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Old Dec 6, 2009 | 11:20 PM
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Originally Posted by 00ChevyScott
The bigger wheels fill the wheel wells more, which makes it look lower in a sense.
yeah until just now i didnt notice those 22 inch tires are 1.5 inches taller than the stock ones so they fill the wheel well up more and make it look lower (because there's less gap between the tire and fender)
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Old Dec 6, 2009 | 11:20 PM
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Originally Posted by 00ChevyScott
Wrong, 22"s make his truck sit higher because the rim stays straight whereas a smaller rim with a larger tire sidewall will bow out. Putting on larger rims raises ride height.

The bigger wheels fill the wheel wells more, which makes it look lower in a sense.
yea i know that but what i was thinking was maybe he was looking from the fender to the wheel...... instead of the frame to the ground
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Old Dec 6, 2009 | 11:26 PM
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Originally Posted by LaWhite01
yea i know that but what i was thinking was maybe he was looking from the fender to the wheel...... instead of the frame to the ground
i was looking from fender to wheel which is why i thought it looked too low in the front. Just doesnt have much gap between the tire and fender. But it's just cause of the taller tires i guess.
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Old Dec 6, 2009 | 11:31 PM
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Originally Posted by 98 Raptor TA
i was looking from fender to wheel which is why i thought it looked too low in the front. Just doesnt have much gap between the tire and fender. But it's just cause of the taller tires i guess.
yea i get you man, i have a 2/2 drop on my truck, just shackles and spindles with oem 17s and sum toyos and its pretty low from the front and in the back well it doesnt fill the wheel wells but it looks good enough for me
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Old Dec 7, 2009 | 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by 00ChevyScott
Wrong, 22"s make his truck sit higher because the rim stays straight whereas a smaller rim with a larger tire sidewall will bow out. Putting on larger rims raises ride height.

The bigger wheels fill the wheel wells more, which makes it look lower in a sense.
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I think it looks clean just level the rear a little more, would look **** IMO! You really cant go wrong with a 2/4 drop. perfect drop to fit a nice wheel combo not to low or to high.
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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 02:06 PM
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I just saw this truck in person. In the pic it doesnt looked dropped at all, but in person it looks like a small drop on it.

I was pulling out of the parking lot and saw the truck and then remembered seeing a truck like that on PT. Came home and searched, bam.
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Old Dec 13, 2009 | 02:00 AM
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There's nothing wrong with a little rake, it looks racy

BTW, for about $12 you could get about another 1/2" of drop in the rear...just get some spring clamps from AutoZone and put them on the front of your leaf springs and that will bring it down a bit. I use them on mine and got just about 1/2" from them.
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