Gitpik

I have the 2006 Laramie Diesel,3500 Quad cab, short box. It came with factory 17" tires. Does anyone know how big a tire size I can go without changing rims and not putting lift kits in ? Also would like to get 10 plys if possible. thanks for any info and much appreciated.

HotRodK

There are a lot of guys running 315/70/17s but they do rub slightly at full lock. The other option, which IMO is the better way to go, are the Toyo A/T 285/75/17s. 35" tire with less road resistance (narrower) for better MPG.

schloe

except nobody on earth sells them it seems like

MegaDream

I got my Toyo A/T's from www.tiredeals4less.com. About $400 less than I was quoted at Less Schwab. They looked great even before I put my Lorenz leveling kit on. They are E rated also. Pics in my gallery.

Hayseed

My 315 bfg's haven't scrubbed anything YET, and I have had it twisted pretty good with it cut to the lock. I haven't bounced it really hard or jumped it, so I guess under extreme conditions they may rub, but I'm not planning on pushing it THAT hard. By the way they're on stock wheels and no leveling kit, all stock. I've heard with aftermarket wheels they will hit the arms going to the axle.

schloe

how much did you pay for the 285/75/17s?

MegaDream

I paid $907.31 shipped to my door.

pik

I was looking at that site and saw several different tires in the 285/75 sizes. What is the diference between them??

VFDFireman

I love the BFG tires, and the Toyo's are starting to grow on me, but I couldn't bring myself to spring $900 -1000 for either set mounted and balanced, let alone shipped to my house for the same amount.

I know that they aren't as agressive, but I paid $820 mounted balanced and installed, for my newly installed 315/70r17 Cooper ATR's.

I have a bit of rubbing on my mud flap, but pretty soon a screw driver is going to solve that problem.

I'll try to post some pics later.

Raspy

Gitpik,

The 315/70/17s are definately the biggest you can run on stock wheels without serious rubbing problems. Even those will probably touch at full lock. The 285/75s probably won't touch and they are E rated. Remember, and not that it makes any real difference, they are NOT ten ply. They are E rated.

There has been a lot of discussion about running D rated and I did for over 100,000 miles with a set of 315/70s and a set of 285/70s. No problem, but the E rating is the way to go. The Toyo 287/75 E is a much tougher carcass than the 285/70 E. The dealer commented that they never see any sidewall damage the the 75s and they are much stiffer than the 70s in the E rating. These new Toyos are very smooth, deliver great mileage and can definately carry the load. They are bigger than the stock 265s by enough to really tell the gearing difference but not as much as the 315s. And they steer much better than the 315s did, which had a tendency to pull the truck all over the road with every little imperfection.

I know you want to run stock wheels, but you might consider H2 wheels if you want to run the 315s. They won't rub and they fit nicely with a slightly wider stance.

The bigger tires lift the truck by an inch or so. I removed the rear lifting blocks to level mine which lowered the rear by about 1 1/2 inches. Now it's almost level and easier to lift stuff into the bed. I like the level look and I still carry 3000 lbs in the bed.


John