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Old 08-29-2007, 04:55 PM
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what size tire on a 20" wheel

i would like to go with a 285 60..

285/60/20 with no level kit..
Will it rub?
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33 is biggest you can go I think. 305 55 20 is the same size. I have a leveling kit and only went with 33s cause I didnt want to trim my fender wells. I bought 20x10 mazzi hulks with Toyo MTs.

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you need to get the correct backspacing, i have a 20x8.5 american eagle with 5 1/2 inch backspacing and i have no rubbing. i also have a kore suspension lift to fit 35's. if you have the correct backspacing you wont rub.
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Yep back spacing is what you have to worry about. My moto metals are only an 18 inch but they are a 4.5 backspacing so my tires are close to 33" but not quite. With a 4.5 backspacing wheel you would probably have to go with a 305/50/20 with no rubbing.
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20s and higher look silly on these Diesel trucks... imho...
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Originally Posted by RocketJohn
20s and higher look silly on these Diesel trucks... imho...
Now that is just silly talk




What width wheel are you looking at going with? What is the backspacing and offset?

A 285/60/R20 will have a skinny skinny sidewall. I would think with the right backspacing and offset numbers you could run a 305 with a 20" wheel.
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20's and higher belong on mom's suv hehe
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get 20" wheels.
and 40" tires.

at least 20s and 37s
or 20s and 35s

"lift it, fat chicks cant jump."
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Hey now... I've got 20" Mazzis with 325/60/20 Toyos - nice proportionate look. ;-)
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Originally Posted by BPoulsen
Hey now... I've got 20" Mazzis with 325/60/20 Toyos - nice proportionate look. ;-)
do all the other farmers in Idaho point and laugh at you?

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I've got 20's and 37's with a 6 inch lift. I think if you go much smaller than a 35 on a 20 inch rim, it get's that low-profile look. Which, kind of looks silly on a 4 wheel drive.
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do all the other farmers in Idaho point and laugh at you?

hahaha - nah...
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RocketJohn - You'd be surprised how many farmers around here with lifted trucks..

when I bought mine, it was one of the first around here, but now it's the norm... kinda crazy.
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I believe this fella had a question he needed some answers on...
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BPoulsen, what part of Idaho are you in?


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