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I don't know if you saw this thread or not.

 

that is what I was going to show him. Good find Eric.:ford:

 

thanks for the link.

 

I did the ORU RSK kit I like it but if I had to do it again I would go with the SKY- MFG kit.

 

Yea im leaning toward the Sky kit.

With just the 3" lift do you think my truck will look ok with the stock wheels and 285/75 tires?

 

I just bought the Sky 5" RSK and shackle flip for the rear. I haven't put them on yet, but when I do, I will be running a set of BFG MudTerrains in 285/75 for a while. My brother just replaced his and the tires he pulled off are still decent so I am going to run those for a while. I think it will look fine, but I also don't like tires that are stuffed and don't want to mash my fenders when I am driving around parts of our property.

 

Yes but better with 315/75

 

How would it tow with 315/75's will the side walls bulge to much?

 

I towed my 94 Lightning to MO this summer at 65 mph + with no prob at all. Truck and heavy a$$ trailer 6500 + pounds. But that's not much weight at all.

 

Yea, I usually have 10,000 on the trailer, thats what concerns me.

 

Toyo A/T and M/T are load range E in that size.

 

I just put new Nitto 285/75's on the truck about 2 or 3,000 miles ago I think im going to keep these for a while.

 

I have 315 Toyo Muds and Haul a 11' Bigfoot Camper and tow my jeep on a 16' flatbed behind. They haul fine. Unloaded they need a wider wheel to get the best contact patch. An 8" wide wheel would be perfect.

 

How wide is the stock wheel?

 

Stock alloy wheel is 16x7

 

I've seen lots of trucks on 315s pulling big loads, you'll be just fine.

 

I am running 305's with now issues at all. I know a few guys running 315's on stock wheels. That is about as big as you want to go. But when my tires wear out, I might go to the 285's. They are the same overall height as the 305's, but are an inch more narrow and have a higher weight rating.

 

Yea i think I will stick with my 285's

 

I like my 285 cooper st's !

 

I'd like to try some SST's M/T tires.

 

I have Cooper S/Ts & love em, they work good in the mud. My next set of tires though will be the STT just to try something diffrent!

 

Awesome when you do that PLEASE post some pics. I would like to see what it looks like with the 5" kit and stock rims with 285's



thanks!