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Old Jun 29, 2008
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Need help picking my next mod

So back in december i got 4 brand new 33x12.5x15 bfg all terrains and a 3 inch body lift. problem is my truck still looks to small, but i dont want to have to buy new tires because i have less than 5,000 miles on my current ones.
So any ideas to make my truck look bigger? Iv thought about getting 15x10's or maxing my t bars and squeezind 35's on there. what are yalls thoughts.
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Old Jun 29, 2008
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save up for an RCD, sell me your 33"s, and get 35"s with the money i give you =)
 
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Old Jun 29, 2008
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crankin the t bars i think would be the cheapest IMO
 
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Old Jun 29, 2008
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O and i dont want to spend tons of money. so im thinking more along the lines of what small things can i do to make my truck look bigger
 
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Old Jun 29, 2008
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maybe swap the rear bumper out for a rollpan, so from the back it looks a little bigger maybe? theres nothing else you could really do man......ask zabeard or reuger or trigger or john griggs. they seem to be the most knowledgable guys on here. (no offense to anybody else)
 
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Old Jun 29, 2008
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well i am offended
 
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lol. well you told him to crank his t-bars.....according to his sig they are already cranked. maybe not fully but......and i'm just saying, those guys have been on here forever and they seem to know all the tools of the trade when it comes to the rangers.
 
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Old Jun 29, 2008
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what do yall think about swapping the 15x8's for some 15x10's?
 
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Old Jun 29, 2008
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that would look good. how much for the 15x8s? :)
 
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Old Jun 29, 2008
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I think i would sell them for $100 + shipping
 
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Old Jun 29, 2008
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i love ur truck now. I put a 3" body lift on my truck this week and im waitin on my 33x12.50 BFG Mud Terrains to come in on 15x10's so look for my pics in a few days when i get em and see what u think with the 15x10's. Meatier tires and 15x10's look better IMO. maybe get some mud terrains instead of a/t's and like i said 15x10's it will look somewhat bigger in the tire area
 
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Old Jun 29, 2008
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I have the same lift and I look huge compare to you...

Crank the tbars.
 
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Old Jun 29, 2008
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Im not sure how a wider wheel is going to make your truck look bigger. I know your wheels will probably sick out of your wells more, but nothing for height.

As far as I know there isn't much else you can do other than put the money down for the lift, its really the only way to get that front end up.
 
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Old Jun 29, 2008
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Wider wheels will make your tire look bigger, You can add a chevy drop shackle in the back and max your t-bars if they're not already. Just save up for a superlift/rcd
 
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Old Jun 29, 2008
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^^ ditto. thats all you need to do. and maybe some meatier tires. but you said you just got those.
 
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Old Jun 29, 2008
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take off your front valence....that alway makes it look bigger. Put #1 torsion bars on it....and crank them. You could do the chevy shackles for 1.5" lift.
 
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Old Jun 29, 2008
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i kinda like it like it is now
 
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Old Jun 29, 2008
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Thanks everyone. I already have #1 t bars and the t bars cranked up an inch but ill probably max them but i dont know about the shackles because i hate the stock raked look. Im still debating about the 15x10's though. Just dont know if they would b worth the $
 
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Old Jun 29, 2008
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To be honest, I like the way it looks now, and I wish I would have not gone up/down with mine when I had 33" bfg at's and 3" spindle lift.

I wouldn't change a thing.
 
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