HTXRamExp
Senior Member
I'm planning on installing the BDS 6/3 lift kit w/ the 2.5 coilover set at ~5" of lift.
The BDS website gives a maximum tire size of 37x12.5r17 on a 17x9 wheel w/ backspacing of 4.5.
The wheels I have my eye on are a 17x8.5 0 offset with a backspacing of 4.75 and I planned on running a 35x12.5r17 or 315/70r17 tire. I'm not entirely sure how my setup translates to the provided example. Based on my research, my setup would be ~5.6mm closer to the inboard suspension than the BDS example, and I'm concerned about inboard suspension clearance.
Most of the 35x12.5 or 315/70 tires I've looked at max out at an inflated height of 34.8in or less. The inflated width for the 35s have been 12.5in and for the 315/70s have been 12.7in. Based on that I think I'd elminate the 315/70s due to the increased width/decreased clearance?
One thing to note, most of these measurements were based on the tire mounted on a 9in or even 10in rim. Mounting on a 8.5in rim may pull the tire in a bit more?
There is one example on Custom Offsets of a 2017 Ram (stock body) running the BDS 6" lift with a 17x8.5 0 offset 4.75 backspace wheel with a Toyo Open Country 37x13x5r17 tire and states no spacers used and no rubbing/scrubbing/trimming. But that's the only example I've found thus far.
Any input is welcomed!
The BDS website gives a maximum tire size of 37x12.5r17 on a 17x9 wheel w/ backspacing of 4.5.
The wheels I have my eye on are a 17x8.5 0 offset with a backspacing of 4.75 and I planned on running a 35x12.5r17 or 315/70r17 tire. I'm not entirely sure how my setup translates to the provided example. Based on my research, my setup would be ~5.6mm closer to the inboard suspension than the BDS example, and I'm concerned about inboard suspension clearance.
Most of the 35x12.5 or 315/70 tires I've looked at max out at an inflated height of 34.8in or less. The inflated width for the 35s have been 12.5in and for the 315/70s have been 12.7in. Based on that I think I'd elminate the 315/70s due to the increased width/decreased clearance?
One thing to note, most of these measurements were based on the tire mounted on a 9in or even 10in rim. Mounting on a 8.5in rim may pull the tire in a bit more?
There is one example on Custom Offsets of a 2017 Ram (stock body) running the BDS 6" lift with a 17x8.5 0 offset 4.75 backspace wheel with a Toyo Open Country 37x13x5r17 tire and states no spacers used and no rubbing/scrubbing/trimming. But that's the only example I've found thus far.
Any input is welcomed!
