The only reason you can get away with that wide of a wire is because of the
height of your sidewalls. A stock R/T would be pushing it to squeeze some
31's into the fenderwells on the front, but they'd fit fine on the rear.
With the shorter sidewall, any decent tire shop won't mount anything wider
than a 285 on a 9" rim.
brian cropp
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Barry Oliver
Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 9:24 AM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: Re: DML: RE: R/T tires
YOu R/T guys are funny with your itty bitty narrow little tires. I have
2 sets of tires for my truck, 325/60r15 BFG Muds and 265/70r17 Street
tires. I also have a pair of 285/70r17 BFG AT's in the shed, but I have
to find 2 more matching before I can run those...
All kidding aside, I always have wondered how much difference there is
between the 2wd and 4wd trucks. Can the 2wd trucks fit the 31x10.50's
if they wanted to? Is the R/T [in stock form] any different?
Christopher Orr wrote:
>
> Thanks Brian, I appreciate it. Just ordered some 275/55's.
>
>
>
> On Fri, 24 Apr 2009, Brian wrote:
>
>>
>> Yes, the 255/60s will work as long as the truck isn't lowered. If you
>> have
>> it lowered, look for a 255/50. You can also go to a 275/55 if you
>> want to
>> go a little wider. Also if you want to stick with the stock size,
>> www.onlinetires.com has a couple different options in the stock 255/55/17
>> size that are decently priced.
>>
>> brian cropp
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
>> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Christopher
>> Orr
>> Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 7:44 AM
>> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>> Subject: DML: R/T tires
>>
>>
>> Well, I just got stuck in my own yard for the last time. Time for new
>> tires.
>>
>> Wow! The 255/55/R17's are a little salty.
>>
>> The 255/60/R17's seem to be a little cheaper. Does anyone know if they
>> will fit under a stock Dakota R/T?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> -chris
>>
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