Posted: Feb 07 2010 at 6:25pm | IP Logged

Hey all. I'm driving a 2000 4X4 king cab presently on 31" Toyo A/Ts. I just bought some 265/70/R15 General Grabber AT2s and mounted them on Cragar 15" soft 8s. Looked great until I cut the wheel and noticed they're hitting the fender flares at the very bottom near the mud flaps. I checked the math on the tires size at least three times before I ordered them. The Grabbers are supposed to be shorter than the Toyos by about 1.5". And they are only supposed to be .2" wider. But I'm not clearing by about 1.5". I measured the tire and they're the same height but almost 12" wide!

So... my question is:

What's the best way to get these tires to fit on the truck? If I remove the fender flares is there an aftermarket flare or trim I can put in its place? Do I need to consider a BL or SL?

Anyone have any pictures of the same truck with modded fender flares?

THANKS!!!

Posted: Feb 09 2010 at 4:30pm | IP Logged

Nope. No lift. I took the fender flare and mud flap off and it still almost rubs the body. Definetly need a lift.

I was also thinking... couldn't I use a leveling kit (think they make them in 2.5" for this truck) on the front since the back already sits higher? That would level the truck and give me clearance for the tires.

Can you recommend a body lift kit and good place to buy one online? I looked around but everything is in the $400 range. You mentioned $300. I'd love to get it cheaper if I can.

Anyone have pictures of a 2000 Frontier 4WD with a 3" body lift so I can get an idea what it will look like?