05 wheels on a 1st gen
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different soze tires will throw it off a little. the problem with the newer wheels are the offset of the wheels. I had a set of wheels and tires for $300 but they didnt fit. they ever so slightly tough the tie rod ends. Dont know exactly what the deal is but i do know you will need like 1/8 inch to clear them, might need longer lugs too. someone else will chim in.
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Billy D (04-12-2010)
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i have a 1993 dually and i just put a set of 2003 17"dually rims on yesterday and my studs were to large i had to drill the wheels out from 5/8 to 16mm and im running 235s or just about 31s i have 2x4 tho
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You will need something like this, only about 2" thick:
http://stuff.is-a-geek.net/PhotoAlbu...cs/CTD_192.jpg
Get 9/16 studs in the adapters (not spacers). Good ones are not cheap. I paid ~$400 for the set, IIRC. Although it can be done and people have done it, I don't recommend running 3rd Gen wheels on the 1st Gen. It increases stress on the kingpins and wheel bearings due to the wider tire scrub path, throwing off the D60 steering geometry, as designed. I don't have any actual data to back this up, but I wouldn't go much more than around an inch wide with an adapter like that. Those are 1.25".
http://stuff.is-a-geek.net/PhotoAlbu...cs/CTD_192.jpg
Get 9/16 studs in the adapters (not spacers). Good ones are not cheap. I paid ~$400 for the set, IIRC. Although it can be done and people have done it, I don't recommend running 3rd Gen wheels on the 1st Gen. It increases stress on the kingpins and wheel bearings due to the wider tire scrub path, throwing off the D60 steering geometry, as designed. I don't have any actual data to back this up, but I wouldn't go much more than around an inch wide with an adapter like that. Those are 1.25".
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