New wheels

[jeepit]

Looking for a set of new wheels and tires for the truck. I want to go a hair wider but not so much that tires are out beyond the body, a litte is ok. Would like to go up to a 285. I also have a truck camper so that weight needs to be considered, about 2300lbs in the bed.

What size wheels and tires would work for me?

 

[JRobertson]

Been running Michelin LTX 285/75R16 for 5 years now. They are great tires, wear good and handle the sand at Hatteras NC 97% of the time without airing down. I run them with 50psi front, 45psi rear.



Most I've hauled with them was a 8K lbs. on a lowboy and never had a problem.



JonR

 

[Beast2B]

the best wheels for keeping the tires under the fenders are the stock 2nd gen alloys (16x8). not many aftemarket wheels have the offset necessary for our trucks. stock is ~6" backspacing. maybe powdercoat a set of stock 2nd gen or 3rd gen 17" wheels and get something different and fit the way you want!

 

[RRees]

I'm running BFG 285/70 17 on stock steel rims. The tires are the AT style and are the new Load Range E, purchased at CostCo this past May (2009).

 

[Beast2B]

are the 3rd gen steel wheels 8" wide? i know the 2nd gen steelies are 7" (or less) and BFG recomends a 7. 5" wheel minimum for the 285s. lots of guys run them anyway, but i got some terrible sway while towing when i used undersized wheels. just my $0. 02

 

[SSell]

I ended up buying 285/75/17 duragrapplers & reusing the stock wheels. I had a set of 18x9 american racing wheels with 325/60/18 toyo AT's on it----would have cost at least another $100 per tire to reshoe the 18" rims, god help you if you bought 20"s, those START at $400 apiece. Like the looks, but anything bigger than the 17"s costs a lot more

 

[MVenditti]

Walker Evans has 17x8. 5 and 20 inch wheels in black or polished also with simulated beadlocks and up to 6 inch bachspace. Nice wheels, $325 each.