20" wheels and leaving the ground

Freedombyforce · May 31, 2017

The Car Stereo Company said:
wow. ok. so you dont want the opinions of people who have actually gotten their trucks airborn. this is not about who has done it. you probably wont find anyone who has. the people who keep the truck on the street will put 20" rims on. the people who go offroad will stick with the 17" rim. logic really. taking that much tire away and trying to get air is most likely not going to end well. people tear out fender liners when getting air. why? because the tire compresses and gets wider and hits the liner. this amount of compression is what saves the rim from making contact with the ground. using a 20" rim means you have a lot less tire. you may get away with it a couple times, but in the end, it going to cause damage. also, what type of terrain you plan on jumping? dirt road? rocky high speed? off camber launch? sand dunes? these are all variables that have to be taken into consideration. and i would definitely listen to people opinions, especially if they have gotten airborn. they know what to expect and have done it successfully several times.

Well, I'm not interested in owners that have gotten their trucks airborne on stock wheels and tires because I've already done that myself. So tearing out fender liners is from 35 on 17's flaring out... Ok.. Have you seen a 35 on 20 not flare out and catastrophically break the wheel? This truck, like my Gen 1 Raptor is a daily driver/work truck. My offloading will be mostly very rough roads and launching over a cattle gap or two. I do not launch my daily driver 10'+ in the air.

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Aaron said:
Nobody really runs 20s and goes hard in the paint.

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Not really looking at going hard in the paint. Just rolling hard down a rough road and very occasionally getting all 4 off the ground.

Aaron · May 31, 2017

Freedombyforce said:
Well, I'm not interested in owners that have gotten their trucks airborne on stock wheels and tires because I've already done that myself. So tearing out fender liners is from 35 on 17's flaring out... Ok.. Have you seen a 35 on 20 not flare out and catastrophically break the wheel? This truck, like my Gen 1 Raptor is a daily driver/work truck. My offloading will be mostly very rough roads and launching over a cattle gap or two. I do not launch my daily driver 10'+ in the air.

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Not really looking at going hard in the paint. Just rolling hard down a rough road and very occasionally getting all 4 off the ground.

You are going to do what you want regardless of what people say here so get the 20s. People here have a lot of experience in the dirt and 17-18" wheels will give you more sidewall to play with. This will not only help soak up bumps/jumps but will prevent potential wheel damage.

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2014RubyRed · May 31, 2017

Why the ******* hard head? Need attention or what? There are several guys that know what the **** they are talking about TRYING to give you some advice and delivered that message in a cool way. You obviously have your mind made up, so go buy the 20's and keep us posted. I'm sure even if a wheel fails, it will be a badass looking truck.

Nothing more to see here. Move along ........

Gilligan · May 31, 2017

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That was the last guy to try it...

Ironhorse07 · May 31, 2017

Like you said, you don't give a **** about anyone's opinion. Put those 20's on and go huck that bitch hotshot.

bstoner59 · May 31, 2017

20's won't be able to handle the large number of dudes you'll have riding you back seat...

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Aaron · May 31, 2017

People say 20s aren't good for jumping...

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dude1782 · Jun 1, 2017

20" wheels and leaving the ground

The reason you won't find a lot of first hand experience about hucking 20s is that most people doing that shit know that it's better with a smaller wheel and more sidewall. People are trying to give you true information and you are resistant to listen. You already knew the answer before you asked the question and you're just looking for what you want to hear.

That being said my cousin hucked his raptor on 20s and he didn't have wheel problems but he looked super gay doing it. He did bend a UCA and get stuck but that's another thing.

Jake17 · Jun 1, 2017

Ironhorse07 said:
Put on 20's & go huck that bitch hotshot.

**** ya

ChevyChad · Jun 1, 2017

Well, a 20" wheel with a 37" tire has the same amount of tire sidewall as an 18" wheel on 35" tire. Having said that, I had 20" wheels on my gen 1 and got it airborn a few times with both 35" and 37" tires in similar conditions as what the OP is talking about and I never had any problems. I now have 20/37 on my gen 2, but have not had the opportunity to take it offroad yet.

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