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Old January 21st, 2016, 5:50 AM
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Have 15 x 8 rims with 235 75 15 tires
Want to go bigger on rims and tires anyone know how big I can go with out any rubbing issues 2002 express 1500
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you are missing information....What is the stock wheel back spacing?
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suppose your new wheel has exactly the same backspacing as your old wheel...and you stick with 8" wide...then your tires are 28.9" tall...you can easily get a 30" tire under there so you could run 245/70/16 or 255/65/17


The thing to remember is that you need a Light-Truck Tire (10plys)....if you don't run a truck tire you'll be lucky to get 25000 miles on them...


I run Cooper Discoverer LT265-70-16 on American Racing Rims....I like the look and they are fairly quiet to run.

The backspacing on my 2016 was 4.75"














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Also check the tires size calculator on 1010tires.com. You need to stay close to the outer circumference of your stock size.
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Originally Posted by canucklehead
Also check the tires size calculator on 1010tires.com. You need to stay close to the outer circumference of your stock size.
which was 28.9"
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here is a great chart.....


Custom rims, wheel tire packages for your ride - RIMSnTIRES.com


put the stock tire on the left and play around with the right side




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