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275/55/20's trial fit. They'll work!

adam2kgt

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Valparaiso, Indiana
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2004 Eddie Bauer
I tried a 275/55/20 tire on one of my wheels at work today, just as a mock up to see if it would clear. It fits! Well, pretty much. I have to trim a touch off of the upper control arms (probably due more to the wheel offset than anything) and maybe a little of the inner fender, but they should clear at stock height! They looked massive, too! If I have to, I may slip a small spacer in the struts to lift it a bit to clear, but I want the huge tire/no lift look. I didn't get any pics, but will as soon as I get the new tires on and everything.
 






So you yould cut some off your upper control arm and risk them breaking and crash. Just so you can have the look of huge tires.
 






Look man, I'm not questioning your choice to use spacer's that can potentially over stress springs and cause them to break, or your choice of HID headlights in a non HID headlight lens, so don't bust my balls. I have to trim the very edge of the lip of the upper control arms, not enough to cause any issues with breakage. You are more likely to break your ball joints from having the 2" lift and causing binding issues than I am to break them with the tiny bit of grinding I will have to do. Besides, I may end up going with a different wheel or a hub centric 1/4" spacer that will allow me to not have to grind anything at all.
 






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