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Old Jan 22, 2014 | 12:07 PM
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So I was given a set of 285/75 or 70/18 tires. Would the 2 inch lift be enough?
 
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Old Jan 22, 2014 | 03:13 PM
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I'm running 275/65/18 with a 2" HD OME lift and I rub a little on a fully locked left turn.
 
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Old Jan 22, 2014 | 03:36 PM
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wheel spacers can fix the turn rub. I've got some laying around from when i was running that set up.
should be fine with articulation, i think i touched my wheel arch a couple of times, but no damage no problem.
 

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Old Jan 22, 2014 | 03:41 PM
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FYI a 285/75 r18 is nearly a 35" tire and no it will not fit with a 2" lift.
 
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Old Jan 22, 2014 | 03:54 PM
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true dat ^...was thinking 265
 
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Old Jan 22, 2014 | 09:17 PM
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Ok so what would it take. 3+ or bigger?
 
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Old Jan 22, 2014 | 09:19 PM
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Well do you go off road at all? It'll take at the very least a 3.5" lift, non-significant cutting, and if you do go off road it'll require diff and half shaft upgrades. If you just drive on the road, 3.5" lift, spacers, and upgraded gears.
 
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Old Jan 22, 2014 | 09:23 PM
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I have 285/65s and a three inch lift. I had to move the turn stops out to prevent rubbing. Got tired of that quick. Then I got 2 inch spacers and now they rub when I hit a bump and am turning.

I think you need more than 3 inches, or 3 inches and a body lift. Or 3 inches and a fender cut. My avatar is without the spacers.

The spacers and lift look neat though.
 
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Old Jan 23, 2014 | 01:44 AM
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Its a lot of money for gears and axles just to fit some tires. I'd say sell them, and maybe get a smaller size that wont cost a lot of $$$. Like a 32 or 31'' tire on a 2'' lift or a 30'' on stock.
 
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Old Jan 23, 2014 | 10:37 AM
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I'm not sure the Comperable size of 18", but I'm running 265/75/16 with NO lift and no rub.

31.5" x 10.75" Just measured.

 
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