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Title: Any experience with tall tires on a lowered truck?
Post by: twinturboc10 on January 20, 2010, 01:11:46 pm

Does anybody have experience with running tall tires on a lowered truck? I'm in the middle of restoration and trying to pick a wheel and tire combo. I would like to go with taller tires than stock to fill up the wheel wells, but don't want it real low. One option I'm considering is going to a 20" wheel with 32" tire (305/50 on a 20x10 rear and 275/55 on a 20x8.5 front) combined with 3" drop spindles and a 5" rear flip kit. Am I nuts? Compared to stock height with a 28" tire, the body would sit an inch lower to ground, and the top of the tires should be about even with the wheelwells. The back wheels should be fine, and I will widen the tubs if needed. My main concern is the front wheels hitting during turning. I'm betting I'll need to make new inner fenders, but that's not a big deal. If the 32" doesn't fit, maybe go down to a 30" tire. I would like to maintain some sidewall, and around 5" looks good to me.

Sorry for the novel...

Title: Re: Any experience with tall tires on a lowered truck?
Post by: VileZambonie on January 20, 2010, 05:52:15 pm

If it's lowered how can you fit 32"s  ???

Title: Re: Any experience with tall tires on a lowered truck?
Post by: Captkaos on January 20, 2010, 06:07:46 pm

I don't think you want to go with 32",  29 or 30 is about as much as I would go.  Best option is get a set mounted and see if they look like you want.

Title: Re: Any experience with tall tires on a lowered truck?
Post by: three8six on January 22, 2010, 02:22:33 pm

I have only spindles on the front of my truck, and I would definetely not go over 29.5 after some measuring I was doing the other day. IMO

Title: Re: Any experience with tall tires on a lowered truck?
Post by: twinturboc10 on January 22, 2010, 06:37:54 pm

Thanks for the feedback. I did some more measuring and it looks like I'd end up with the top of the tire about the bodyline to look right. A bit much.... Plus I did some photoshop tinkering, it looks a bit donk-ish, which isn't what I'm going for. I think I'm set on some 2.5" drop spindles and a flip kit.

Title: Re: Any experience with tall tires on a lowered truck?
Post by: VileZambonie on January 23, 2010, 12:02:08 pm

You may want to lower the front more if you're doing a flip

Title: Re: Any experience with tall tires on a lowered truck?
Post by: three8six on January 23, 2010, 12:19:39 pm

I have a flip kit and spindles on mine, and I like the way it sits just a 1/2 taller or so in the front?

Title: Re: Any experience with tall tires on a lowered truck?
Post by: modular93fox on February 05, 2010, 08:55:27 pm

(http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/2227/dsc0799l.jpg)
2.5 drop spindles, rear hangers from a suburban and 2" drop shackles... stock springs front and rear. going to take one leaf spring from each rear spring pack to level it out.

275/50/17 all the way around