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Old 05-17-2010, 07:30 PM
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Im lookin at runnin a 6inch lift and 38's on my 04 F-250 but i still wanna be able to pull my gooseneck trailer. does anyone know anyone whos got 38's and can still pull a gooseneck or am i gonna have to run 37's?
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Old 05-17-2010, 07:50 PM
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My buddy has 6" lift and 37's and there's no way he's pulling a gooseneck. The top of the bed is level with my eyes and I'm 6' tall. His front is actually a 4" lift and 2.5" leveling blocks the front tires rub a little bit on the inside of the fender wells. They are 37x12.5x17 on 17x9" rims. He had a 6" drop hitch and he can no longer even tow a snowmobile trailer with it because of the angle. He needs at least a 12" drop for that.

I have another buddy with a 6" and 37's but he has different offset wheels and it doesn't rub in the fender wells, but it does hit the lower valance on the front bumper. He eventually trimmed it and it's good, but I couldn't see towing a gooseneck with either.
 
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Old 05-17-2010, 09:57 PM
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Wont be able to tow a gn with a 6in. 4in lift is pushin it. If you want 38s for braggin rights, level it and do cut out flares.
 
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Old 05-18-2010, 08:26 PM
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Well i know a boy with a 6inch lift and 38's and it sits as high as my cousins cummins with a 6inch lift and 37's so i didnt no if i was gonna be able to do it or not? i wanna go bigger but still be functional. i got a aftermarket bumper so i ant got to worry bout cuttin the bumper none
 
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Old 05-18-2010, 09:43 PM
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I find it hard to believe that 37's will fit on a 6in lift on a Dodge. Ford's have some of the largest wheel openings of any of the trucks and I know the 37's will rub a little on a 6" lift, depending on wheel offsets. Some will some wont. It looks cool as hell, but you wont be towing much of anything without an extreme drop hitch, and GN and 5'ers are out of the question, unless you jack that up too, and that height would be dangerous to tow.
 
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Old 05-18-2010, 10:51 PM
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I have a 6 inch lift and WOULDN'T try a set of 38s with it. Get a Pro-Comp 6 inch rear spring like mine (blocks are for building houses), a set of 315s and leave it at that. My friend's goose neck hooks up in his lifted 79 F350 rolling 35 inch Toyos fine. I'm sorry I don't know the brand of trailer, but I do know it has a vertical adjustment for different bed heights. Besides, if you want to roll 38s AND pull a GN, I see gears in your future.
 
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Old 05-18-2010, 11:33 PM
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315 is just the width? That's just a 12.5 wide tire... 35's will fit with a leveling kit. 37's are MUCH bigger than 35's. It's not just a 2" difference. It's a big jump.
 
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Old 05-19-2010, 03:35 PM
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Well i know for a fact with a 6inch fabtech u can run 37's on a cummins cause we put the lift on. but im runnin 315's with my 2inch lift and there tiny as hell.
I talked to a buddy of mine at clemson 4wheel and he knows for sure a 5inch lift and 37's work with a GN so im guessin thats my only option. thanks for the help. guess im stuck runnin small tires
 
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Old 05-19-2010, 10:34 PM
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Well i know for a fact with a 6inch fabtech u can run 37's on a cummins cause we put the lift on. but im runnin 315's with my 2inch lift and there tiny as hell.
I talked to a buddy of mine at clemson 4wheel and he knows for sure a 5inch lift and 37's work with a GN so im guessin thats my only option. thanks for the help. guess im stuck runnin small tires
Again 315's is only the width so that doesn't really tell us much about what will fit and what wont. We need a height too. A 5" lift? Who makes it? A 5" and 37's will rub... I still can't see towing a GN with it, but if you can, please post pics of it and let us know how. 35's on a stock lifted truck isn't bad looking at all, don't get discouraged by it!
 
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Alright thanks for the help ill post pics soon as i get the lift and all on
 


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