will a 295/65r-18 tier and rim fit my pick up? or will there be a fitment issues?
like back spacing, tire hitting wheel well? or any other issue?
the rim is a factory 18 inch rim off a 08 super duty

 

Won't fit unless you get like a 2" spacer.

 

How are you running 08 rims on an 04 truck??

 

I think he was asking if they would fit?

 

Oh, thanks Eric, glad your awake.

The spacer is kinda like an adapter?

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Yes, the spacer is like an adaptor but it adapts two identical lug patterns. 05+ wheels were spaced tighter under the truck when the suspension changed from leaf to coil sprung, so to put them on pre-05s you have to put a spacer in. Just get a good set and not some fleaBay aluminum junkers. Some people talk about how spacers change the centerline of the wheel and put leverage on the bearings yada yada yada, but if you consider that it's changing the backspacing to match the stock wheels and keeping the centerline in roughly the same place it's not as huge a deal. Duallys run spacers to account for the massive offset matching the rear wheels to front, so as long as the spacers aren't moving the tires from where they would otherwise run, it's not the damning no-no some people say it is.

OP, I ran 295/70R18s fine under my truck, but with your backspacing being further out and leaf springs being older and maybe sagged a little, it'll probably be tight. Put them on, and if they rub put a mini-pack into the front.

 

so what you are saying is I should look for a set of 18 in rims from a 05 or older due to the axle change and the back spacing is different? I only really want the rims the tires on them are worn out.
i added a link to the post. can any one give me there best guess on what year they are?

http://twinfalls.craigslist.org/pts/4559870812.html

 

Bolt pattern on 05+ trucks is 8 X 170 I thought the older trucks was a different pattern and you wouldn't be able to run 05+ wheels on them.

 

Look like they're from an 08-10. They'll fit, but they have too much positive offset compared to the stock wheels from 99-04. Anything after 05 (including the ones you link'd to) you need spacers to run on an 04 or earlier. If you want a drop in set, you need a set from 04 or earlier.





I thought they changed from the old 8 on 6.5/7.5/whatever it was to the 8 on 170mm in '99 when the SD came out. But I've been wrong before. Even if pre 04 is different, he has to use spacers to fix the offset anyways, and can get a set cut that matches both patterns.

 

I thought they changed from the old 8 on 6.5/7.5/whatever it was to the 8 on 170mm in '99 when the SD came out. But I've been wrong before. Even if pre 04 is different, he has to use spacers to fix the offset anyways, and can get a set cut that matches both patterns.[/QUOTE]


You are correct.