By ShaunTrueman on Saturday, August 25, 2001 - 06:27 pm: Edit

Hey guys & gals;
What size lift do you need to fit 33x12.50 tires with as little fender trimming as possible ?
Is this tire size not recomended? and if not what is the largest tire size that is?

By Robert Mann (Oldscout) on Saturday, August 25, 2001 - 07:00 pm: Edit

Take a trip into the archives, the subject is well covered.

By Ho Chung (Ho) on Saturday, August 25, 2001 - 07:32 pm: Edit

at least 3 inches and lotsa trimming for 33s (285/75-16 or 255/85-16).
some tweeking with radius arm and trailing arm lenghts, mess with some steering geometry, ... and on and on and on.

new driveshafts....
lower gearing would be nice.
HD shafts would be nice...
spare tire carrier would have to be modified...
and i am sure there are other things that will come to mind later.

32s (235/85-16) on the other hand require minimal modifications other than about a 2 inch lift.

By Shaun Trueman on Saturday, August 25, 2001 - 07:39 pm: Edit

Thanks for the input guys, the archive is full of info just hard to read through it all. Thanks Ho the info will help.

By Gator on Sunday, August 26, 2001 - 12:39 pm: Edit

Is there a web site or info where you can find out what lift and tire size is the best combo to do without trimming fenders or is that inevietable? There are so many different lift/tire combos it is way to easy to get confused.
any help would be great thaks in advance

By ryan on Sunday, August 26, 2001 - 01:09 pm: Edit

Yeah, go over to the "tech" link on the task bar on top. Click on the "tires & wheels" part on the left side.