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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 06:06 PM
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Back spacing?
On a stock 05 with 17 inch alloy wheels.
 
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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 06:20 PM
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5 1/2"....
 
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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 08:17 PM
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Thanks. If I go to a 10 inch rim what back spacing will I want to maintain, 5 1/2?
 
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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 08:19 PM
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that depends on how far you want your tires to stick out....
 
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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 08:25 PM
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How much back spacing can the truck handle? I dont want the tires to stick out much past the wheel well, only an inch or so.
 
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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 08:30 PM
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Give me more info: what size rims & tires are you getting? is the truck lifted? how high?

what are you trying to do to the truck?
 
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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 08:35 PM
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The truck is not lifted. I previously had an 02 with 10 inch rims and 295/75/16's. I loved the looks and had no clearance problems. Now I have hte 05 and cant run the 16's, but want a similar set up, tires and rims. I dont recall what the BS was on my 02 however.
 
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So why not just mount bigger tires on your stock rims???? Throw some 33's on there.
 
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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 08:43 PM
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I dont want the balooning with a 295 or a 305. The 10 inch rim allows the tire to sit perfectly. Or 9 inch rim I guess.
 
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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 08:45 PM
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the 17's are 7.5" width. Good luck
 
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Old Nov 26, 2007 | 08:49 PM
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So no idea what the max back spacing is?
 
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Factory backspacing is 5.80". You would not want anything more than 6" or the tires are too far in.

If you do not want to stick out too far, a 9 or 10 inch wheel with 5.5 - 6.0" backspacing would be ideal.
 
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Old Nov 27, 2007 | 09:02 AM
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Thats the info I needed, thanks guys.

Just to be sure, a 305 in a 17/18, will fit under a stock truck correct? No lift?
 
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Old Nov 27, 2007 | 09:53 AM
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i run 10" rims with 6" backspace. i think you can run 6.5" or so but finding a 10" rim with that spec will be hard.

if you find something 9" wide with 6" backspace your in good shape.
 
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Old Nov 27, 2007 | 10:52 AM
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Perfect, thanks. What wheels and tires are you running?
 
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