33x12.5r20 Kill Front End?

Magnum5.9 · Jun 17, 2016

Went from MT to skinny AT (275/60r20) and not liking the look of the skinny tire. I have 20x9 with 0 offset rims and thinking of going to a 33x12.5r20 or 305/55r20 but will that destroy my front bearings and steering?

I believe everything up front is stock (93k miles) except for track bar, coils and shocks

Magnum5.9 · Jun 17, 2016

I should mention the truck would only see 6-7k miles a year with this setup

Magnum5.9 · Jun 18, 2016

auskip07 · Jun 18, 2016

Magnum5.9 said:
Bump

if you have 93k and havent changed your bearings, bushings, etc you might want to go ahead and do that.

You honestly already know the answer to your question. Yes bigger tires cause more stress on those components.

R/T_Fire · Jun 18, 2016

You should be fine since stock they come with a tire that is pretty much a 33" tire... The negative results will be so minimal you won't notice anything... but with almost 100k its time to inspect and or replace a lot of the front end wear parts.

I like to change my wheel bearing no matter what at 100k. and any steering or ball joints that are showing the slightest signs of wear....

sriley531 · Jun 18, 2016

R/T_Fire said:
You should be fine since stock they come with a tire that is pretty much a 33" tire... The negative results will be so minimal you won't notice anything... but with almost 100k its time to inspect and or replace a lot of the front end wear parts.

I like to change my wheel bearing no matter what at 100k. and any steering or ball joints that are showing the slightest signs of wear....

^^^ What he said ^^^

Magnum5.9 · Jun 18, 2016

Any good write ups that you guy know about off the top if your head on what exact parts should be replaced on the front end?

Magnum5.9 · Jun 18, 2016

Actually all I have to do is replace some the hub assembly and tie rods on my my steering and im good to go? Do I need to do the rear bearings?

Magnum5.9 · Jun 19, 2016

I apologize for the grammatical errors, trying to do this on my phone is a pain

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