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Old Mar 16, 2015 | 09:41 PM
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Originally Posted by LPCWS6
Does anyone make a off the shelf 17" wheel that is wider than 10" for those M&H 390 tires that won't have them sticking way out the wheel wells. I've looked on the internet but haven't found anything. It seems like every wheel I find only has 4-5" backspacing.

I know you can mount them on some racestars but at only 9.5 inches wide I'm sure it would be less than ideal. M&H recommends a 12" wide wheel.
those tires are huuuuge. I don't thing they with fit in the wheelwell without rubbing the leafspring.
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Old Mar 16, 2015 | 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Haulin04
those tires are huuuuge. I don't thing they with fit in the wheelwell without rubbing the leafspring.
They aren't as big as you might think. This guy has them on the racestars. I'd just prefer a wider wheel if I could find one for a decent price.
https://www.performancetrucks.net/fo...estars-532356/
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Old Mar 20, 2015 | 06:49 PM
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Did you figure out a wheel/tire setup? I need to do the same thing for my truck.
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Old Mar 25, 2015 | 12:16 PM
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That 9.5" might be good for you, I have a 4/6 drop on my truck and with my previous tire which was a 305/45/18 on a 18x8Wheel it rubbed on my fender quite a bit. I'm thinking with a 29.5 tire and a 12" rim you may be getting awfully close to doing the same. The smaller the rim the less tread width there is and that could help you out in this instance for clearing. I just tried to get a 29x11x15 Hoosier slick on a 10" wide rim out back and it wouldn't fit due to the leaf springs ( learning moment for me) but I didn't even get a chance to try and lower it on the 29" tall tire to see the clearance but I know from what I saw it was awfully close.

Hope this can help some
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Old Apr 10, 2015 | 11:30 AM
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Check out my pic in the build thread. Those are 390 M&H's on 17" Racestars on a 4/6 drop - I borrowed them from Fastjweb for a picture. They clear the leaf spring by about 2 inches, but could possibly require some fender trimming/rolling depending on how much suspension travel you have: https://www.performancetrucks.net/fo...513440/page13/
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Old Apr 10, 2015 | 11:42 AM
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I ran 275/50/17 m&h tires on my factory 17" wheels and they worked great.
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Old Apr 10, 2015 | 12:42 PM
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My truck only has drop shackles with the 305s but the are on factory 18s so the offset is pretty deep and the wheel is only 8.5 wide. They would tuck if the truck was slammed
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