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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 09:24 AM
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I need to get new tires and would love to get new rims as well, but the budget isnt that big right now. What is the biggest tire size I can put on the stock rim with a leveling kit installed. I am looking to go with a LT285/75R16 General Grabber AT
 
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 04:45 PM
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I have heard of 305's but they needed a little trimming
285's should fit no problem
 
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 05:15 PM
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i put 315/70/16s mickey thompson mtz's on my stock 04 with the bars cranked up,the leveling kit is a waste of money your stock keys will bring it up past level. you will have to trim a little bit but not alot.
 
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 06:22 PM
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Got a 3 in torsion lift on mine running 315/70/17, u will have to do a lil trimming but not much.
 
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by KuNtRy BoY
Got a 3 in torsion lift on mine running 315/70/17, u will have to do a lil trimming but not much.
so how big of blocks did you add in the rear to get 3inchs in the front
 
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 07:17 PM
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I put a couple extra leafs but no blocks it level.

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I had 315/75/16 on the stock duramax rims before I bought h2 rims.
 

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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by KuNtRy BoY
I put a couple extra leafs but no blocks it level.

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I had 315/75/16 on the stock duramax rims before I bought h2 rims.

Hmm,i tried to put a set of h2 rims on my dmax but they wouldnt fit on the rear cause the center hole was to small for the hub. I dont think its possible to lift the front 3 inchs higher then the stock keys with lift cause it would bottom out the A-arm stops.
 
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 07:28 PM
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Maybe your rite thats just what I was told when it was installed. Nothing is bottomed out, I still have a lil rubbing when the wheels r turned all the way in reverse. Other than that its fine. You couldve had the centers trimmed out to fit the h2.
 
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by KuNtRy BoY
Maybe your rite thats just what I was told when it was installed. Nothing is bottomed out, I still have a lil rubbing when the wheels r turned all the way in reverse. Other than that its fine. You couldve had the centers trimmed out to fit the h2.
yeah we bored them to fit,i got 37/13.50/22 rockstars now with 7 inch lift
 
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 07:32 PM
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Nice. I had mine powder coated black, with 315 70 17s. Id love to go big but them tires sure hit the pocket book hard.
 
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