Re: '04 Dakota 4x4 Quad Cab Tire/Rim Size

From: Kyle Kozubal (lpd111@msn.com)
Date: Wed Aug 23 2006 - 16:03:46 EDT


So the 265/70R16 is the stock sized tire, correct?

>From: Jason Bleazard <dml@bleazard.net>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>Subject: Re: DML: '04 Dakota 4x4 Quad Cab Tire/Rim Size
>Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 07:44:05 -0400
>
>
>Kyle Kozubal wrote:
>>I know the the LT265/75R16 tires will fit perfectly onto the stock 16X8
>>rims, but I was curious how they fit on the truck. Any clearance or
>>rubbing issues?
>
>I've never tried that size, but the P265/70R16 tires on our 2001 come awful
>close to rubbing just when the truck is sitting in the driveway with no
>suspension flex. Close enough that I was pretty concerned that the new
>tires were actually going to rub because of the deeper tread (they don't,
>barely). Going up from a 70 to 75 profile adds about an inch overall
>diameter, IIRC.
>
>Every truck seems to sit a little different, yours might work better, but I
>wouldn't try anything larger on ours.
>
>--
>Jason Bleazard http://drazaelb.blogspot.com Burlington, Ontario
>his: '95 Dakota Sport 4x4, 3.9 V6, 5spd, Reg. Cab, white
>hers: '01 Dakota Sport 4x4, 4.7 V8, Auto, Quad Cab, black
>
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