Help me choose 2.1 or 2.8

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91clone

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I still have some time to decide on tire size because my factory tires probably have another 15 to 20k miles to go. When I was filling up the other day another ram owner was parked next to me and he had a 2” level with factory 20’s. Tires were amp all terrains 305/55r20. Looked about perfect to me so now I am leaning toward that size. Still pricey compared to the stock size!
Took a couple of close ups of his setup:

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I still have some time to decide on tire size because my factory tires probably have another 15 to 20k miles to go. When I was filling up the other day another ram owner was parked next to me and he had a 2” level with factory 20’s. Tires were amp all terrains 305/55r20. Looked about perfect to me so now I am leaning toward that size. Still pricey compared to the stock size!
Took a couple of close ups of his setup:

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We're you able to ask if it had any rubbing at the size?


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I have mine set at 2.8 with a 1” spacer in the rear. It sits good, but even after getting a alignment done, the front tires still have some slant to them. I’ve been noticing that they are wearing a little uneven. I will more then likely drop my fronts down to 2.1 to let the camber situation subside. I am running a set of 295/65r20 nitro ridge grapplers on stock black 20s


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It sounds like I'll go 2.8 up front, and at least a 1" spacer on the rear. Might just bite the bullet and do the Movotech UCA at the same time.
 
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We're you able to ask if it had any rubbing at the size?


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Didn’t think to ask if they rubbed. If they did he probably would have said something cause we talked for a few minutes about the tires. He was really happy with them and was in his second set already.


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with them that close to body panels, could he go off road? Seems a bit tight.
 

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Hows everyone's CV angles on 2.1 & 2.8. I've seen a few At 2.1 that look perfectly parallel


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This too I'm concerned about. Whoever has their bils set at 2.8 and pics of their cv angles, please post. Thanks!
 

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Curious, If everyone puts the 5100s on in order to level the front end then why put rear spacers in also? Wont you be in the same racked mode just a little higher?

I HATE leveled trucks. Once even so much as a beered down ice chest goes in the bed it sags. So I went upper and lower spacers on my rear and Bilsteins set to 2.8" on front to keep more rake

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Hows everyone's CV angles on 2.1 & 2.8. I've seen a few At 2.1 that look perfectly parallel


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This too I'm concerned about. Whoever has their bils set at 2.8 and pics of their cv angles, please post. Thanks!


Mine at 2.8:

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