I just bought a new Laramie and I want to bring the tire flush with the fender flares.

[RBurr]

I just bought a new Laramie with the ORG and I want to bring the tire flush with the fender flares but I want to keep the stock wheels. I really don't like how the tires look tucked inside the fender wells with the flares. On my 2018 bighorn I accomplished this by putting on a set of Cooper AT3 XLT's in 285/60/20. The additional width plus the aggressive sidewall was just enough to put the tire even with the fender or maybe just slightly protruding.

This round I really wanted the KO2's and I was planning on buying a set of 305/55/20's but when I look at their website the specs for the KO's show the tire to only be 12" wide on a 9.5" wheel. Since our wheels are only 9" wide it'll be even narrower so I don't know if this is going to accomplish what I want. Honestly BFG's specs don't make any sense to me. They are stating that a 285 on a 9" wheel is the same width as the 305 on a 9.5" wheel both in 55 series.

Any recommendations?

 

[jl13]

I liked my stock wheel and also didn't know if a wider tire would accomplish what I wanted so I went with spacers, 1.5 bora all around and general atx 275/60/20
But I am assuming you are not considering spacers

 

[HSKR R/T]

I just bought a new Laramie with the ORG and I want to bring the tire flush with the fender flares but I want to keep the stock wheels. I really don't like how the tires look tucked inside the fender wells with the flares. On my 2018 bighorn I accomplished this by putting on a set of Cooper AT3 XLT's in 285/60/20. The additional width plus the aggressive sidewall was just enough to put the tire even with the fender or maybe just slightly protruding.

This round I really wanted the KO2's and I was planning on buying a set of 305/55/20's but when I look at their website the specs for the KO's show the tire to only be 12" wide on a 9.5" wheel. Since our wheels are only 9" wide it'll be even narrower so I don't know if this is going to accomplish what I want. Honestly BFG's specs don't make any sense to me. They are stating that a 285 on a 9" wheel is the same width as the 305 on a 9.5" wheel both in 55 series.

Any recommendations?

You probably couldn't clear 305 width tires without wheel spacers anyways, so may as well just buy wheel spacers. I have 3/4" front and 1" rear Bora spacer which bring the stock 275 width tires perfectly flush with the fender flares on my Built to Serve. I tried 1.5" spacer, but didn't like how the tires stuck out last the fender flares.

 

[RBurr]

I just bought a new Laramie with the ORG and I want to bring the tire flush with the fender flares but I want to keep the stock wheels. I really don't like how the tires look tucked inside the fender wells with the flares. On my 2018 bighorn I accomplished this by putting on a set of Cooper AT3 XLT's in 285/60/20. The additional width plus the aggressive sidewall was just enough to put the tire even with the fender or maybe just slightly protruding.

This round I really wanted the KO2's and I was planning on buying a set of 305/55/20's but when I look at their website the specs for the KO's show the tire to only be 12" wide on a 9.5" wheel. Since our wheels are only 9" wide it'll be even narrower so I don't know if this is going to accomplish what I want. Honestly BFG's specs don't make any sense to me. They are stating that a 285 on a 9" wheel is the same width as the 305 on a 9.5" wheel both in 55 series.

Any recommendations?

My only concern with spacers is how rugged they are. Do they hold up well over the long term.

 

[HSKR R/T]

My only concern with spacers is how rugged they are. Do they hold up well over the long term.

Buy good quality ones and no issues.

 

[5GEcoD]

You probably couldn't clear 305 width tires without wheel spacers anyways, so may as well just buy wheel spacers. I have 3/4" front and 1" rear Bora spacer which bring the stock 275 width tires perfectly flush with the fender flares on my Built to Serve. I tried 1.5" spacer, but didn't like how the tires stuck out last the fender flares.

I'm looking at the same spacer set up you have, 3/4" front and 1" rear Boras. I have 295/70/18 Recon Grapplers on oem wheels with a 2" level up front. I know the oem wheels have pockets and will accommodate 1" spacers without trimming the studs. Did you have to trim the studs or have any rubbing issues? Thanks.

 

[HSKR R/T]

I'm looking at the same spacer set up you have, 3/4" front and 1" rear Boras. I have 295/70/18 Recon Grapplers on oem wheels with a 2" level up front. I know the oem wheels have pockets and will accommodate 1" spacers without trimming the studs. Did you have to trim the studs or have any rubbing issues? Thanks.

I ended up trimming both front and rear studs. Fronts definitely needed trimmed with the 3/4". And on my wheels, with the 1" on rear the factory studs were just kissing inside the pockets on the wheels, so I trimmed the little unthreaded nipple off to be safe.

 

[jl13]

I ended up trimming both front and rear studs. Fronts definitely needed trimmed with the 3/4". And on my wheels, with the 1" on rear the factory studs were just kissing inside the pockets on the wheels, so I trimmed the little unthreaded nipple off to be safe.

I remember when I was ordering mine I found out to not trim the spacers would need to be atleast 1.25

 

[FourByBud]

Anyone have pics from the side with spacers installed? I have a 22 1500 with flares and would love to bring the tires flush with the flares.

 

[jl13]

Anyone have pics from the side with spacers installed? I have a 22 1500 with flares and would love to bring the tires flush with the flares.

Its a bit a gray area. Some go with 1" but you would have to trim the studs, 1.25 no trimming. I went with 1.5
Here are some pics

 

[HSKR R/T]

Perfectly flush on my 2020 BTS needed 3/4" front and 1" rear spacers. Factory front studs had to be trimmed. 1" spacers, it seems are hit or miss if they need studs trimmed. I did mine because they were just kissing the wheels. Others have said they had zero contact with 1" spacers.