I posted a reply earlier on about 235's being too wide on my 92 2wd and rubbing when i turn. I was wrong about them being too wide. I eliminated the problem by going with new Goodrich Radial T/A's, 235 70 R 15's. The 75's were too tall, which seemed odd as 75'scame asstock. I also have aftermarket wheels that were rubbing against the ball joint mount. That was fixed by tapping the edge of the mount with a hammer to give about 1/4" clearance (Southern Engineering!), the edge of the mount is just for asthetics anyway. Although I was a little leary of going to 70's, but they do look good. I also learned that on the early dakotas, Dodge didn't install a "stop" to prevent overturn, so if you're not careful, you can turn too sharp and the tire will rub against the rubber cowling.

 

I have a 93 with four wheel drive and 235s and mine do not rub. It must be a height issue?

 

A related question: On my tire decal it says that my truck was equipped with 215's from the factory, but I have 235's now. Could someone tell me if the correct tire pressure is still 35 psi for the 235's?

 

on my 235's i run 40 psi with no problems, im getting about 14-16mpg

 

Thanks Banders. I run the same, but I have a feeling that Dodge recommends 35 psi even for the bigger tires. Do you have a tire decal on your truck?

 

yeah but it is for the stock tires, ive been running 40 psi on all the trucks i had since high school. they recommend it but you dont have to follow it.

 

I’m pretty sure it’s a 2 wheel or four wheel drive thing. The two wheel models have rack & pinion steering and the four wheel model uses the older style gear box steering. I don’t know if the rack and pinion models will turn sharper or not. The four wheel models also sit higher. The four wheel models also come standard with the fender flares.

My 95 4X4 came with 235/75X15. I have replaced with same size and never had a rub. I have a buddy that had a two wheel drive and replaced his stock tires with 235/75X15’s. The fronts rubbed. The tire shop told him they would fit. The tire shop did make good on the deal and replaced the front’s with 225’s. The 225’s did not rub on his 2 wheel drive. Stock was 215.