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Just installed a 2in MotoFab bottom spacer last night. Love the look of a leveled truck. It just seemed to lack the aggressive look with the rake.
Next will be new tires. I wanna keep the stock 18in wheels.
I’m stuck between 285/65 and 275/70.
I know a lot of people run the 285s, and I saw one guy in here with a 275/70, messaged and haven’t gotten a response yet. Anyone have any experience with the 275? Was there any rubbing? Here’s some picks of the truck before and after and the wheel sizes I’m looking at.
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So i put my RC 2" level kit and Toyo 295/55/20's on this weekend. Install was simple, just like on my 2011. It definitely helps to have an extra set of hands when wedging that spacer in there. 295/

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Thanks. Here is one more from yesterday. Considering we're getting 8-10 inches of rain the next two days, I won't be taking any better pics soon.  

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Mine is finally done! After months of research I went with the RC 2.5" level kit front only, stock rear block. 20"x9" Fuel Nutz w/ +1 offset, 33x12.50x20 Toyo M/T tires. No rubbing, No trimming, yet a

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Just installed a 2in MotoFab bottom spacer last night. Love the look of a leveled truck. It just seemed to lack the aggressive look with the rake.
Next will be new tires. I wanna keep the stock 18in wheels.
I’m stuck between 285/65 and 275/70.
I know a lot of people run the 285s, and I saw one guy in here with a 275/70, messaged and haven’t gotten a response yet. Anyone have any experience with the 275? Was there any rubbing? Here’s some picks of the truck before and after and the wheel sizes I’m looking at.
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I ran 285/65r18 ko2 on my stock 18s. No rubbing as far as i could tell60012f78c8160467a5af27f17d179a5f.jpg

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2 hours ago, Slick66 said:

I am running 285/60 R20 Toyo Open Country RT with a 2 1/2 leveling kit and I had to add the RC 1/4 spacers behind the stock snowflake wheels on my 2018 GMC to stop the rubbing on both the UC Arm and the sway bar. 

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any vibration after adding the spacer, i have the same setup just with Ridge Grapplers

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Zero issues from the spacers but prior to adding them I also added a 1inch differential drop because I was having some vibration issues because of the cv angles after leveling. 

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Zero issues from the spacers but prior to adding them I also added a 1inch differential drop because I was having some vibration issues because of the cv angles after leveling. 

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I used one from American Automotive purchased through Amazon.  The instructions were fairly simple but you will have to do a little grinding to remove a couple of the cooling fins. It can be done without dropping the diff fully out like instructions tell you. 

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I used one from American Automotive purchased through Amazon.  The instructions were fairly simple but you will have to do a little grinding to remove a couple of the cooling fins. It can be done without dropping the diff fully out like instructions tell you. 
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