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255/75 won't fit???

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by earlstb » Fri Jan 01, 2016 10:03 pm

I just tried to get 255s put on my tb and they wouldn't fit!! I have a RC leveling kit and still won't. What's up with that

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by navigator » Fri Jan 01, 2016 11:08 pm

We need more info...
255/75/what?
Are you running wheel spacers?
Factory rims or some other width?
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by Ole Blue » Sat Jan 02, 2016 12:50 am

[WHITE UP POINTING BACKHAND INDEX]what he said.


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by earlstb » Mon Jan 04, 2016 1:36 am

Sorry thought I put it in the op. 17 inch stock wheels no spacers

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by mason10198 » Mon Jan 04, 2016 9:16 am

No wheel spacers & stock rims = that size tire won't be able to clear the upper ball joint in the front

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by bartonmd » Mon Jan 04, 2016 9:22 am

Yeah, anything bigger than a 30.5" tire won't clear the upper ball joint. We basically all run spacers/adapters, because of this. That's like the first thing your research should have turned up, before buying $1000 in tires. Like... The information in the stickied thread about tire size and what's involved in fitting what tire, and who has done it, with links to their build threads: viewtopic.php?f=14&t=2290

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by v7guy » Mon Jan 04, 2016 10:36 am

Mike summed it up pretty good right there! Time to buy some spacers!
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by earlstb » Sat Jan 09, 2016 9:56 am

I caught myself looking at that thread and seen some with and some without spacers but as my luck would have it I need them and they are ordered. I didn't spend $1000 I got a good set off a man whose wife didn't like the roar lol. $200 for 5 tires with good tread. Gotta love Craigslist and high class ppl lol

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