What's the biggest tires I can fit?

[extrabitching]

Hi, I'm hoping someone can help who has a similar setup as me.
I have a 2000 XLT, non-airbag suspension.
I have put on a 4" PE body lift along with 3" coil spacers on the rear
and cranked the torsion bars all the way up, about 3" here on the front.

So a total of 7" of lift all together, measures out at least 6" above stock.

I am wondering if anyone else has this same setup, and what size tires you are running. I would like to get 37's under there if possible, and am pretty sure 35's will fit no problem. I am running 285-75-16's now and they look pretty small. With 35's only being 2" or so bigger, I'm not sure they'll have the look I like. I would like to look like walnuts truck does. I know he has 37's but has more lift than I do.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Mark

 

[walnuts4x4]

never seen a 4" BL.... PA only makes 2 and 3.... but if you have a 3" BL and TT and 3" spacers.... most run 35s... with some trimming you could make 37s fit especially if you do some body massaging... Thermo is the guy to talk to if you wanna fit 37s without my lift setup.... FYI with mine you could fit a 40 with some trimming....

 

[tonydiv]

As a comparison, I have a 3" body lift and a 4" Rancho suspension lift with 35" tires.

 

[Thermo]

Extra, yes, you can fit 37's, but this there is a catch. How do you feel about a 3 pound hammer to the body of the truck? I am not joking. I am running 37's with only a 4" suspension lift. It fits, but it is also a very tight fit. When I tuck tires, lets just say the wheel wells are full. The other thing that I will tell you is that you will need to run an 8" wide rim with 37x12.5" tires. If you run a 9" rim or step up to 13.5" wide tires, you WILL!!!!! have issues.

If you want to see pics of what my setup looks like, let me know. I will see what I can do about posting some pics here and I will post what it looks like under full suspension articulation. Granted, I have had to take a hammer to the rear of the front wheel wells, cut off part of the lower control arm, and cut off about an inch of the front bumper (the edge leading to the wheel wells) to make my 37's work.

 

[Thermo]

Granted, if you can wait a little bit, it is looking like my work is going to be sending me out to Phoenix some time during the summer. I am sure I can work out something to make it over to your neck of the woods. Then we can "massage" your truck to make the 37's fit. If you get queezey thinking about somebody taking a 3 pound hammer to the body of your truck, you may want to walk away for the 15 minutes that I am beating on the truck. LMAO.