well with the spacer it just moved everything out past the bed more than my liking. i'll just have to keep these wheels and swap the studs someday. in the meantime i finally found a shop in the east valley that was willing to work with the wheels.
the truck had a mix of 8.25 and 9r20 on it, and the shop had the 8.25 at a good price and in stock. little small for my liking but they handle similar weight, so it will be fine.