Symptoms
Rubbing at full lock or compression after fitting tires over about 33 inches.
The fix, step by step
- Threepiece's fitment guide: remove the mud flaps, crush brackets and canards (they bolt or clip on and can go back later).
- Invert and heat-form the plastic fender liners.
- If you still need room, radius the back of the front fenders or trim a few inches from the front bumper.
- Offset matters: the guide's 35-inch example on a stock-height 1958 used 17x8 +25 wheels, and it warns that near-zero offsets add a lot of poke.
- Get an alignment afterwards.
Tools & part numbers
- Socket set
- trim tools
- heat gun
- cutting tool
- 17-inch or 18-inch wheels with the right offset (6x139.7, 95.1 mm bore, M14x1.5 lugs).
Where to buy the parts
Wheel & tire package builder (6x139.7)ThreePiece.us ↗Amazon ↗
LC250 / GX550 wheel & tire fitment guide (offsets that work)ThreePiece.us ↗Amazon ↗
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Rated for a competent home mechanic with a decent tool kit. Confirm torque figures, fluids and procedures against the factory service manual for your VIN, support the truck on stands rather than a jack, and work at your own risk (disclaimer). Some parts links are affiliate links, which pay us a small commission at no cost to you.