TIRE SIZE ON MY '95 3500 S/C 4x4?

[Gonehawkn]

getting ready to buy new tires for my dually. i want to know if i will run into any clearance problems by stepping up to a 235/85/16. i currently have the stock size 215's on now. any input on this would be greatly appreciated!!!!



getting alot of great feed-back. maybe i should have been more specific in my post, and ask for tire make/model. also, does anyone know what year the rims were different from my '95. i. e. : offset and/or width of rim. many thanks to all who have replied to my post.



bill

"CHICKENHAWK"

 

[Powder Extreme]

From what I understand the newer duallys with the 235/85/16 have different rims with more offset. The reason is to keep the rear tires from rubbing each other when loaded down and tires are "squatting". This is what I was told from a friend of mine who works for Goodyear.



Jerry

 

[Speedo]

235s vs. 215s

I have been running 235s on my '99 3500 4x4 without any

problems for about 45,000 miles now.

 

[nickleinonen]

how about a set of spacers and some 255/85/16's. that'll look slick.....

 

[Extreme1]

I have 235's and I won't do it again. I have to run max pressure (80 PSI) to keep the rear tires from being friendly. With 215's recommended unloaded pressure is 40 psi. Huge difference in ride.



I recently had to weld the left rear shock upper mount back together, my rear RS 9000's are on 0.



Also, interstate milage is better with the bigger tires but everything else dropped about 1-1. 5 mpg.



The difference in size in virtually not noticable unless you park next to a truck with smaller tires.



BUT, if you find a pair of wheels from a new truck, you could fit them and not have the ride issue.

 

[zjones]

I'm running 235\85 R16 on my 97 4x4 (over 150k miles) & have no prob with tire to tire contact even when I'm pulling 26K lb. trailers.

Have had over 2500 lb. on the bed & the tires did not make any contact then.



They look much better than stock & improve your mileage a tad.

 

[pwknapp]

Yes on the 235/85's. If you don't tow a lot or real heavy some have been running the 255's with spacers as mentioned above. In tires isn't bigger always better??