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Old Aug 29, 2006
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What tire size should I get?

So I might be getting Rong5's old tear drop rims and I wanted your opinion. I know I can fit like a 29-30" tire on my truck. The stock tire size on his truck was 235/70/R16. So do think I should stick with that or go to like a 245/70/R16? I dunno.. what do you think?
 
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i say 39.5 iroks..
 
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Originally Posted by SuperGildo@RRP
i say 39.5 iroks..
I think those might rub...
 
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as soon as you put em on, take it on the highway. go 100.


you wont rub anymore...
 
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Originally Posted by SuperGildo@RRP
as soon as you put em on, take it on the highway. go 100.


you wont rub anymore...
Yeah, cuz i'd be dead...
 
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Throw some 31's on there and call it a day.(I dunno if they'll rub or not though).
 
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You got T-bars right? Just crank them till it dont rub no more.
 
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Originally Posted by mudranger96
You got T-bars right? Just crank them till it dont rub no more.
I might be wrong, but I think 2wd non edge = no T bars...
 
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true true , no tbars for you!
 
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And anyway, im not worried about rubbing on either of the two tire sizes (just with the 39.5's Gill sugested lol) I listed above, I was just wondering what you guys think will be better...
 
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with no lift on your 4x2 XLT, 31's, like trigger suggested, would look ideal IMO.. good luck on your choice
 
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you should be able to fit 31's
 
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I think I might go with 245/75/R16, which is like 30.5, which I hope will fit with no rubbing... Lift is out of the question. I would love to do one, but I don't have the time, money, space, or know how to do one, plus I might be getting a new truck in 1-2 years.
 
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I say go with the 245/75R16 because of your truck height, it'll look the best. 31's would be awesome, but it *might* rub.



EDIT:

I recommend these: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....1=yes&place=18

These came stock on my truck, i've offroaded in them, etc, etc. They were pretty awesome for normal "street" tires.

Oh! and rain traction was pretty good.
 
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Originally Posted by r0ng5
I say go with the 245/75R16 because of your truck height, it'll look the best. 31's would be awesome, but it *might* rub.



EDIT:

I recommend these: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....1=yes&place=18

These came stock on my truck, i've offroaded in them, etc, etc. They were pretty awesome for normal "street" tires.

Oh! and rain traction was pretty good.

Yeah, I looked at those, but I think Iwill get these:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....e1=yes&place=3

I'm going to go to the local Bridgestone/Firestone store first chance I get, and see if I can get a deal...
 
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