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Old Aug 6, 2008 | 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by chevytruckguy
What wheel width and offset/backspace do you have?
That is what will ultimately tell you if the tire will fit
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Old Aug 6, 2008 | 06:23 PM
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how long did it take you to do it all. the spindles hangers and shackles
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Old Aug 7, 2008 | 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by 04sierracanada
how long did it take you to do it all. the spindles hangers and shackles
im not sure if you were refering to me but i did Lower control arms in the front and a flip kit with c-notch in rear. in total it took about 13hrs give or take. took a while because it was a rainy day and we ran into a couple of little snags along the way like all projects

Originally Posted by chevytruckguy
What wheel width and offset/backspace do you have?
my rims are 20x8, +14 offset and 5" back space... any rubbies with a 255/45/20 on those specs?
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Old Aug 8, 2008 | 12:22 AM
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You should be ok on those, just watch out for the plastic fender liners. When I had the 255/40, the drivers side plastic liner was starting to rub through. That 45 series will be about a 1/2" taller. It would only rub on really big bumps, though.
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Old Aug 8, 2008 | 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by chevytruckguy
You should be ok on those, just watch out for the plastic fender liners. When I had the 255/40, the drivers side plastic liner was starting to rub through. That 45 series will be about a 1/2" taller. It would only rub on really big bumps, though.
i dont think mine rubs the plastic inner fenders but i do rub my actual fender when turn all the way.. i think only on the right side though due to the lean
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 05:49 PM
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hey you guys i love the way the 4/6 sits, but i really think im going to go up to a 3/5.. i know the back is an easy fix just need some 1" lifting shackles but whats the best way to raise the front up an 1" with my DJM LCA?
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Old Aug 28, 2008 | 11:06 PM
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Washed and Detailed my truck today here are some more pics of it...


Reflection off the hood

Under the hood my plastic covers are an ongoing side project that i have yet to finish

what i used to clean her off:
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Old Aug 29, 2008 | 12:53 AM
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wow, the truck looks great tucking stock rubber
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Old Aug 30, 2008 | 12:26 AM
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Looks good. You can get the coil spacers for your truck. I know of a crew cab that had the DJM 4" arms and ran 265/35 22's. It rubbed bad, and he put a 1" coil spacer in to bring the front up. Ended up doing a 3/6. Looked good and no rubbing. Have you considered 255/40 20's? I had those before my current setup and they rode pretty good and had a good amount of sidewall. They have a 28" diameter opposed the 29" diameter of the 255/45's. I had no rubbing issues at all with that setup. I have the 255/35 20 nittos now, but my drop is near a 5/7.
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Old Aug 31, 2008 | 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by chevytruckguy
Looks good. You can get the coil spacers for your truck. I know of a crew cab that had the DJM 4" arms and ran 265/35 22's. It rubbed bad, and he put a 1" coil spacer in to bring the front up. Ended up doing a 3/6. Looked good and no rubbing. Have you considered 255/40 20's? I had those before my current setup and they rode pretty good and had a good amount of sidewall. They have a 28" diameter opposed the 29" diameter of the 255/45's. I had no rubbing issues at all with that setup. I have the 255/35 20 nittos now, but my drop is near a 5/7.
im going to get a 1" spacer to add to my lower front side, im glad to hear that crew cab resolved the problem this way. as far as considering a 40 profile no id really rather not go smaller then a 45 profile.. im a tire guy i like to see a bit of rubber on my wheels, thats just me but well see how it goes i may have no choice.

i still havent solved my -camber issue really not sure whats the best way to correct it.. im going to try calling DJM but but it dont hurt to get some advice from you guys if anybody has any?
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