Thanks Mike. I was kinda afraid that 24" would look a bit small in the
openings. I'm only dropped 2/3 and roads here aren't too bad so the extra
1.5" loss of ground clearance pang really a big deal to me. I can't go
through carwashes as is anyways.
235/60 doesn't really have many options and I don't really like what I see
so far so I'll most likely stick to 225 width. There are more options for
245 width but I'm a little leery because I currently have some issues
cornering at higher speeds with the wider tire I currently run. I want
something sized better that won't be as mushy in the corners. Maybe
something about 25" tall?
On Sep 1, 2010 11:28 AM, "Mike Sykes" <mikesykes@cox.net> wrote:
>
> I'd like to switch it up
>>>
>> to something smaller and sportier while still maintaining all weather
> functionality.<<
>
> One thing to remember is that a 24" tire will not only make your
> speedometer read faster than you are actually going, it may look a little
> silly even with the truck lowered. I had 225/50R15's on my 88 and even with
> a 3/5 drop they looked a little small... lots of fender gap. It'll also drop
> your truck another 1.5", which isn't necessarily a bad thing unless you live
> in speedbump central like I do =)
>
> The rims you have are 7" wide, so you can go as wide as 245 and still get
> away with it. I ran 235/60R15's on my 88 for a while. That's a 26-ish" tire.
>
>
> http://www.discounttiredirect.com/direct/searchTiresBySize.do;jsessionid=nLcCM28TSyQhwGprJnWPzvsVw6n90YdQgnN19QyD12WhfVT22jmGGBn1SpVXvzLzqczBwThpygLTyPXhqp6sG5T32Jf07PLFppwgMJTpT7bxQnGZyntVBn2MyHrqcbQd!86507242!77644970?sw=false&cs=235&ar=60&rd=15
>
> I'm not all that sure what look you are going for so I can only make
> suggestions based on personal experience. Kumho makes a good tire and so
> does Fuzion. It's really just a matter of sizing a tread pattern at this
> point =)
>
> - miggity
>
>
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