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Old Mar 8, 2005 | 09:41 PM
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Hey guys I'm about to order wheels I need to know if this combo will work.

Rims are 20x8.5 with 5.5 backspace front and rear. My truck is only lowered 2" in the rear. I'm looking for a taller tire to fill wheel well out to the max height and width.

I want to put a 275/??/20 in the front and a 295/??/20 for the rear.

What are my options?

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Old Mar 8, 2005 | 10:02 PM
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Go with a 275/55 in frt with a 31.9" rollin die and a 295/50 in rear with a 31.6" rollin die. Both are a about 1" taller than stock but should still fit nicely under the wheel wells with that 2" rear drop.
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Old Mar 8, 2005 | 10:09 PM
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so the 295 will be ok on a 20x8.5. I was told yes but I'm trying to be sure.
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Old Mar 8, 2005 | 10:10 PM
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With those tire sizes and your rim size, your tires should be right about even with the fenders - the rears might stick out about a tenth or two. (depends on the sectional width of the tire)
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Old Mar 8, 2005 | 10:16 PM
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295 is 11.6".... it will work on 8.5" wide wheel but I would reccomend 20x10 in rear if at all possible.
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Old Mar 8, 2005 | 10:17 PM
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With that though they will poke out of wheel wells with standard offset
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Old Mar 8, 2005 | 10:22 PM
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The wheels I chose only come in 20x8.5 and 5.5 backspace.

So are they gonna stick out and look bad or will they be flush.
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Old Mar 8, 2005 | 10:36 PM
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8.5" wont poke out but the 295 tires will have alot of stress on the beads I would maybe suggest running 275/55's on all 4 corners instead of just the fronts.
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Old Mar 9, 2005 | 08:00 AM
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Will a little stress on the beads cause any major issues.
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Old Mar 9, 2005 | 09:03 AM
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werd! 275/55's all around
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