New tires new problems

I have money to spend. I spent $1300 on the lift installation, and $2000 on wheels/tires. I don't mind shelling out for the right product. I just want the look I have, and truck health.

 

Well Said Sir!

 

I did a lot of research when I did my last truck and the same amount for my current rig even though I planned to go with a similar set up. The time spent up front here is worth it to get the look you want. Do separate searches for tire size, brand of lift, size of lift, wheels, everything. Read, read, read. The best thing about doing that research on this site is people post pics with their setups so you will be able to find what you need to get the look you want. It's time consuming but trust me, it's worth it.

 

We all do it for the look, is your final goal a Mall cruiser or something you can hit the trails with

 

I just want the look, I don't do any offroading outside of dirt roads and gravel driveways

 

Then the spacer lift will be fine. However, ensure the shop didn’t charge you for a different lift, and have them fix the ball joint boot/replace entire control arm.

If it hasn’t been done already you will also need to have a differential drop installed to prolong the life of your cv axle joints.

 

Does it matter that it's a manual?

 

Don’t see why it would, but I’ll let someone with a manual chime in on that part.

Only way I could see it changing anything is if the transmission or differentials are different sizes leading to improper angles on either the axles or driveshaft.

 

No. The transmission type does not change the front suspension and driveline.

 

I appreciate all the feed back from everyone, it has been helpful. In the future I will make sure to do more research before blindly trusting a shop to take care of me properly.

 

What's the specs on those wheels? Very important to know the wheel size and offset. I see it on the forum a lot. SCS ray 10, offset?

At minimum i think you'll need
Aftermarket UCA
CMC
A lot of plastic trimming
Alignment at 4+ caster.

Even all the above without a good alignment of 4+ caster, you'll rub on the cab mount and a lot of the rear wheel well. I got my alignment at 4.5 caster and now i clear everything. CMC 285/75/17 with .75" wheel spacers, so my tires plus the spacer is actually bigger than yours and i now clear everything.

 

I'm running 16x8 -12 ray 10s wrapped in 295/75/16 KO2's no spacers