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New Wheels and Tires
- Thread starter ColoradoCub
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Glenn54
Well-Known Member
Great picture. I think I like the wheels too but need a closer view.
Does your truck have the off-road package?
ColoradoCub
Ram Guru
No. Standard 4x4 Big Horn no leveling kit. But I am going to put a MotoFab 2 “ top hat kit on until Bilsteins are available.
ZeroSeVen
Active Member
Great color choice on the wheels... suits the truck well
I have the same tire set up as yours.
I have the same tire set up as yours.
Any rubbing? The text says 275/65-20 but the signature says 275/60-20. Which is wrong?
ColoradoCub
Ram Guru
No rubbing so far, and yes they are 275/65/20’s I went bigger when I got the wheels put on.
Why lift it then? Are you going to places where ground clearance is insufficient?
ColoradoCub
Ram Guru
I do spend a good bit of time in the mountains on some rough forest service roads when hunting and fishing (not to mention to snow) Just a matter of time before I damage the valance as low as it sits, any distance I can get it raised will be good. Also I really don’t like the appearance of how low the front of these trucks sit. I like some rake but stock is too much nose down.
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I'm impressed. The Metal Mo 970 comes in 0 and +18 offsets; which did you choose? Is it tight on the sides? That is, would a 285/60 (.3" lower, .5" wider) or 296/60 (.1" lower, .75" wider) have fit? 285 is the OE width on the 22" wheels.
The rake is probably a fuel economy item like the aluminum spare wheel on eTorque Hemis.
Not sure what the OEM wheel travel is. Saw someone on the Ram forum say 6" in the front and 9" in the back. That sounds more passenger car than off-road. That a 34" fits at normal ride height is amazing. The TRX I believe uses a Dirt King long-arm suspension and FibrewerX fenders to fit 37s; I believe the tire adds most of the lift with 13" of travel. Dodge used to sell the suspension and fenders as a prerunner kit. The one on the left is a 2019 from the FibrewerX site, on the right a Prerunner kit.
Getting the tall tires in without taking away droop sounded like a good thing. However, ground clearance is more important.
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ColoradoCub
Ram Guru
I went with +18 they put so much sand and gravel down on the roads here during the winter that it would destroy the paint over time if the tires stick out to much. I can’t tell you what you ask regarding the wider tire and whether or not it would rub, but my gut says it would under certain conditions. Yeah it’s silly to have a 4x4 truck and the valance clears a parking spot curb only by an inch more than my wife’s crossover suv does. I know they are after aerodynamics but come on. I pushed through more than a foot of snow several times this past winter with my 2500, this truck in stock form I’ll be ripping **** off the front valance in no time. I read on this forum where a guy hit a raccoon and trashed his valance and the electronic air dam, a raccoon did that much damage to a 4x4 truck.......c’mon.
