Re: "Oversize" tires on stock wheels.

From: Gary Bower (gwbower@hotmail.com)
Date: Mon Jan 13 2003 - 23:29:06 EST


I just did and there is occasional rubbing on the lower part of the front
of the wheel well.
Backing up or going forward under load.
No problem (close, but no rubbing) when at standstill I figure I any have
the shocks changed out for stiffer ones or try to adjust the torsion bars.

Gary Bower gwbower@hotmail.com 2002 CC 4x4

On 1/12/03 10:16 PM, in article
20030113031625.46258.qmail@web14807.mail.yahoo.com, "steve preston"
<steves287dak@yahoo.com> wrote:

>
> K! Thanks! Steve P.
> --- andy levy <andylevy@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> steve preston wrote:
>>> I think we discussed this before,but I forget. Has
>>> anyone replaced their 265/70R16 tires with
>> 265/75R16
>>> tires? Any problems with clearance? I put a tire
>> that
>>> size alongside one of my wheels,and it actually
>> looks
>>> quite a bit taller.
>>
>> According to the DML tire calculator,
>> http://www.dakota-truck.net/TIRECALC/tirecalc.html ,
>> you're adding 1" of
>> diameter and no width. Considering that folks
>> putting 32x11.50R15s on
>> only get minimal rubbing at full lock, you should be
>> in good shape.
>>
>>
>> --
>> -andy
>>
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