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Originally Posted by siggyfreud
Yeah, I kind of have to at this point. I'll likely be moving soon, and have no wheels/tires for this, so it's up on jacks. My previous set didn't clear the front big brakes, so couldn't have even put those back on. I don't have the cash at the moment to do both wheels/tires and suspension, and I don't really want to spend cash on a temporary wheel/tire set either.
That said, the height the truck is at is the height I'd like to keep it at/around (~4/6 drop) so I'm not all too concerned from a clearance perspective, other than just the coilover, or lower coilover mount on an outboard setup.
But if you're saying you can run 11"-315 wheels/tires on your step fenders, I should be good with my fleetside. I don't really need to go wider than that. The previous setup back there was a 305/55/R20, and it fit, I just can't remember how much room there was between the tire and where outboard suspension would mount.
If it does end up limiting my suspension choices to inboard coilovers, I am OKAY with that, just not ideal, but I suspect once I measure I'll find I have room. But again, if the worst thing I end up with a rear ridetech suspension setup, it'll still be miles better than what is there already.
Think I'm shooting myself in the foot?
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As long as you take into consideration to get enough offset to allow for the coliovers in the future, you should be ok. I understand the ideal of having to stay in budget. That's why I'm still on 9.5" wheels and 275 tires. My budget just won't allow for custom wheels.
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Originally Posted by siggyfreud
Looks like from the wheel mounting surface I have about 6" of frontspacing, and 9.5" of backspacing, for a total of about 15.5" of width area for a wheel and tire. Also looks like I have a few extra inches beyond that for suspension, however with the way the previous owner ran the exhaust (outside frame rails) I'd have to redo the exhaust to make room for coilovers, which isn't a huge deal.
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Below are some photos of my fitment process to determine what I needed for 18x11 and 315/30/18 tires. Keep in mind the stepside beds are more narrow than fleetsides. I came up with 6.75" backspacing for my setup. You can see how much it fills up the fender and how close it is to the lower shock mount. On the fleetside, you could easily get away with 6.5" backspacing and still have room for outboard coilovers, but I'd still use a wheel fitment tool to ensure proper backspacing. Keep in mind, all these measurements are with a stock width 72 rearend. If you have a 67-70 rearend, all these numbers will change!
