that was with a 3" level, not sure about the 2.25"... My bad.

 

yeah i'm friends with the owner of russells truck accessories son. he said they've trimmed 2 new body style(07-10) gm trucks to fit 35" tires. i really wanna run 35"s though. and I want your 20"s but it'll be weird because they no longer put them on the 2010's and thats what mine is haha and is that performance offroad place still open? it appeared empty a few days ago when i drove by it

 

 

 

anyone have any pics of 35s with just a leveling kit? have read about a few others doing this as well just not many pics around

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Actually, that was with a 3" level, not sure about the 2.25"... My bad.

 

yeah i'm friends with the owner of russells truck accessories son. he said they've trimmed 2 new body style(07-10) gm trucks to fit 35" tires. i really wanna run 35"s though. and I want your 20"s but it'll be weird because they no longer put them on the 2010's and thats what mine is haha and is that performance offroad place still open? it appeared empty a few days ago when i drove by it

 

 

I did a lot of bidness at Russell's when I had my Dodge... The other place moved farther South on Stadium, new building. They just reopened a couple of months ago.

 

You won't be weird if you get my 20's, you'll be unique...

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I am deffinately interested in this as well. I really dont want to go 6", but if I have to I will. I would rather do a level and 35's...

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anyone have any pics of 35s with just a leveling kit? have read about a few others doing this as well just not many pics around

 

 

 

I am deffinately interested in this as well. I really dont want to go 6", but if I have to I will. I would rather do a level and 35's...

 

Yeah there are pictures of a white sierra with 35" toyo mt's with just a leveling kit. look up "NorthFlaRedneck" he has one and it looks a ton better than many lifted trucks. and mike i'm the same as you, i don't want to lift and thats why i'm going to figure out how to fit 35" tires in there and hester thanks for the information i'm going to check their new shop out after i find it haha.

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