So I have pulled the triggooar on the duratracs in 275/65/18 but haven't pulled it on the lift kit (I will calling someone tomorrow) so my question is can I put the tires on before the lift? I won't be doing any funky articulation until the suspenders are on anyway. Meaning are they going to be ok for the normal street and highway use prior to the liftzor?

 

NOPE.
Who you going to be calling, what brand of lift are you looking at?

 

I got 265/75/16 on mine now (04) with saggy stock suspension and it's fine. It rubs a little in parking lots, but is definitely not causing any damage. Also, my front bumper is sagging about 1/2 inch on the passenger side and I think that is where most of the rubbing is. So, with a normal bumper you could be completely fine.

265/75/16= 31.65 diameter
275/65/18= 32.07 diameter
32.07-31.65= 0.42/2= 0.21 inches more height than mine. You should be fine.

 

I cant say if theyll rub or not, im runnin 265/60r18 (30.5 inchs) on my stock springs with plenty of room. Gonna need to flip your spare tire mount or add one of those lift brackets if you bought a matching spare bc I can only air my spare up to 35 psi and still close my tailgate.

 

Hey Mike! I'm calling Justin and I'm looking at the TF md kit with steering damper. I didn't get a matching spare at this time, I will shortly though. Wife is already jealous.

 

So I'm confused, will they fit ok for normal use?

 

Looks like your overall tire diameter is 32.1" or so. I went 245/75/16 which are 30.5" on 135K stock suspension and had some room, but since I had a stock bumper I did have some rubbing on the bottom of the front bumper on the back side where it makes up part of the bottom of the fender well. Since you are going 1.5" more than I did, I would say definitely not going to fit.

 

Hmm, did it rub when making k turns? Or just driving?

 

Hey Adrenalin... I just put those tires on my truck today. Same size and all. 275/65/18. AWESOME tires as you already know I have a two inch OME lift and they still rubbed a little on the front bumper (so I did a little trimming and I really mean a little... and now they fit fine!) I wouldn't think they would fit without a lift though. Sorry I don't have a pic at the moment as I literally just got them on a couple hours ago... but I can post one later if you like...

 

Absolutely!!! Pics ASAP!!! Thanks.
Ok I guess I'll roll around on my crappy michelins until I install the lift.