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From: Royse City, TX
Originally Posted by V10man
Looks good except for the wheel back spacing.
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Well I didn't mean to come accross so grumpy... lol just that the 05's and newer have 6" of backspace(I think) The DC wheels are 4.5". That's why they stick out so far. I'd be worried about premature bearing failure, chipped paint and cops looking to harrass ya.
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Well I didn't mean to come accross so grumpy... lol
As for the local cops, if they are going to harrass me over this setup, there are a lot of trucks in my area that are lifted 6" or more that are running substantially bigger/wider tires than I - including the local hwy patrolman that lives down the street.... It might be different if I was a young kid out hot rodding and cruising around though. I've got way to much grey hair for them to make that mistake.
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What he is trying to say is in most places it is illegal to run a tire that sticks out past the wheel well because it can throw objects at other cars very easily. Here in IL they test it by dropping a coin from the edge of the fender, if it hits the tire you can be ticketed. If you are adding fender flares you should be fine though, as long as they are wide enough to cover the tires. (Yes a lot of vehicles are out there running around with their tires sticking out, but that doesn't mean a cop couldn't bust you if he wanted to)
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Originally Posted by cc322
Looks good but I think you posted the wrong tire size BFG does not make a 305/75/17 they make a 315/70/17 or a 285/75/17 and a 305/65/17 load E 