i just got my new 315's and they are rubbing bad. they are hitting the metal behind the fenders. is there pics and good instructions anyone has so i can solve this probelm. do i just have to beat the metal with a hamer? or is there a nice way to do it? i have a ranch hand front end so the front is fine it is just the back.

What rims are u running, sounds like an offset problem?

Some have had this trouble and did some trimming, but I'll let them help u on that.

i have got 16x 8 wheels

The backspacing makes a big difference. If you do not have over 4.5" backspacing you will rub even with 285s at stock height (mine does a little). If your torsion bars aren't already cranked, you will have to do that too. (if you can stand the ride)

Jack truck up and remove wheels. Get crate of something to sit on while working, this will take a while. You will need a waterpump plier since it has a nice long handle, big hammer, sawzall, grinder, safety glasses, drill, metal screws.

Remove the rivets for the fender liner and pull it up. Use something to hold it up out of the way. At the bottom of the fender grab the bottom part with pliers and pull/bend that part down out of the way. Take a sawzall and cut the pinch weld from up high near where it meets the cab wall all the way to the bottom. It will be way hard at the bottom because you are going through 4 pieces of metal due to pinch welds and the right angle part at the botton. I used the grinder there instead. Then smooth it up, grind it good and flush. If needed shape with hammer.

Remove the bottom 2 rivet on the fender flare. Use a needle nose vice grip on the 2nd up hole to hold the flare out of the way. Use the sawzall to cut up the curve of the fender past the first hole. Push the part with the hold back until it is touching the inside of the fender. Cut a notch up high there so you can bend the edge of the fender over to hold the inner part with the hole. After doing that you can bend the part on the bottom you bent at first back up. Use hammer to shape it into place so it covers the sharp edge at the bottom. It may need notched to fit. Hit it with some paint to prevent rust.
Then cut a notch in the flare so it matches the fender. Then let the fender liner back down. Put the rivets back, making sure the flare is over the liner first. Use a couple metal screws to hold the liner and the flar good and tight. Use some wire and tie the inside edge of the liner back to the body mount there too.

You might be able to just do the first part and not notch the actual fender and flare since you have 8 inch wheels. You might try without that part first and see how it goes. On mine my tire still hit the flare so I did the rest. I don't have any good pics of it, should have taken some when I did it. If I get a chance I'll pull the fender liner and take a picture to show what I did.

This is the best picture I have right now. Another was posted here.

http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38474

As you can see, you can't tell with the liner back down. The only part that shows is the edge of the flare, and it would show a lot less on any color other than white. Cut right up the edge and push it back, then trim off as needed. My fender on the bottom is basically cut all the way back to the inner fender, almost to the fender bolt.

thank you nar very much. i guess i am lucky i have a full automotive repair shop at my hands to do all this stuff with so i will get to work tuesday (my first day off)

If you have a full repair shop at your hands and you want to run 35's without rubbing, may I suggest a LIFT KIT?! A lift kit will cost less than 2 front fenders that got ripped off when you hit a driveway too fast... No matter how much trimming you do, you stand the chance of major body damage unless you limit the suspension travel.

Front fenders are more than a $2000 dollar lift kit?

I can barely touch mine to the inner plastic liner now when it is flexed as hard as I can make it flex slamming through ditches and things around the farm. I'm not worried about it hurting the fender. I've had it this way for a while now, and my truck gets used hard every day... So if I haven't gotten it to rub hard yet then I doubt I will.

That said, sure I would love to have a 6 inch lift... However I don't want to spend more money on my truck right now.

ok new info. my wheels i have now have a -11 offset. will a 0 off set be better and make the tires fit better?

If u through a scale on it what's it measure from mounting area to inside edge of rim?

I don't think that would make that much difference. It would all depend on backspacing. I would say that if you weren't going to lift the truck, then get more backspacing than 4.5". I think h2 wheels are 5.6" backspacing.

Use Bushwacker cut-out fender flares or install a lift kit.