new pics of 2.5AS and tires
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Originally Posted by hllon4whls
Its not that you cant tow. It reduces your gear ratio leverage. The engine will work harder to accelerate the load. Take a look at the tire calc on this site. It will tell you what your new effective gear ratio is and you can adjust your tow capacity accordingly.
http://www.4lo.com/
http://www.4lo.com/
Truck looks awesome BTW! I can't wait to get my bigger tires installed. Mine looks dumb with just a leveling kit and stock 255 Generals!!!
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I was just wondering how people put on 35's. My tires almost rub my front valence as it is. When I put them on the other day for a second I thought maybe I had messed up. I only have what looks to be about 1/2'' to 3/4" at the most when I turn.
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I don't know they just fit with no rubbing. It is pretty close to the valence, but that is it. If it ever rubbed there it would take no more than 5 min of trimming to make it fit. I have no issues with rubbing what so ever, so no need to trim. 
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thats what I did. I kept my crappy generals until they were pretty worn at37000 miles. Im to big of a tightwad to get rid of perfectly good tires. But man I am so happy with my truck now especially how it performs off road compared to stock.
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looks good got the same truck but a 07. couple questions, do you think you can still run mud flaps up front? could you get me a measurment to the ground to the center of the wheel arch? would a 2" AS fit those tires? thanks ATOM
got the same truck but a 07. couple questions, do you think you can still run mud flaps up front? could you get me a measurment to the ground to the center of the wheel arch? would a 2" AS fit those tires? thanks ATOM
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thanks guys. ATOM I believe that you can run those tires with just a 2". I have 40 3/4" from the ground to the fender. I measure directly in the center of the wheel. Total after the level kit and tires I got 4.5" over stock. I am waiting for my 1.5 AAL to show up because I want to raise the back just a tad. When I put my 4 wheeler in the bed it really looks bad, and thats only 600lbs. So I figured the AAL would be a good choice.
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From: independence ky
oh and about the mud flaps, I dont know how much they would stick inside the wheel well but I only have one inch to spare right there, and only 3/4" in the front by the valence