Looking for pics of Kore trucks from the side with 35" tires.

[Tim]

Just wait. Two years from now I bet there will be dozens of acceptable wheels to choose from.

 

[Diesel Dan]

Spooled up,

Yes i am quite sure they would rub. I bought a set of 05 polished fact rims and after selling the michelins and my 03 alum rims i have less than $200 into my polished wheels. They are one fine looking wheel(w/o the caps) and now that the Toyo M/T's are avail in 35/12. 5/17 i will be set. I to would love to have the Kore welds but funds are limited right now so i will stick to the polished stockers. I do wish that they were at least an 1/2 inch wider for better flotation in the sand



Best regards



DD

 

[Task125]

$500 per wheel though? Wheels and tires alone are going to cost about $3200 :--)

The wife isn't going to bite off on that one. I think I can convince her about the Chase system, but dropping over three grand on wheels and tires will surely get me the "Why are you doing this to a perfectly good truck?!" speech.



Kent just e-mailed me back about the Eagle 114's rubbing the fenders. He says they will not work as he has tried them.



So basically, there's only one wheel and tire option for use with this suspension if you want to run 35" tires. Banks trims the fenders to make conventional wheels fit, but that's not an easy solution for someone without Banks' resources.



I may have to go with 33's.

WoW just went to kore site 575. 00 per wheel with out a tire

 

[CUMMINZ]

pics of 35s

Please look at www.GoRowan.com/2004ram

 

[Kurt Henzler]

these are hummer 315's. i have the pace with extra heavy duty front springs. they sit about 1/2 higher than the regular springs ( had both). i did not have luck with progressive leaf pack from kore. i installed 2 inch lift blocks in rear to keep the front rake. if you don not do anything in the rear or just the mini pac, once you add any weight in bed, you are sagging.

 

[Greg Boardman-RIP]

Diesel Dan,



Thanks for the pics.

Do you think if your tires were mounted on wheel that was 1. 5" wider toward the outside of the truck that the tires would rub? Kent says they will, but It doesn't look like it. Hard to tell, but I guess Kent would know better than my eyeball estimate. I really want to run 35's on aftermarket wheels, but I'm getting a headache trying to figure out how to do it without spending 3200 beans.

Spooled up,

The problems with a wheel that is wider and the offset being incorrect are compounded by a number of factors.



Wider wheels and the wrong offset cause the larger tire to rub on the fender well. It can limit your turning radius and also add increased leverage on your axle. This could cause fatigue and failure. We recommend a wheel within stock configurations for a number of reasons. First of all, Safety! Failure is real bad in the front of the trucks. Second reason is that the 35" tire will only rub on the control arm slightly. Lifting the truck does not increased tire rub much. Mostly on the passenger side like Fred said. The third reason, in my opinion, is that the factory ball joints are not the stoutest out there. Any added leverage could increased ball joint wear and tear and could possibly cause failure. I for one have not seen a ball joint fail. I have seen them real loose. Be careful and make a wise decision on this issue. It is of the upmost importance.

Good luck and enjoy,

Greg

 

[Task125]

The problem is there is no choice. or is there. leave it stock. na or you can get a Kore wheel for 575. 00 or an after market wheel that is not the right specs for 100. 00 to 300. 00 per wheel.

Lets face it though we all been lifting and putting tires and wheels on trucks for years without correct offset or width. 20 years ago when I lifted my short bed chevy 9in and had 40s it seemed to work out fine.

now I am old and worrying about lifting my truck 2 in and putting on 34s. I want to buy the right wheel for my truck,but kore wheel is just way out of line. No matter how I do the math I can not see paying that much for a wheel . 300,ok 400,maybe but 600. 00 Im out.

sorry for rambling,but this wheel thing is driving me nuts.

 

[Coolslice]

The problem is there is no choice. or is there. leave it stock. na or you can get a Kore wheel for 575. 00 or an after market wheel that is not the right specs for 100. 00 to 300. 00 per wheel.

Lets face it though we all been lifting and putting tires and wheels on trucks for years without correct offset or width. 20 years ago when I lifted my short bed chevy 9in and had 40s it seemed to work out fine.

now I am old and worrying about lifting my truck 2 in and putting on 34s. I want to buy the right wheel for my truck,but kore wheel is just way out of line. No matter how I do the math I can not see paying that much for a wheel . 300,ok 400,maybe but 600. 00 Im out.

sorry for rambling,but this wheel thing is driving me nuts.

Task,

I feel the same way as you do. I have had some aftermarket 18's on my truck for a few months. They do work and they look great, I love them. With that said let me tell you why I just placed my order for the Kore wheels.



First off, tire selection. I am currently running 33" nitto AT's in a D range. These tires look great, but looks can fool as you know. I have had a terrible time trying to balance them, they are pathetic off road, and the sidewalls are paper thin. While they might be great on many other vehicles, I'm convinced they do not belong on a CTD. So now I enter myself into the search for better tires in a 33" size. Good luck is all I have to say. They do make them, but I haven't been able to find any. So that leaves me with 2 choices- go back to stock , or move up a size. No contest there. The Kore wheels obviously make it easier to run larger tires.



Now my second observation. My truck hasn't tracked straight on the road since I put these wheels on. Over the past 2 months I have noticed it getting worse to the point where if I'm not paying attention the truck will float back and forth across the lane while I hold the wheel perfectly straight.

The Kore wheels are said to correct this. I'm no expert, but I will hang my neck out in front of the experts to say I feel like the wheels are the problem. I tend to think that these wheels don't fit well, thus causing other things to have added stress. This is now causing things to "loosen up" in my front end. Thats something that needs to be addressed asap.



This is why I decided to go with the Kore wheels. Peace of mind really. I know others can say that they have driven years with this and that w/out a problem, but I don't want to risk my life, my truck, or large repair bills just to take a chance and save some money. The wheels are pricey, but I already have some aftermarket wheels to sell, so I will recover a good portion of the cost of Kores wheels. They do sell them for $500 ea, to TDR members. I will report back after I log some miles on the new wheels and tires in a couple of weeks.

 

[Task125]

Coolslice,

Thats the other issue tires,I want an a/t tire,did not find any choices in an 18,and the price of those can't be cheap.

I hate to sound like its all about money and ask anyone that knows me I always buy the best,but in this case I can't see spending 5 something on a rim I don't really like.

 

[Coolslice]

Coolslice,

Thats the other issue tires,I want an a/t tire,did not find any choices in an 18,and the price of those can't be cheap.

I hate to sound like its all about money and ask anyone that knows me I always buy the best,but in this case I can't see spending 5 something on a rim I don't really like.

Well, if you don't like the Kore wheel then that changes things a bit. I like the look of them, but if I didn't I wouldn't have got them either.

People seem to think that the choices for 18" tires will really expand over the next year. I sure hope so, but I haven't seen anything as of yet to indicate that this might actually happen. I know Mickey Thompson has some new 18" AT tires in an E range called the ATZ. They look nice, but I came up empty on my search to find them and that was the last straw for me. One guy out in CO has them already though.

 

[Task125]

don't get me wrong I think they are nice but I like weld super single IIs If they made those in correct offset/backspacing I would talk myself into spending the money.

 

[Coolslice]

don't get me wrong I think they are nice but I like weld super single IIs If they made those in correct offset/backspacing I would talk myself into spending the money.

You may want to look into having some wheels custom made. I don't know much about it, but I hear some places can make them to your specs. Boyd Coddington is one place. I doubt they will be any less expensive though. Might be worth a shot.

 

[Task125]

As of today I think I might just put bigger tires on my stock rims,and see what comes out next year. :{

 

[Coolslice]

As of today I think I might just put bigger tires on my stock rims,and see what comes out next year. :{

Nothing wrong with that. If I were smarter, I would have done the same thing. :-laf

 

[CUMMINZ]

18"ers

The new Fords have larger 18"s, I would imagine that Dodge will to the same thing in a year or so.



CUMMINZ NC

2004. 5 CTD, Flip-Over/RV2, 32' KeyStone Sprinter, Tornado, TST, AMSOIL, 4x4, 4. 10LS, 315x70Rx17 BFG, 8" Factory cast aluminum, 2" front lift/w RC shocks, Line-X, Banks monster exhaust

My Truck at www.GoRowan.com/2004ram

 

[LightmanE300]

You may want to look into having some wheels custom made. I don't know much about it, but I hear some places can make them to your specs. Boyd Coddington is one place. I doubt they will be any less expensive though. Might be worth a shot.

I called and talked to Boyd Coddington a few weeks ago, before I ordered my Kore Welds from Greg Boardman at Desert Racing Concepts. They are custom made to order - so you can get the right backspacing etc. They start at $2000/set so they aren't really going to be any cheaper than the welds. I should note that the welds actually have a chrome warranty, pretty impressive.

 

[Patriot_RAM]

So here's the question -- I'm running 315/70/17 tires on H2 wheels right now (only difference from stock is an additional 1/2" backspacing. When I install my Kore kit, are these going to rub? Next question -- When I go to a slightly larger 35/12. 5/17, will those rub?

 

[Diesel Dan]

PATRIOT_Ram,

If they don't rub now then they won't likely rub w/ the slightly larger tire. You will absolutly love the Kore products and they will help any rub situation that you may have w/ the larger tire. If for some reason you get rubing it will be so minimal that it is not an issue.



Best regards



DD

 

[Task125]

OK,

before I totally rule out kore wheels does anyone have pics of them on there truck. kores web page is not the best pic.

 

[GCross]

Kore should not be thought of as a lift kit because that is not it's primary purpose. It is an engineered suspension upgrade that happens to lift the truck a few inches. I'm still running stock tires, but understand that 315's can be run with any Kore system,



-George-