Re: Tire sizes that fit

From: Arnoldo Silva (silva@rio.bravo.net)
Date: Tue Mar 27 2001 - 23:16:25 EST


i have 255/60/17 on front and 275/60/17 on back looks awesome will have pics
later this week its raining so i dont want to give pics of a dirty truck.
but my rims are 17x8 all the way around.
arnold
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Durling" <jdurling@mindspring.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 9:50 PM
Subject: DML: Tire sizes that fit

> I ask once before but figured I throw this one out again. I have a set
> of r/t wheels and I am going to replace my tires on my 4x2 QC. The stock
> size is 255/65/16 and I am currently looking at a size of 265/60/17.
> These are just a little less than a 1/2" taller and little less in
> increased width so I am pretty sure they will fit. I would really like
> to run 275/60/17's all the way around and wondered what the largest tire
> you guys have put on a 2-wheel drive gen III daks (sorry gen II guys).
> The 275's are about 1" taller than my stock size (29" dia.) and slightly
> more than 3/4" wider than my stock tires (10" width vs. the new 10.83
> width). Any and all opinions on this would be appreciated. I have
> already checked with the dealer about programming either one of these
> sizes in and they said they have the 275's in the system and they can
> closely match the 265's. If you are wondering why they said nothing
> about what sizes would fit it seems that they claim they do not know
> just what's avail. on current dodge trucks and that it would be a
> liability for them. I understand about the tire sizes since the durango
> r/t was shipping with the 275's last time I checked. Sorry for such a
> long one but really want a little more beef under there. I especially
> like the Yokohama AVS/ST's. For my type of driving they are perfect.
>
> Jeff Durling
> '01 4x2 QC SLT+
>
>
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