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Mike1220 Senior Enthusiast

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Not really what "i've" done today but rather the lady behind me who decided to use my truck as a bump stop...099e5fd39cdfb00432c4565bf289ee7d.jpg

That's why I keep a hitch on my truck [emoji4] extends 13" off the bumper! That way it's the bump stop and my truck isn't.

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Mike1220 Senior Enthusiast

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Yeah I do but mine is sitting nicely under my rear seat right now. Figures huh?

Well that's not a good place for it! Should be covering your rear end

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corwest Enthusiast

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Well that's not a good place for it! Should be covering your rear end

Yup live and learn I guess
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That stitching looks pretty tight. Is that the OEM leather that was re-sticthed or new replacement seat covers?

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Royalty Core grille installed, painted the grille border white, and lower valance painted black. New tow hooks are here, and paint to match mirror caps are here. Just need to finish up. post-135722-0-76335500-1417134296_thumb.jpg

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Blue Line Enthusiast

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I added some new tires:

 

BFG All Terrain KO2's

285/65-18 on stock rims

 

I got 5 and another stock rim, going to rotate in the spare.

 

So far they're real nice:

 

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Nice looking wheel? Any rubbing issues and are you running a 2" or 2.5" level?

 

I have same rims and need to upgrade tires. Looking at Cooper S/T Maxx 285x65-18 (32.8x11.8) and was wondering if they'll rub.

 

Thanks

 

Jeff

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Spurshot Senior Enthusiast

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Nice looking wheel? Any rubbing issues and are you running a 2" or 2.5" level?

 

I have same rims and need to upgrade tires. Looking at Cooper S/T Maxx 285x65-18 (32.8x11.8) and was wondering if they'll rub.

 

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Jeff

 

 

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With stock 5.5" backspace wheels, you shouldn't have any problems. I went to a 305/60-18 ST Maxx without rubbing. It was very close. No room either way for a different offset.

http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/topic/161086-cooper-st-maxx-30560-18-121x326-18-no-levellift/?hl=cooper

 

 

If you really want to find out how much room you have and what offsets you can use, follow this

 

The technique I used to figure out what size would fit on my half ton was:

- start the truck and crank the steering wheel to a stop in one direction and loop the seatbelt thru the steering wheel to hold it at the stop while leaving the engine running.

 

- check the clearances front and back of both tires with a small scale (ruler). The tight areas will be the sway bar and fender liner (front and rear). Taking some pictures will also help for reference later.

 

- go to the tire manufacturers website and look up the specific tires you have. Write down the dimensions for section and tread width, as well as diameter.

 

- go to the manufacturers website for the tire of your desire. Look up the specifications and write them down.

 

- Do the math.. Dont forget that any change in wheel offset or width will affect all of your clearances.

 

-allow for some clearance. Especially on the things that are not going to give, such as suspension components and frame . The fender liners can move and/or be tied back to give more clearances, Especially the bottom edges. Also, the suspension moves up and down, but the tire does move a slight amount in and out during the travel. Don't be greedy.

 

- pay attention to where the critical areas are and remember: at the corner of the tire, the tread width and diameter change will both change that corner clearance.

 

- also figure out how wide you wheels are (or will be) and stick within the tire manufacture's recommendation for wheel width of the particular tire you select.

 

Have fun. I was able to put 305/60-18 ST Maxx tires on my stock rims of my half-ton without any lift and had no rubbing during driving. Others did have rubbing with similar size tires. But the rubbing was on the fender liners which seem to be floppy and not consistent in shape on the bottom edges.

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