If someone, somewhere, somehow could come up with a sticky chart breaking down 'possible tire fit' by "Wheel Size", "Body Lift Needed?", "Suspension Lift Needed?", "Spacers Needed?" and "Custom Mods Needed?" those of us who aspire to go for lifts/tires may be able to quit asking about our specific setup (ahem...I have 16's, planning the BDS suspension lift, open to spacers, and am totally confused :crazy::duh
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As a bonus, does anybody have a good explanation of how height and width affect the need for spacers and lifts? too wide needs a spacer to clear the ball joint and a lift to keep from rubbing the wheel well on compression, and too tall needs a lift to keep from rubbing the wheel well on compression and spacers to keep from rubbing wheel well on turns? It looks like /75 is the beginning of spacer requirements, 275/16 and 275/17 starts to need a suspension lift, and 285+ needs both lifts? Am I on to anything here? :worried: I'll update as I can to keep bad info off the top of the thread...
Here's the information I could gather, assuming stock wheels
hail:Thanks to Clayton and The Roadie!):
16"
265/75/16 - needs spacers
285/75/16 (33") - needs spacers, new wheels, suspension and body lifts, cutting/hammering to fit
17"
255/65/17 - OK w/ no lift, spacers, or mods
255/70/17 - needs upper ball joint mod, possible hammering to fit
255/75/17 - needs spacers, upper ball joint mod, possible hammering to fit
265/70/17 - needs spacers, upper ball joint mod, definite cutting/hammering to fit
285/70/17 (33") - needs spacers, new wheels, suspension and body lifts, cutting/hammering to fit
305/70/17 (34") takes all of the above, plus total dedication to being *the* tallest TB of us all. (JamesDub)
:thx:thx
As a bonus, does anybody have a good explanation of how height and width affect the need for spacers and lifts? too wide needs a spacer to clear the ball joint and a lift to keep from rubbing the wheel well on compression, and too tall needs a lift to keep from rubbing the wheel well on compression and spacers to keep from rubbing wheel well on turns? It looks like /75 is the beginning of spacer requirements, 275/16 and 275/17 starts to need a suspension lift, and 285+ needs both lifts? Am I on to anything here? :worried: I'll update as I can to keep bad info off the top of the thread...
Here's the information I could gather, assuming stock wheels
16"
265/75/16 - needs spacers
285/75/16 (33") - needs spacers, new wheels, suspension and body lifts, cutting/hammering to fit
17"
255/65/17 - OK w/ no lift, spacers, or mods
255/70/17 - needs upper ball joint mod, possible hammering to fit
255/75/17 - needs spacers, upper ball joint mod, possible hammering to fit
265/70/17 - needs spacers, upper ball joint mod, definite cutting/hammering to fit
285/70/17 (33") - needs spacers, new wheels, suspension and body lifts, cutting/hammering to fit
305/70/17 (34") takes all of the above, plus total dedication to being *the* tallest TB of us all. (JamesDub)
:thx:thx