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Tire size
I get that but what I'm saying is I need to know if I need to get 35s or if I can get away with getting 37s. If I have to get 35s then I'll get a 4 inch lift. If I can get away with 37s I'll get a 6 inch lift. I need to know what size tire to run before I get a lift. I'm not going to get a 6 inch lift just for 35s and vise versa with the 37s. Now do I need to run 35s or can I run 37s? I do not tow anything or really haul much.
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07-24-2015, 07:23 AM
You can run whatever size tire you want, but the bigger the tire, the more wear on the front end components plus the greater the rolling resistance.
First off, I would never run 35's on 3.55 gears let alone 37s. I thought my 1500 wouldn't get out of its own
way with stock 3.92 gears when I went to 35s and immediately went to 4.56 gears. I'm sure some guys will disagree, but I've got 25 years of driving lifted trucks under my belt, and IMO minimum 4.10 gears with
35s, 4.56 with 37s.
Then you need to address how your truck is going to be used. Are you doing this just to park at the junior high to pick up chicks or are you actually going to use your truck as a truck? Because with the former, you can stuff in as much tire as can fit. With the latter, you'll want to retain as much stock travel as you can or even increase it.
In my case, when I had my 1500, I used my truck to tow a bass boat for tournaments, used the bed for hauling river rock, threw in the occasional deer or hog and put my ATV in the bed. I couldn't go too high or my truck wouldn't be functional.
First off, I would never run 35's on 3.55 gears let alone 37s. I thought my 1500 wouldn't get out of its own
way with stock 3.92 gears when I went to 35s and immediately went to 4.56 gears. I'm sure some guys will disagree, but I've got 25 years of driving lifted trucks under my belt, and IMO minimum 4.10 gears with
35s, 4.56 with 37s.
Then you need to address how your truck is going to be used. Are you doing this just to park at the junior high to pick up chicks or are you actually going to use your truck as a truck? Because with the former, you can stuff in as much tire as can fit. With the latter, you'll want to retain as much stock travel as you can or even increase it.
In my case, when I had my 1500, I used my truck to tow a bass boat for tournaments, used the bed for hauling river rock, threw in the occasional deer or hog and put my ATV in the bed. I couldn't go too high or my truck wouldn't be functional.
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