How 35” BFG KO2s (295/65/R20) fit on my RAM 2500 *Not lifted* 

@BennyMozzarella hell yeah brother! Glad I could help 🙏

@Pete Lara thanks for the comment. I’m with you, I think it’s worth the bigger size. I’d rather have to back off my hard turn a little every once in a while in exchange for the bigger tire and extra sidewall. As it is I wish I had more so I could air down more when off roading, but even at the usual 65 PSI I’ve got good grip and haven’t really needed to air down. I can’t imagine going off road on those stock tires with 80 PSI, those would pop so fast on these sharp rocks near my house.

Glad the video was useful for you and congrats on the new truck!

Very nice how yours don’t rub at all!! It definitely bugs me when I happens, so I try to not let it happen haha but you can see by the worn spot it does happen. Had the Falkens been available I probably would have gone with those too simply because I was shooting for those, but I really can’t complain too much about these KO2s.

35 inch tires were great on a Ram 1500, but i have 285 60 20 now , on my 21 ram 2500 because I live in a Los Angeles i cant go higher because most parking structures are under 7 feet ,if i use 35 now on my ram 2500 it wont clear the roof

@@christianrenteria2792 woah! I bet that's still pretty close, that smaller size only gives you about an inch or two right? 😰

@Christian Renteria I bet your 1500 looked great with those 35s.

@@gavinwalker5686 to be good i have to run 285 55 r20 but my load capacity will be less , is only about 2 inches of clearance

That’s cool you could fit 12.7” wide tires on yours!! Let me know what kind of mileage you get once you know. I’m always curious what other people get and what state/elevation they’re at.

Nice, Nittos are great tires too.

Your truck sounds nice! I’m with you on the leveling thing. I like the rake, and I feel that keeping the geometry how it was engineered is important. When I lift later, it’ll be uniform and keep the rake.

get a thuren sway bar and your problem will be solved and it will ride much better off road

@Rick Hunter heck yeah, thanks for the recommendation.

@Sergio Amescua thank you brother 💪 sorry to hear your mpg dropped so far, 12 is pretty low! I have a 3.73 axle ratio and my tank average is typically between 15-16 with mostly city driving. Highway I’ll get in the 17-18 mpg range if I keep it at 75 or below. I’m sure with the 4.10s it’s quite a bit quicker on the acceleration, which is nice, but, it’s not slow with the 3.73 and you still feel that power.

Heck yeah, that +20 must be the trick. Nice to not have any rub.

@Rick Hunter they are 3 peak, I think they only lose that rating once they’re beyond 12.5” wide, and these are 11.8”. They ride super smooth, well balanced, quiet, just not that good in mud with how heavy the truck is also. And thank you 🙏

@don earl glad the video was helpful

Possible the diesel sits a little lower on the front end, I’d also be curious if perhaps the front sway bar is a different shape a little bit.

That’s a great question. I don’t know enough about the plow mount frames to have any suggestions. I’d only rub at full lockout, and only on the right away bar. With the 2” spacers you might be closer to the front bumper when turning, so maybe that would rub. I’d suspect with the 2.5” level, you won’t have an issue clearing the bumper, but maybe you’ll have to trim the chin skirt a little. 🤷‍♂️

@Enrique Aguirre My truck came with polished aluminum 20s, and my father in law happened to purchase these black 20s with stock tires for super cheap on Facebook marketplace right as I was about to upgrade my rubber. He didn’t care if the wheels were black or not, so we traded rims as I got these KO2s, and these black lugs are just whatever ones Discount Tire had. But I do think that when these trucks have that package that blacks out the wheels, they come with black lugs so I’m sure there’s an option to purchase.

Nice! Those are nice tires too.

@El termite SD nice! I bet that looks amazing. What offset are your wheels? Did that play a role in them not rubbing?

0 offset I got aftermarket fender flares too looks good I’m gonna make a video pretty soon about what I put in it over the past 2 years .

@El Termite SD awesome, I can’t wait to see the video!

@Mine Ortiz hard to say. The off road package doesn’t lift it, so unless the off road package has a different sway bar, I’d say it would still rub. But, since the rubbing is only at a full left turn, it really doesn’t get in the way very much.

@DerekNS74 every Laramie I’ve seen has chrome. Unless it’s a Laramie with the sport package which color matches everything and blacks out the lights and wheels. Limited has a chrome grill and a color matched bumper. But o see these laramies a lot and they are covered in chrome.

I didn’t have the stock wheels on long enough to know, I switched them out with just 500 miles on the truck, and at first the mileage is lower anyways when the motors getting broken in, but with these on I’m usually around 15th tank average, I’ll get up in the 17s on a road trip and was 11.5 towing a loaded up boat a few weeks ago, so if that helps at all for reference.

right on. my 22 cummins came with the 20s and 33.5 tires. I get about 21 on the highway

Woah! That’s awesome! Not chipped or anything?

@@gavinwalker5686 no. I got the truck with 20 miles on it. love it

Nice. That’s pretty impressive highway mpg. I’ll have to do a test and see if mine has changed since I tested it. I drove to CO pretty soon after I bought it and tracked mpg between fill ups, but haven’t since then. Perhaps I’ve improved from 17, or perhaps these tires had more effect on MPG than I’ve realized.

@Christian Renteria I looked at those a lot too. I chose an all terrain for the snow since I live in Utah, but I think I’ll choose a mud terrain next. I’ve been stuck in mud twice but never in the snow lol.

Leveled? No rub? Stock 20s?

Not sure if you were asking me or the guy who commented about the ridge grappler 35x11.5, but, yes I think once leveled the 35s wouldn’t rub at all. They barely contact the sway bar at full lock and it wouldn’t take much to not have it contact at all. I only have that little bit of rub without being leveled or lifted, and on the stock 20s.

It would, I’m holding off for a real lift though instead. Bilstein 8100 series most likely, then I’ll also swap out for some 17s and 37s, or Kay e even get the AEV Fenders and go to 40s.

Curious on your opinion on leveling kits, I see a lot of Carli stuff out there, they obviously know how to market and I’m sure make a good product, what leans you towards Thurren instead?

@@gavinwalker5686 I actually wanted a minimal lift up front and Thurren was the only one that did a 1” front lift. The 2500 rake is very pronounced and I didn’t care for it. The 1” front end seemed right up my alley since I tow a 10k camper and didn’t want it to squat too much. Good reviews online and decent pricing made me buy it, and I’m very happy with it. I got it with the upgraded track bar too. The minor lift up front, and the full set of fox shocks work awesome. That with 35x11.5s makes my truck ride better than ever and still tows with confidence. Also got rid of the excessive rake. Plus I will say, it’s hard to believe that Carli has “better quality” than Thurren. The parts I received are top notch quality. Plus Thurren has awesome CS. I personally didn’t see merit in being cheap with a puck level kit since they stress the front end on a truck that costs over 60k. So if you can afford it, Carli or Thurren are the only way to go for the Rams. IMO Sorry for rambling. 🤪

@@gavinwalker5686 AEV lifts are bad ass too.

@MenDiesel hahaha it’s ok if you noticed in my videos I tend to ramble too 😂 a 1” front lift sounds like the way to go, because I also hate when the back squats low when towing so I want some rake too. I’ll have to look those up to and get familiar with them.

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@Victor Lawrence Ortiz glad someone finally caught on to my subtle dirty joke lol

My metric size is technically a 35.1” height, and I know that some 35s are actually more like 34.5” true size. I know that’s how the KO2s are. I am in the market for new tires in the next 4-5k miles, asking discount tire which brands make a 12.5 wide that can fit on my rim and they say none of them do. The rim is a little too narrow, so I’m not sure why other tire shops are throwing 35x12.5s on there 🤷‍♂️ but no one has seem to have had issues.