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this site is awsome...i finally got my 285 bfg's and eagle wheels and they look awesome. thanks to everyone for posting pics and giving advice on sizes. i didnt think that upgrading to a 285 would make that big of a difference, but it does. the truck looks 100 times better. thanks again for everyones help on this.

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this site is awsome...i finally got my 285 bfg's and eagle wheels and they look awesome.  thanks to everyone for posting pics and giving advice on sizes.  i didnt think that upgrading to a 285 would make that big of a difference, but it does. the truck looks 100 times better.  thanks again for everyones help on this.

 

 

 

 

How bout a Pic? I am thinking of going with the 285s on mine. I was concerned they might rub against the front bumper plastic.

west chevy hd Enthusiast

west chevy hd

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mine rubbed the plastic air dam but thats an easy fix...just cut it. if you use your stock rims with the 5 inch backspacing i dont think it rubs at all or very little. my backspacing is 4.5 so mine rubs the plasic wheel well a little so i zip tied it up where it hit. there was a spot that it rubbed in the inner fender flare where there was sheet metal behind it so i had to do some banging on it to move it back a half inch or so. other than that it was pretty easy to do... oh yeah i also cranked the t-bars about 4 full turns.

 

 

i'll try to get some pics of it in the morning and get them posted

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the good old chevs have a smaller air deflector on the bumper

thats easy not to rub or even trim.but i have a 2004 gmc 2500

hd cc d/a and just installed 265-75r16 on stock rims and they are

about a 1/8 inch away if not closer to the air deflector on a turn

so 285 would not even be a option without major shimming and trimming

its also painted good luck

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