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Several months ago I installed 35" Toyo AT3's on my AT4 along with the RC 2" leveling kit. I like them a lot. NO regrets. FWIW, I've run BFG's for literally several decades and just wanted to try something different.
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UPDATE: Don't waste your time on the Amazon sourced LEADTOP specific lights I used. One of the lights burnt out after about 3 months followed by another a couple weeks later and a third one today. Shows you get what you pay for. FYI, the friction fitment held up GREAT. They didn't move at all. I need to find some high quality lights that don't burn out so quickly. Did anybody find a better price for the 3 light Raptor looking setup shown in this thread. The link provided says they cost $80. I won't pay that much just out of principle
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UPDATE: Don't waste your time on these specific lights. One of the lights burnt out after about 3 months followed by another a couple weeks later and a third one today. Shows you get what you pay for. FYI, the friction fitment held up GREAT. They didn't move at all. I need to find some high quality lights that don't burn out so quickly.....
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WOW!!! Finally somebody asked a question about tire fitment......
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They'll fit fine as long as you only drive in a straight line. You WILL HAVE rub with the inboard front fender liner and "probably" in the rear of the fronts at the mud flap and/or liner. I just installed 285/75/18 on OEM wheels on my AT4 with the Rough Country 1318 - 2" leveling kit and they just clear at full lock and no articulation. I imagine if the suspension is heavily loaded while off-roading and near full lock I will rub the fender liner on the inboard side in the front. It's really close without any articulation. Tires I installed are the Toyo Open Country AT3 in 285/75/18 which are 34.8" x 11.3". If I do rub it will be minimal and I can get a little more room if I zip tie the liner back as many have done. Anything wider than 11.3" would cause me problems.
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No. My truck would rub well before full lock if I ran a 0.4" wider tire even with a tire that is slightly "shorter. Might fit if I were to tie back the liner in the front and remove the mud flap mounting bracket. It would also get close to the UCA ball joint...
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Speedometer Calibration on 6" w/ 35s
rikhek replied to EJ7M's topic in 2019/2020 Silverado & Sierra Mods
I recently installed 35's on my AT4 and found only two options for recalibrating the speedometer. Both Rough Country and Hypertech sell calibrators for $200 and $230 respectively. My speedometer is off about 4 mph at ~70 mph. I haven't bought either as I can live with it being off instead of spending over $200 just to get it correct. Additionally, there are numerous discussions on this forum and elsewhere online by numerous purchasers reporting functionality issues with both units. -
Yeah, my philosophy with 4 wheel drive vehicles that are actually used off road is to fit the smallest "wheels" that will clear the calipers along with tires with the tallest sidewall. I personally don't understand putting large wheels with low profile "rubber band" tires on a 4 wheel drive vehicle. It defeats the purpose. Note I emphasized smallest "wheels" to make the point that they're not RIMS, they are wheels. One of my pet peeves is when folks call wheels "rims". A rim is just one component of a wheel. I know most find this to be petty but I just can't help myself. Calling a rim a wheel is like calling a cylinder head an engine... ?
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Yeah, you're correct. I didn't think that through but different tire size won't change UCA angle. My comment was based upon just a visual observation. With the truck up higher I think it just gives an optical illusion of the angle being less severe. Changing the center line of the spindle/axle up or down doesn't change the control arm angles. Sort of funny as looking at it right now it still looks like a less severe UCA angle even though I know it's unchanged. Sorry, my bad for posting without thinking it through and just going upon what I thought my eyes were telling me. I've corrected my original post....
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AT4 with Rough Country 2" Leveling Kit and 35" Toyo Tires I wanted to share the fitment of a Rough Country 2" AT4 specific leveling kit and 35" tires on 18" OEM wheels with the forum. After installing the AT4 specific RC leveling kit I was able to fit 285/75/18 Toyo Open Country A/T III tires without any rubbing. The tires are advertised as being 34.8" tall and 11.3" wide. I don't have any rubbing at full lock but it's pretty close. I think if I was at max articulation and full to nearly full lock in an off road setting I'd rub the fender liner a bit. Not enough to do anything about it but it would just rub. In over 1,000 miles of daily driving I've not rubbed a single time. Noteworthy comment/observations: 1. If I went with a 35" x 12.5" I would have significant rubbing with the fender liner. A true 12.5" wide 35" would not have adequate clearance. This is one of the reasons I went with the "narrow" 11.3" wide Toyo's. 2. Make sure you get an alignment after installing a leveling kit. My truck was significantly toed-out, outside the acceptable range with the leveling kit and resulted in a "darty" ride with a "floaty" feel. After getting an alignment and some toe-in the truck drives much better.
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I wanted to share the fitment of a Rough Country 2" AT4 specific leveling kit and 35" tires on OEM 18" wheels with the forum. After installing the AT4 specific RC leveling kit I was able to fit 285/75/18 Toyo Open Country A/T III tires without any rubbing. The tires are advertised as being 34.8" tall and 11.3" wide. I don't have any rubbing at full lock but it's pretty close. I think if I was at max articulation and full to nearly full lock in an off road setting I'd rub the fender liner a bit. Not enough to do anything about it but it would just rub. In over 1,000 miles of daily driving I've not rubbed a single time. Noteworthy comment/observations: 1. If I went with a 35" x 12.5" I would have significant rubbing with the fender liner. A true 12.5" wide 35" would not have adequate clearance. This is one of the reasons I went with the "narrow" 11.3" wide Toyo's. 2. Make sure you get an alignment after installing a leveling kit. My truck was significantly toed-out, outside the acceptable range with the leveling kit and resulted in a "darty" ride with a "floaty" feel. After getting an alignment and some toe-in the truck drives much better.
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Factory all weather mats...how are they?
rikhek replied to gr8almty1's topic in 2019 / 2020 Silverado & Sierra
The OEM mats that came with my 2019 AT4 are FANTASTIC! Better than ANY aftermarket, vehicle specific mats I've bought in the past. I was very pleasantly surprised to see the General step up to the plate and put decent, high quality mats in the truck. Well done!!!
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