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New tires, need lift?

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#1 · (Edited)
Well, my truck will need tires in about four months, so I started looking today.

Rims are 17x7.0

Current tires are 245/70/17. I was thinking of stepping up to 265/70/17.

My question is, will that be too close on the front? If it is, should I go for a suspension lift kit, or a body lift?

(Truck is a 2005 1500 SC long bed)
 
#5 · (Edited)
I'm partial to the ProComp myself. The M/Ts look wicked and ride great in the mud and relatively quiet on road. Their A/Ts are durable and run well too.

After that I'd personally run Toyo's. My F-350 work truck has M-55s and they are spectacular in all weather and kick out the mud great when i'm on the oilfield roads.
 
#7 ·
There is minimal gain in size, 1 inch in heigth and 3/4" in width.

245-70-17 = 30.5x9.65x17
265-70-17 = 31.6x10.43x17
285-70-17 = 32.7x11.22x17

I believe you could stuff a set of 285-70-17 in your wheel wells but don't take my word for it. I suggest that you go to your local tire shop and have them test fit a few tires for yah until you get the look and fit that you are looking for.
 
#9 ·
Already done, and the 285's would rub, not to mention that my rims won't hold them.

All of the 285's I've looked at call for a 7.5 or 8 inch width, my rims are 17x7, so until I can afford to upgrade the rims, I'll stick to 265.

NOW, once I can afford a 3" suspension lift, and better rims, I'm probably going to step it up to 315's. The tech and I measured it out, and they should fit just perfect with the 3" suspension lift.
 
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