New Leveling Kit, Now Tires And Wheels?

[Southern Beast]

Hi, first post, so I hope I'm not being redundant. I read the FAQ's, and hope I post some original issues.

 

My truck is a 2005 Crew Cab 1500 Z-71.

 

1) I just had a leveling kit installed. My front went up 3", my rear 1". Now I'm supposed to be able to run 33's without any rubbing, although by measurements, it's going to be pretty close, so I think I'll have to trim. Anyone have any experience in this?

 

2) Where is the best places to buy tires and wheels? It's sad, because my grandad owned a tire shop for almost 30 years and still wholesales, but he's not finding any specials right now. He told me to scour the internet and see what I can find, and although I've found some decent prices, I figured I'd ask to see where everyone else is getting theirs from. I currently have 17" wheels, but would like a different set, or maybe move up to 18", and run 33" tires.

 

3) My horn works sometimes, and other times, it doesn't. What gives?

 

Thanks guys, and Happy Easter.

[Dukers]

sorry nobody has responded to your thread yet. as for me, i dont know the answer to any of your questions, but welcome to the site and hope you had a happy easter

[BuckFeverZ]

Hi, first post, so I hope I'm not being redundant. I read the FAQ's, and hope I post some original issues.

 

My truck is a 2005 Crew Cab 1500 Z-71.

 

1) I just had a leveling kit installed. My front went up 3", my rear 1". Now I'm supposed to be able to run 33's without any rubbing, although by measurements, it's going to be pretty close, so I think I'll have to trim. Anyone have any experience in this?

 

2) Where is the best places to buy tires and wheels? It's sad, because my grandad owned a tire shop for almost 30 years and still wholesales, but he's not finding any specials right now. He told me to scour the internet and see what I can find, and although I've found some decent prices, I figured I'd ask to see where everyone else is getting theirs from. I currently have 17" wheels, but would like a different set, or maybe move up to 18", and run 33" tires.

 

3) My horn works sometimes, and other times, it doesn't. What gives?

 

Thanks guys, and Happy Easter.

 

Wow. Just wow. 3" from a leveling kit? I would LOVE to see pics of the angles on your front end

[JoshRDavis.84]

3" is a lot off lift for a torsion bar suspension. As far as 33's go, you should be fine. Get wheels that are no wider than 9" and keep the offset around 0. Ideally I think you would want an 8 or 8.5 wheel, 4.5 backspace, maybe 5.

 

I know a lot of people like tirerack.com for tires. They seem to have good prices. I bought my wheels from wheelsforless.com and had a good experience.

[03whitez71]

Hi, first post, so I hope I'm not being redundant. I read the FAQ's, and hope I post some original issues.

 

My truck is a 2005 Crew Cab 1500 Z-71.

 

1) I just had a leveling kit installed. My front went up 3", my rear 1". Now I'm supposed to be able to run 33's without any rubbing, although by measurements, it's going to be pretty close, so I think I'll have to trim. Anyone have any experience in this?

 

2) Where is the best places to buy tires and wheels? It's sad, because my grandad owned a tire shop for almost 30 years and still wholesales, but he's not finding any specials right now. He told me to scour the internet and see what I can find, and although I've found some decent prices, I figured I'd ask to see where everyone else is getting theirs from. I currently have 17" wheels, but would like a different set, or maybe move up to 18", and run 33" tires.

 

3) My horn works sometimes, and other times, it doesn't. What gives?

 

Thanks guys, and Happy Easter.

 

 

if you have 16inch rims you run a 285/75/r16 or if you have 17 inch rims you can run a 295/70/r17