A few months ago I put the 2.5" Carli backcountry kit with full leafs on my truck. I was determined to run toyo 37x13.5 MTs on the truck so I did a lot of research on how I could get them to work without hacking up the truck. Huge thanks to George at 8lug and Larry at TRailready, with their help I knew I had to keep it to 8.5" wide or less and around 5" backspacing. When I decided on the simulated bead locks from TR I found out they were actually 8" wide so I bumped the BS out a 1/4" to 4.75" so if have a little more clearance of the radius arms. I did have to trim the bumper brackets, liner, and about 1/4" of the fender behind the front tires. Nothing major I sanded the area and put some flat black paint on and you can't even tell. Had I stuck to 5" bs I wouldn't have had to trim any steel but would have made minor contact on the radius arms. Anyways that's what ya need to do to run the wide 37s on a 2.5" level. Now for the pics!
Not everyone will like the orange I get that, but I do so that's all that matters to me. This truck is definitely different then then what most people like now days with big wheels and lower profile tires. I like the meaty tire look. Now I just need to paint the hubs to match and get some front tints and I'll be done for awhile. Almost 10gs in this truck in 6 months after I sold my 03 cobra because I spent too much money on it lol. Trucks are no better I guess.
Not everyone will like the orange I get that, but I do so that's all that matters to me. This truck is definitely different then then what most people like now days with big wheels and lower profile tires. I like the meaty tire look. Now I just need to paint the hubs to match and get some front tints and I'll be done for awhile. Almost 10gs in this truck in 6 months after I sold my 03 cobra because I spent too much money on it lol. Trucks are no better I guess.
