305/70r18

So when I was shopping for tires, I had a couple goals in mind as far as looks. I didn't want to lift my truck anymore (currently 2.5 front, 1.25 rear), and I wanted as much rubber as possible to fill my wheel wells. I prefer that thick low stance versus the tall/big meat combo. I scoured this forum for anyone in my shoes to see if someone has done what I wanted, and many posts were close but not close enough for my liking. It was always a 3rd gen, or a slightly different tire size, or someone who never followed through with an update on their journey and no longer frequent this site. OR, and big chance, I just didn't find the information I was looking for because I'm a noob.

Well, I went ahead and bought Pro Comp mt2 size 305/70r18, mounted on Method nv 305 +25 offset wheels. I also had SPC ucas installed prior to the tires because of alignment issues. Not sure if the arms made a difference in fitting due to clearance issues or not, but I got them and they clear my tires.

Unfortunately I didn't take any 'during' pictures of the modifications, but it's simple enough. Once I bolted these fatties onto my Fundra, I removed the front little mudflaps, then I had the better half climb inside and turn the tires to the side to see what was going to hit. As expected, the plastics within the front bumper were in the way. I opted to space my bumper out .5" to help with clearance. I didn't buy those beautiful shims from Coachbuilder, instead I used what I had laying around. Removing the bumper was a little bit more work than I was expecting, but still pretty easy. Figuring that out was the hardest part of the whole process. Once my shims were in, bolting it back up was quick and easy. Now I check the rub again and it still barely grazes the inside of the front, so I'll be redrilling and remounting the plastic soon and that'll make it clear nicely.

I'll also have to trim my body mount down ever so slightly. In reverse it gets a little rub happy, but it's not crazy. However I didn't have time to complete it this weekend. So for now I'll just be careful about how far I turn the wheel, and next weekend I'll clean it all a bit more to make it fit comfortably.

I kind of blazed through this, so if anyone has any questions please ask and I'll try to answer them as soon as I can!

 

Picture of it

 

Looks good. I am probably going this size vs 35x12.50 even though they are higher. I need that extra clearance for my stock UCA.

 

Nice !

 

Thanks for rotating that for me! Lol. I meant too before I posted it.