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what do you think?

i'm making my truck into a dirt/sand toy nothing real serious, wanted to put these on with a 3'' lift
i'm wanting to put these on 32x11.5, what do you think?




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also, will i be able to fit 32x11.5's without a lift? i want a lift but i want to put these on first
 
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32's will fit w/out a lift. Good choice.

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I think the wheels will look great, not sure if you will have to lift it though.
 

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i got those rims cause i couldent wait and save for the rims i relly wanted but i think those would look good on your truck white w/black rims always looks good
 
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with the 3" lift, you can fit 33x12.5... what size engine and gears do you have?
 
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i think it would look good!
 
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i think its a good choice
 
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i have those with 32" BFG MTs, except my rims are the Unique 42s (D-window)
 
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thanks for all the responses guys. does anybody have any experience with these wheels? i'm not to good with wheel sizes and telling if they will stick out or anything. the size offset is - 12B if anyone can tell me if this will stick out too much with 32x11.5's
 
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I have those wheels in 15x8 with 31s. They stick out quite a bit in the front cuz of the fabtech spindles. I have only had them a month but so far all is good. You should like them. Heres a crappy phone pic but gives you an idea.
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thats cool, my only worry is that i don't want it to look like an, excuse the term "mexi-truck". but that looks good
 
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32's will be great... but dont get steel wheels. owned them for 3 years... they are to dang HEAVY.... my 32's and steelies weighed 86lb...ish and my alum wheels and 32's is 62ish... that is ALOT of unsprung weight and i have gained an easy 2 mpg back....
 
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Don't buy Steel wheels x2.

I know these are nice because they are cheap but sand is gonna tear them down. Get Teflon coated wheels
 
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thanks for the advice guys, back to searching, lol. What would be some good wheels? i'm trying to stay on the cheaper side.
 
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You can put 33's stock..

I've seen it, andy truck.
 
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my steel wheels are starting to look like crap!
 
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If your planning on lifting your truck using Fabtech spindles you may want to look at different wheels since the Unique 297 series for rangers are only available in 4.0 plus backspacing and I believe the Fabtech require 3.75 max.

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Im pretty sure the offset on those wheels will still allow you to run them on fabtech spindles. And yes I would recommend just spending extra on nice alum wheels. I did just get over 300 miles on a full tank! 23 mpgs with the steel wheels. Wonder how much better it would be with alum wheels.
 
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has anyone ever put 32x11.5 on stock rims, or is it even possible? does it look good?
 
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i think theyll look good
 
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I use to have 31x10.50 on stock rims didnt look to bad. But with your truck and a 3" lift you could fit up to 35's. I did it and love how my truck looks.
 
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Originally Posted by DCRVP
I use to have 31x10.50 on stock rims didnt look to bad. But with your truck and a 3" lift you could fit up to 35's. I did it and love how my truck looks.
I've seen 35's on 3" of lift and it looks really crammed.. Without cutting your fenders you'll rub like no other
 
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No he wont he dont have fender flares. Its not as cramed as you think. I have it done and would do it again. As soon as photobucket wants to load Ill get you some pics of how my truck looks.
 
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im running a 32x10.5 on my stockers with a slight tbar crank they dont rub and look good. stock wheels suck tho it makes your truck look wussy lol. get the american racing teflon mojave wheels <3333 expensive but sooo nice - Jay
 
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Theres mine with a 3" spindle lift and 35's
 


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