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Well, as your old brake pads wear, their is little pistons (or a piston) that automatically adjusts to the wear everytime you brake. You will have to push the pistons back. Leave one side together and put it back together before you go to the other, if you push on one set of pistons, the ones on the other side may come out, if it goes too far it will be damaged. There is a tool that you can buy that will make it much easier. Good luck.
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Sure I can, I do it all the time. But if YOU can't perhaps it's because: 1. you don't know how, in which case you'll probably need some help. 2. You have the wrong parts, in which case you'll need to take the OLD brake pads with you when you buy the new ones. 3. Perhaps you have the pads on the calipers but can't get the whole thing over the rotor, in which case you'll need to collapse the calipers first. You can buy/rent/borrow a tool for that, or you can just use a large "C" clamp.
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No. The dish of the rim will not fit over the brake calipers The smallest rim that will fit a 2006 Ram is a 17 inch wheel.
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No the wheels will not fit because they do not clear the brake calipers on the truck. The wheels maybe the same size but the rims don't have the clearance for the calipers
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You probaly have the wrong pads, look for the right ones and they will fit good
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No. they will not clear the calipers.
