New Wheels

smoken02

smoken02

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Well its time for new tires so i was thinking about getting new wheels also. I was looking at wheels that are black and aluminum. Found these. What do you think? They are similar in design to the ones I have now but black. There going on the truck in my avatar. For tires I was thinking 35x12.5x17 inch procomp xtreme A/T's. I have a leveling kit on the truck now. I dont know if I would need more lift or not.

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They look nice. I ran 315 75 16 with just a leveling kit and had 0 issues.
 
Thanks LReiff. I was worried about them rubbing, or maybe they would look stuffed under the wheel well.
 
Theyll look good on your truck. I always liked the black wheels on a lighter colored truck
 
I ran 36 12.50 16 swampers on my 01 with only a 2" front spacer, would hit if I really twisted the truck and turned at the same time but most of the time they never got close.
 
I thought if anything I could buy a set of those 1/2 inch longer control arms from Titan Machine. That might help to and then my axle won't look like its setting farther back in the wheel well.
 
smoken02 said:
I thought if anything I could buy a set of those 1/2 inch longer control arms from Titan Machine. That might help to and then my axle won't look like its setting farther back in the wheel well.
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i ran a set of 315/70/16 with just a leveling kit and it would only rub if you turned it to its max. but i always thought that the 1/2 inch longer control arms would be a good idea.
 
You can generally fix rubbing issues with backspacing.

What is the backspacing on those new wheels?

I beleive factory is around 6.5. I am running a set that is 4.5, and I had ZERO rubbing issues with 35/12.5/17s, even at full lock. The only way I could get any rub was if I was at full lock and the suspension compressed.. Then I get a little bit on the inner fender well.
 
Not a fan of black but I think they would look good on your truck. Can we get a big pic of your truck with the wheels that are on it now?
 
smoken02 said:
The wheels are 17x8 with 4.5 inch back spacing.
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Exactly the same as what I run!

Love em.

I'm running 305/70/17s right now, which comes out to something like a 34/10.5 on the on-line converters. Also no rubbing issues.
 
Red Sleeper said:
Not a fan of black but I think they would look good on your truck. Can we get a big pic of your truck with the wheels that are on it now?
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Its not a real close up picture of the wheels but you can see them better.

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Dude that thing is tits the way it is. Go get some Bushwacker pocket flares are have them painted white.
 
I do like how it looks now. Its ready for new tires so I thought about getting new wheels also. The wheels are 17x10 that are on it now. They stick out of the wheel well a little more than I want them to. I was going to get some 17x8's to tuck them under the wheel well more.
 
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