Switching Tires + Rims

[dankohler]

Well I have had my truck for a month now and put about 1k miles on it. As much as I love the look of the Nitto Mud Grapplers, they are just a bit too loud for my taste. Everyone loves the look but have I have had a few complaints about the noise from passangers. I went to pick up my son in Petersburg, IL this weekend and drove back to Saint Louis, MO. 2.5 hour ride and I think the constant noise from the tires gave the poor boy a headache.

I want to keep the aggressive look of my Mud Grapplers, but switch them out for Trail Grapplers since I was told they are quite a bit quieter (quiet being a relative term of course when talking about off-road tires)

My current tires are 33x12.5x20 Muds and I am thinking of going with 35x12.5x20 Trails instead.

Pretty sure the bump from 33 to 35 wont be an issue since I already have the spacer in place.

The link below has the exact setup I am thinking of getting.
Gear Alloy Full Throttle 20x10 + Nitto Trail Grappler 35x12.5x20

Considering going with 20 or 18 inch version of the same setup.

Any tips or concerns anyone might have would be appreciated.

 

[0212353]

nice setup!

if you want to take a spin to hear the Trails, let me know - I'm game.

The only concern? I have 295/60/20s - i needed a 1/4" spacer to run 'em - and they still rubbed at full lock. If you need 1/4" spacers, let me know. I have a set here. Just don't let me forget 'em.

Oh.......and going chrome?

 

[dankohler]

I guess I just liked the look of these in chrome.

I also considered
Gear-Alloy-719-Timberland-Carbon-Black-Machine-20x10


As far as the 1/4 spacer, the dealer already put some on when the installed my current wheels. That and the fact that I have a custom set of 1.5 inch spacers coming from Motor-tech some time this week that I will switch too anyway. As soon as I get the bushwackers installed I will want the extra width.

 

[dankohler]

JJ!!!!
Those 3 little words "and going chrome?" has got me thinking I better wait till my lights are in before I make the decision on the color of the rims.........

 

[0212353]

Lol. Lots of black to go with some chrome. ;-)


crappertalkin'

 

[2K10HemiRam]

JJ!!!!
Those 3 little words "and going chrome?" has got me thinking I better wait till my lights are in before I make the decision on the color of the rims.........

That's always a good idea, especially when JJ's involved

 

[bigbadram1500]

both are nice looking rims. I'm thinking of going to some machined/black ones eventually.

 

[dankohler]

I finally decided and ordered my tires and wheels today.

Settled on the Trail Grappler 35x12.5x20 + XD Monster Black 20".

I liked the clean look of the XD Monsters and the fact that I should be getting my JJ headlights and fogs in the next few days made me realize black was the way to go. Deciding if I will have to swap out the nerf bar and bed rails with black as well.

All these changes and the truck is not even a month old yet.

Talk about a way to blow through money!!!

Hear it is as of today.

Lots of changes coming in the next few days with the painted fender flares, JJ lights, wheels + tires, mufflex 18.

Will post again in the next few days with another update.

 

[quietpeen]

those are going to look awesome. So you were able to run 33x12.5 tires on your stock rims with 1/4" spacers?

 

[RYAN66]

good prices from that ebay store!

 

[dankohler]

those are going to look awesome. So you were able to run 33x12.5 tires on your stock rims with 1/4" spacers?

The dealership installed a 2.5" mopar leveling kit when I purchased the truck. They were the ones that put on the Mud Grapplers as well per my request. It was not the cheapest, but of course I had not joined this site yet and found out $800 for a level kit is a bit expensive.

good prices from that ebay store!

I ended up not going with ebay. It was a bit more expensive to go with a local shop, but they are going to transfer the sensors and make sure everything fits well. It is also nice to support a local shop so that when I need other things I have an established relationship.

 

[quietpeen]

The dealership installed a 2.5" mopar leveling kit when I purchased the truck. They were the ones that put on the Mud Grapplers as well per my request. It was not the cheapest, but of course I had not joined this site yet and found out $800 for a level kit is a bit expensive.

wow, sorry about the $800. I was talking about wheels spacers not the leveling kit.

 

[dankohler]

Ah, I read when you asked about stock rims as stock hight. My bad....

Yes, the stock rim 20x9 work just fine. Those are very wide tires too.

And I happen to know someone that has a set with about 1k miles on them =).

 

[ramin44s]

You going to sell the mud grapplers now?? If so I would like to have them for my work truck

 

[dankohler]

They wont be available till next week when the others come in. But then I will be looking to unload them. I dont have the post count yet on the site to officially sale them through the FOR SALE section.