I'm trying to fit a 33x12.5 tire on my second gen, what lift should I go with? And how much trimming will need to be done? I'm installing a 3" lift this weekend and love the look of wide tires. I don't really want to run wheel spacers so how should I go about doing this? Pics of a 12.5 anyone?

i would look at the cost of a titan swap. thats pretty much your option i think unless you trim your fender alot but even then i think without the ts youll still have major frame contact and possibly other places too.

Well what would fit with a 3" lift possibly more? I'm trying to learn the limitations of the sizes from a stock and lifted aspect. I'm new to the X. But know just about everything about the dodge ram lol

I could be wrong since I have a first gen and dont know too much about second gens but if you can clear 285/75r16 at stock height with the "melt mod" couldnt you easily fit 33x12.50 with a 3in lift?

I could be wrong since I have a first gen and dont know too much about second gens but if you can clear 285/75r16 at stock height with the "melt mod" couldnt you easily fit 33x12.50 with a 3in lift?

Thats what I'm guessing, there looks to be plenty of room under there if I went about things the right way. Im gonna take a stab at fitting 12.5's with no Titan swap. I fit 35x12.5 on my Ram with no lift, so lets see what happens here.
Also if anybody has done it, running 15" rims on a second gen. Im wanting to run 15s but they wont clear the rotor. Is there another alternative to running wheel spacers?

YEs Melt Mod is all thats needed... 33s fit the Gen 2 easy.. PS I dont know of a 3" lift for a Gen 2... I know most lifts are 2" and you can do a 2" Body lift..

If your looking for lifts look ar PRG

YEs Melt Mod is all thats needed... 33s fit the Gen 2 easy.. PS I dont know of a 3" lift for a Gen 2... I know most lifts are 2" and you can do a 2" Body lift..

If your looking for lifts look ar PRG

What do I need to fit 12.5? I'm not worried about the height as much as I am the width.
The lift is from PRG. 3" Spacers and Shackles.

you don't need spacers or a lift to fit 12.5's

you don't need spacers or a lift to fit 12.5's

Awesome, by chance do you have any pics?

see ive always been in the understanding that the 12.5's would hit the frame at full lock but i would love to be proved wrong bcuz i would love to be able to run a nice fat 12.5 when i upgrade.

12.5s will hit the frame. 285 is THE ABSOLUTE WIDEST tire that you can run on an X that is lifted less than 2 inches. Wheel spacers will cause it to hit the fender really bad instead of the frame. I guess you could run 12.5 inch wide tires, but you are going to rub the frame a lot, regardless of whether you have a 2 inch lift or not. The only guys that run wider than 285s are the ones that are Suspension and body lifted, or titan swapped.

You'll definitely rub on 12.5"s. hell, my 285s rubbed a teensy bit when I first had them. I plan on doing a 2"BL on top of my 2"SL, so I can run something wider, but I think I'll have to get new wheels first.

see ive always been in the understanding that the 12.5's would hit the frame at full lock but i would love to be proved wrong bcuz i would love to be able to run a nice fat 12.5 when i upgrade.

12.5s will hit the frame. 285 is THE ABSOLUTE WIDEST tire that you can run on an X that is lifted less than 2 inches. Wheel spacers will cause it to hit the fender really bad instead of the frame. I guess you could run 12.5 inch wide tires, but you are going to rub the frame a lot, regardless of whether you have a 2 inch lift or not. The only guys that run wider than 285s are the ones that are Suspension and body lifted, or titan swapped.

12.5" WILL rub on the frame at full lock. you can't run ANY 15" wheels on a 2nd gen without a wheel spacer. the front calipers are too big. there are a few people running 295's but they have 2.5" to 3" suspension lifts and/or body lifts as well.

if you run a wheel spacer, like ryan said, it is going to rub SERIOUS metal. I have 265's on stock S wheels w/ spacers and MINE rubs pretty well. Can't imagine 12.5's....

So will 12.5s fit with a 2" SL and a 2"BL? Never saw a straight answer above.

You will have to do some fender trimming, and it will probably still rub at full lock.