2005 Spare tire missing, will 16" wheel fit?

393mach1 · 05-30-2008, 02:54 PM

hi guys, i just bought a 2005 3500 quad cab 4x4. one rear tire is completely shot and not safe to drive on. i am picking the truck up next week and was wondering if my wheels from my 99 ram 2500 will fit on the back of the 05 just to drive it home. for some reason, the new truck doesn't have a spare. has anyone tried 16's on a newer truck?

tramp_line_ape · 05-30-2008, 02:56 PM

17's are as small as you can go...

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kyle667 · 05-30-2008, 02:58 PM

Naw the 16" rim will fit - you just have to shave down your caliper and rotor a little - actually about an inch....

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plvaulter06 · 05-30-2008, 03:24 PM

I think i know what happened to it... check out 3:10-3:20 on my video haha

YouTube - Dodgestruction 2

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393mach1 · 05-30-2008, 04:52 PM

ha ha, it looks like thats exactly what happened.

i figured that the 16's wouldn't fit the front, but i all i really need is one on the rear just to get it home. in my experience, rear disc breaks are always smaller than the front discs.

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393mach1 Newbie Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts 393mach1's Truck Pics	2005 Spare tire missing, will 16" wheel fit? hi guys, i just bought a 2005 3500 quad cab 4x4. one rear tire is completely shot and not safe to drive on. i am picking the truck up next week and was wondering if my wheels from my 99 ram 2500 will fit on the back of the 05 just to drive it home. for some reason, the new truck doesn't have a spare. has anyone tried 16's on a newer truck?

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05-30-2008, 02:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
tramp_line_ape Diesel Freak Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Juliaetta, ID Posts: 802 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts tramp_line_ape's Truck Pics	17's are as small as you can go... __________________ 07 6.7 cummins, 6 speed, one-ton, electric blue, gauges, afe intake, MP-8/Superchip, 4" BADP TB, egr delete, edge w/attitude Give him books and give him books, and all he does is eat the pages I.B.E.W. local 57 America is Union

05-30-2008, 02:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
kyle667 Cummins Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Orlando Florida Posts: 224 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts kyle667's Truck Pics	Naw the 16" rim will fit - you just have to shave down your caliper and rotor a little - actually about an inch.... __________________ '05 3500 SRW 4x4 2" Hell Bent Steel Leveling kit w\ 35x12.50 BFG's

05-30-2008, 03:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
plvaulter06 Diesel Freak Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: University of Idaho Posts: 512 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post plvaulter06's Truck Pics	I think i know what happened to it... check out 3:10-3:20 on my video haha YouTube - Dodgestruction 2 __________________ '94,2500 4X4, 5 sp, everything but... the stock turbo, still my anchor. peelout

05-30-2008, 04:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
393mach1 Newbie Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts 393mach1's Truck Pics	ha ha, it looks like thats exactly what happened. i figured that the 16's wouldn't fit the front, but i all i really need is one on the rear just to get it home. in my experience, rear disc breaks are always smaller than the front discs.