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dieselfan1 Senior Enthusiast

dieselfan1

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To your  lifted truck?

I saw this this morning

I'm not into the stretched tire look. Yuck.

Plenty of room there for something a little taller and narrower. 

Just my opinion though I'm sure the younger murdered out guys like it and that's cool.

BTW the paint on that truck was super swirly from washing all the dirt off it that the tires throw all over the sides of the truck. It was a 16 -18.

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Rock1500 Senior Enthusiast

Rock1500

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Not my cup of tea either. I'm getting a lift out tomorrow and I want the wheels to stick out about 1 or 2 inches out from the wheels but not like that. It seems impractical for driving.

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Donstar Senior Enthusiast

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The strain on the axles and other components goes beyond the compromised looks!  If he or she only new that his/her efforts to make a tougher looking truck has produced a weaker version than stock!

amxguy1970 Senior Enthusiast

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2 hours ago, Rock1500 said:

Not my cup of tea either. I'm getting a lift out tomorrow and I want the wheels to stick out about 1 or 2 inches out from the wheels but not like that. It seems impractical for driving.

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And 2 inches outside the fenders isn't impractical? That is nearly the same as that guy. Need to budget for wheel bearing changes as well...

 

Tyler

Rock1500 Senior Enthusiast

Rock1500

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And 2 inches outside the fenders isn't impractical? That is nearly the same as that guy. Need to budget for wheel bearing changes as well...
 
Tyler
Well it's a BDS suspension lift and the knuckle moves the wheel out by about 1.5 to 2 inches. I don't really have much of a choice.

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PabloK Enthusiast

PabloK

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Is that in Mexico?!

Who knows why people do what they do... I know it’s hard to even look at.

Prob doesn’t care and just threw a bunch of random Craigslist parts on it.

I like my offsets to make the wheel & tire flush with the sidewall.

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lapoolboy Senior Enthusiast

lapoolboy

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I have been asking for years why a person buying a set of wheels and tires would not buy tires that actually fit the wheels properly.  I haven't gotten my answer yet.  I agree with the OP....this looks like hammered ass and I see it more and more.

j-ten-ner Senior Enthusiast

j-ten-ner

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I find it even more funny when I see a lifted truck with a 10" drop trailer hitch. They may actually tow once in a while, but it's like as if they're trying to make a point. :crackup:

 

so long

j-ten-ner

KARNUT Senior Enthusiast

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Lowered trucks hurt my soul worse.

No suspension travel and they lose the ability to even cross over a speedbump.

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My beltec lowered 92 Chevy handles like a sports car, hauls like a 1/2 ton. There’s different types of lowering as well as lifting.


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cbrsilv15 Senior Enthusiast

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If everyone was the same, the world would be a boring place and we wouldn't learn anything.

 

  Would I do it personally, no, but we can all agree in good sense that it looks goofy.  :D

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Frankielozano214 Senior Enthusiast

Frankielozano214

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Mines stick out alittle bit but I love the way my truck looks don’t give a F*#€ what anybody says, everybody gonna have their own opinion so it doesn’t even matter aslong as you like what you have. To be honest I don’t like when the wheels are all tucked inside especially when u have a lift looks kinda dumb, idk sometime it just depends on the wheels u have.

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diyer2 Senior Enthusiast

diyer2

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I'm a practical guy.

Why allow your tires to throw stuff on the sides of your truck?

More prone to chips etc.

 

But I agree, to each their own.

 

:)

Frankielozano214 Senior Enthusiast

Frankielozano214

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I actually like the way it looks beefier ?, what the difference in driving behind somebody in traffic or next to somebody it’s a truck not a Lamborghini not like I’m going mudding or off-roading. 

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