New Tires

[Fitzpatrick]

I am about to replace the tires on my 93 Ram 350 ext cab. The truck has 215/85/R16 tires. Because i am running a 4:10 rear gear I would like to go to a larger diameter tire. I planned on using 235/85/R16 but the people at the tire shop claim I will have trouble with the tires on the rear, to little clearance between them. Before I spend this much money(all six tires) I would like to know if anyone else is running this set-up and if you have had any problems

 

[pwknapp]

Just sneaking over to your side. I have a 96 and run the 235/85 and they fit well. Widths do vary by brand. Michelin LTX or XPS seem to run a bit narrower than some other brands. I also run them at 75 in the back to make sure they don't rub.

 

[JBrookshire]

I got it

I have 235/85/16 all around my 92 and have no proplem loaded or un loaded. What kind of tirers are you getting?? I have goodyear workhorse extra grip tires all arouns mine and the front ones are cuffing bad. The tires have 15,000 miles on them, the back are good. I had it allined with about 3000 on on them. What kind of tires for a dually have people have good luck with and still have good mud and snow traction?? Thanks Justin

 

[bflood]

I have Firestone 235/85/R16 M+S, Load range E. Has 32. 1" diam which gave me a nice 10% change in ratio to the road. They're good for 80psi and I have them at 70psi. No problems here.



I went to tire manufacturer web sites to find the tires with the highest profiles. Firestones were not the only ones but they were available at my tire dealer.



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