just remember, 12.5 is really your maximum width
some people tried going larger & they will rub
you can read it on most forums
some people tried going larger & they will rub
you can read it on most forums
Enough Clearance?
Hey all, i have some concerns about putting a bigger set of tires on my ram, its already lifted 5 inches with a set of 35x12.50x17 coopers, and the wheels are already spaced out an inch and a half. In order to get the 35's to fit i had to cut off a good 6 inches of my running boards because they were already hitting them. Once these tires are worn out i was thinking of bumping up to a 39, im just worried about the clearance ( or lack of ) at the bottom corners of the fenders. the way it is now when i turn all the way one direction there isnt much room left, i was also thinking about putting on a 3 inch body lift as well i just want to make sure these tries are going to fit before i drop big bucks on tires.
any help is greatly apriciated
any help is greatly apriciated
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Theres a guy on here running 40s with around 12 inches of lift to give you an idea so if you have clearance problem with 35s I don't see you clearing 39s with only 3 more inches of lift
you are having clearance issues with 35's but want to go bigger???
its not that im having bad clearance problems, the running boards that were on the truck when i got it stuck out very far in the front, i just had to trim them back to fit the 35's. they clear no problem now, im just concerned about fender clearance with a bigger tire, and i don't necessarily need to get 39's, i could go with 37's or 38's
oh ok I get it now, maybe measure how much clearance you have now, for 4 inches of tire you will get 2 inches closer to each area of your fender, measure with the wheels, straight, turned, on un even ground where 1 tire is up and 1 is down sort of thing, do that with the wheels straight and turned again and see what you get and then add another 2 inches to what you got with your current tires. Thats about the best advice I can give and it should give you an idea of what you can get or what you need to add to get 39's.... hope that helps
ok that makes sense, now that im thinking about it i can probably squeeze a set of 37's in there with the amount of lift i have now. if i can do that i will, then thatll save me about $400 for the extra lift
good thinking, 37 is a great size tire and will make your truck less gutless than a 39 plus save you some $$$ok that makes sense, now that im thinking about it i can probably squeeze a set of 37's in there with the amount of lift i have now. if i can do that i will, then thatll save me about $400 for the extra lift
yeah thats deff what im going to be looking into, i should be able to do that no problem
The 39's will rub your Spindles/A arms without the right back spacing on your wheels.
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