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, 16 inch rims will allow you a greater selection of tire sizes and those tires will be cheaper than tires for 17in rims. The tires for 16inch rims will, generally speaking, have a taller sidewall than 17in tires. Which is desirable for off-roading because it creates more protection than lower profile tires. All that being said, I have 17inch rims on my truck because I knew I was going to create something really heavy and I might upgrade my brakes to something larger and the 17 inch rim will help me fit those.
Were in Maine? I was living on Orr’s Island during that timeframe.You are going to have a hard time fitting 33s without some sort of front wheel well modification. Just remember that bigger tires equal more clearance. As far as 16in vs 17in rims, yes I said rims, I grew up during the 80s in Maine and we called “wheels” “rims”
I have the OME lift. You want the 886 coils. Also running a 34” tire on the stock TRD off road rims.
I was a few counties over in a little town on the coast called Surry. If you aren’t familiar with Surry, it’s near Mount Desert Island.
North of Bald Rock Mt.
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If you are open to suggestions, I wouldn't purchase CaliRaised or RC. There are many better quality options in the same price point.
CaliRaised is known for their crappy service. Just some kid's son going into flipping Chinese LED's. Then branched into hard goods. Most of their stuff is bulky. Rougher end product. You can even search Facebook Groups and Forums for people's experience with CaliRaised.
UpTop has a much nicer finished product. Customer Service is great. Wait for a sale and it'll be the same price wise. Black Friday is coming up. Wait times just suck all around no matter who you go with. Buy CaliRaised and you'll regret it later.
I doubt you'll find anything negative on these guys. The only bad thing is they discontinued the UHL and I needed yesterday.
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For tents, I'd grab a Smittybuilt before a Rough Country. Never Rough Country. RC = Red China. Sure other tents are made there, but Rough Country = Bad. Just like CaliRaised. People called them ChinaRaised for a reason. Always remember, you just bought a $40k truck. Estimated market value. Buy once, cry once. CaliRaised and RC are basically for the just got a $5,000 project Jeep crowd or just people who make poor decisions.
Also for 16". 16x8et0 is pretty flush. 16x8et-20 is slight poke. I've found 16x8et0 with 1.25" spacers to be just right. suggestions
You can fit 33" without cutting, if you go 255/85/16 or 255/80/17 pizza cutters. Unfortunately not a lot of tire choices in those sizes. The 2" lift will help.
Would you get a roof rack at some point?
Would you get a roof rack at some point?
I think a lot of places will go 11-12" for mid, assuming most people end up with roof racks. So that height + tent will be pretty close to the height of the roof rack. Guess you just have to get a roof rack then.
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As someone with 5 truck/jeep builds of experience, I would save a bit and invest in a solid lift. Doesn't have to be Icon's stage 23 for $6000 or Accutune's rolls Royce, but you want to get a reputable company's lift and don't go cheap. I've done my share of spacer lifts only to re-spend the money in installation a year or two later for the actual lift I should have just saved a bit more for and gone with one time. "Buy once, cry once" is a very true proverb when lifting your vehicle.
. Think carefully and calculate your loads (winch/bumper? rear bed rack/roof top tent? rear bumper?) before you buy, then budget, save, and buy the kit that fits your needs.As someone with 5 truck/jeep builds of experience, I would save a bit and invest in a solid lift. Doesn't have to be Icon's stage 23 for $6000 or Accutune's rolls Royce, but you want to get a reputable company's lift and don't go cheap. I've done my share of spacer lifts only to re-spend the money in installation a year or two later for the actual lift I should have just saved a bit more for and gone with one time. "Buy once, cry once" is a very true proverb when lifting your vehicle.
I'd suggest the bilsteins, icon early stage, or OME if you don't mind squeaky rear springs
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I'd avoid spacers. The only spacers I'd get is one for the driver side to level out the lean.
