Thoughts and info needed. 4" with 37's

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mr_maenpaa

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So I put a 4" suspension lift on my 2013 Ram 1500 outdoorsman... I went with 35x12.5 tires but it looks like I have a lot of room to go bigger when I compare my truck to some of the others I see on here and the 2014 1500 a coworker has with a 6" lift and 35's... So I guess has anyone gone bigger Than a 35 with a 4" or have any tip to measure out how big I can go? Thanks
 

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What are your wheel specs (width and offset)? That's the key in fitting bigger rubber with little lift. Do you just have a 4" lift or did you level it out with Bilsteins? And finally, what are your thoughts on trimming plastic and possibly metal on the inner fender?
 
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Wheels are 20x9 with +18mm offset and a 1.25" spacer. The 4" super lift I ordered came with the bilstein replacements. I rather not trim if I don't have to. I am up for changing the wheels though.
 

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Well to fit 37's on a 4" lift you will be trimming regardless of what wheels you're running... The best option you can run wheel wise is a 20x9 0 offset as it will give you the required clearance on the inside without giving you the wide stance that would create more rubbing issues on the inner fender/bumper. A 20x9 0 offset will be a narrower stance than you current setup just so you're aware.
 

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Uhm, +19 is the factory 20X9's offset, which is 5-3/4" backspacing. I am running 20X9's with 0 offset to clear my 12.50's, and they are perfect. 0 offset on a 9" wheel is 5" backspacing, and your stance will be 1-1/2" wider (3/4" per wheel), not narrower.
 

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Uhm, +19 is the factory 20X9's offset, which is 5-3/4" backspacing. I am running 20X9's with 0 offset to clear my 12.50's, and they are perfect. 0 offset on a 9" wheel is 5" backspacing, and your stance will be 1-1/2" wider (3/4" per wheel), not narrower.

You missed the fact that he's running 1.25" spacers with his current wheels essentially making them a 20x9 -14 offset wheel. With the 20x9 0 offset wheels you wouldn't run the spacers so yes, the stance will be narrow.
 

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