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Old Dec 8, 2014 | 09:50 PM
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Why would they hit the bed? Flip kit won't alter the position of the shackle.

I believe stock is 4.5". Could be wrong, that is just from memory.
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Old Dec 8, 2014 | 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by ShredSled
Why would they hit the bed? Flip kit won't alter the position of the shackle.

I believe stock is 4.5". Could be wrong, that is just from memory.
Yea I realized that after I typed it. Been a long day, I need to go home before I drop the rear end on my head or something.

Thanks. I'll go measure my belltechs
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Old Dec 9, 2014 | 09:00 AM
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I'll be back home for christmas break in a week, I can measure my stock ones for you.......You'll probably have it figured out by then though.
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Old Dec 17, 2014 | 08:28 PM
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Here are some pics of the truck with the 17x7 up front and 15x8 in the rear. Still haven't lowered the rear so I don't know what I will do with the rear tires/wheels yet.


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Hard to get a good pic of the front wheel/tire combo but for anyone who puts 17x7's on the front of their truck, I think the 235 tire is absolutely perfect. Glad I didn't go with the 215 like a lot of guys are.
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Old Dec 17, 2014 | 08:32 PM
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the 17/15 combo is perfect!!! that looks awesome dude...
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Old Dec 17, 2014 | 08:33 PM
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Looks good, I like it.
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Old Dec 17, 2014 | 08:39 PM
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That is bad *** !
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Old Dec 17, 2014 | 09:28 PM
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I think that amount of drop you have on there looks perfect. I wouldn't go any lower myself.
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Old Dec 17, 2014 | 09:42 PM
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Agreed. I like both the wheels and the ride height.
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Old Dec 17, 2014 | 11:00 PM
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Thanks for the kind words guys. I'll have to get better pics of the rear where you can see the fender to tire gap. The fender just sits too high off of the rear tire for my liking. Another inch and it will sit level with the top of the tire. I've just always hated how it sits higher in the rear than the front. We'll see what happens though

Track opens up January 23rd for me here. So I plan to get the truck on kill mode here soon. I really hope I can get my truck to shift out of first gear under WOT.
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