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Old 02-22-2010 | 10:10 PM
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Tire Help Please

im looking to get 35's for my truck i have a set of chrome 20x10.5 rims any advice or help would be great also what size exactly would be best and any pics of 20's with 35's or 33's would be great thanks
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Old 02-22-2010 | 11:04 PM
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If you are gonna run 35's on those wheels, you will need a lift kit first.
 
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Old 02-23-2010 | 12:20 AM
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Somewhat ironic that I was asking you for tons of advice earlier and now hopefully I can help a bit. My truck has 305/55/20's (33x12.5x20) on 20x10's. I have my torsion bars cranked to level and had to do some trimming on the valence and a bit on the back of the front wheel wells.



The truck is level, my driveway isn't!

As for tires. I have the Nitto Terra Grapplers right now and have loved them. I'm at 52,000 miles right now and just starting to look at buying new. As much as I loved them, I'm always wanting to try new things as well and am looking at a mud-terrain. Probably either the Toyo or the new Nitto Trail Grapplers. Has there been a verdict released on which is quieter? I know the Toyo's have always been considered extremely quiet for a MT, just seeing how the Nitto stacks up. Hope that helps.
 

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Old 02-23-2010 | 07:03 PM
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hey russ if you can can u measure how tall the tire is from the ground to the top im just curious how much taller overall its gonna be then mine thanks for the helps and thanks wandell i didnt know that i swapped out the 2 inch rear blocks for 3 inch blocks and then leveled it but 35's still wont fit huh? i didnt know that thanks
 
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Old 02-23-2010 | 07:26 PM
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Powers, from the ground to the top they were pretty much right at 32" but thats with the compression from the weight of the truck. I measure from side to side and it was about 32.75". Thats after 52,000 miles of wear so they were probably right at the advertised 33" brand new. Hope that helped.
 
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Old 02-23-2010 | 07:54 PM
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ok lol i guess that was kind of a dumb question its just i have 275 60 20 and my tires look about the same hieght as yours so i wasnt sure
Edit : i just looked up the hieght of that 275 60 20 and they are 32.99 so i guess they pretty much are the same size
 

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Old 02-23-2010 | 08:14 PM
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yep, same height. Mine are just a bit wider. Your rim is half an inch wider than mine though. What backspacing are they? They look pretty much tucked under there like a stock rim would be.
 
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Old 02-23-2010 | 08:42 PM
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im not really sure but yea they pretty much fit within the fender flares i wanted to gain a little more height but i didnt even know they were 33's im wondering if 35's will fit b/c there is quite a bit of room under there with it leveled
 
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Old 02-23-2010 | 11:51 PM
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My understanding is that with an aftermarket wheel that wide, 35's won't really work. Its not so much them fitting, but them fitting when you turn the wheel. Thats where you run into some serious rubbing problems. I know you added an inch, but my 33's had to require some trimming in the front and I still had rubbing at full lock. That went away as the rubber of the tire wore down a bit, but 35's would be rough I think. Wandell is the guru of tires though, especially for our model.
 
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Old 02-24-2010 | 12:21 AM
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yeah, if you level with stock rims and 35's its a tight fit. with aftermarket rims 33's will be the biggest without serious rubbing while turning. the backspacing and rim width with the taller tires is the problem, it moves the tire out farther out of the wheel well. thats when it rubs on the back fender and front corner bumper bad. throw a body lift on that thing and with those good lookin 20's, 35's would be sweet!
 




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