I'm going to measure the exact height (from ground to center of wheel well) tonight when I get home just to be sure, but I think I finally figured out that I have Bilstien 5100's set at their highest in the front (not the case, please read below in my next post) and Deaver rear leafs with Bilstien shocks in the back. I bought the truck used in its current configuration and the dealer didn't know anything about the suspension mods. So I've been trying to figure out exactly what it has and just how much higher than stock it is.
I currently have 17" rims with 295/70's and they fit fine with no rubbing or bumping and a descent amount of space in between the tire and the top of the wheel well.
I want to get 18" rims and naturally the tallest tire possible, but I don't want to deal with any rubbing. I don't mind doing minor trimming or a PWM if I have to, but will the 295/70-18 Nitto Terra's fit without major cutting and grinding?
Also, should I be getting a rim with 0 offset or do I need offset to make it work? The whole backspacing vs. offset thing has me really mixed up, I just can't seem to wrap my head around what does what :ftard:. I don't mind them slightly sticking out of the wheel well, but I don't won't them sticking out a lot.
One of the sets I'm looking at and really like is MotoMetal 955's with -12mm offset and 295/70-18 Terras.