Im putting a 3inch body lift in my 1998 dakota 4x4, and i was wondering what size tires i should put on it? I dont want to take to much power away from it. right now i have 235-75-15.

 

you can fit up to 33's i believe with the 3 inch body lift.. fit up to 31's with a torsion bar crank. i cranked up my t-bars and threw 30's on the wheels. defiantly a slight loss in power with the 3.92 gears, i only really noticed it on hills. i got a v6 though so its gonna be an issue. but if you have the 318, you shouldn't notice a significant power loss.

 

Mine is bone stock and has 31s and I think a lot of daks do, so 33s should be no problem at all with a 3" body lift.

 

what engine do you have?

if its a v8 id go with 33's to 37's

but if its a v6....id go with 31's or maaaaayyyyyybbbbbbeeee 33's

 

hes gonna be able to stuff 33's without much of a problem with a body lift. however they will rub. any taller tire size will require a taller body lift (dont bother, looks ridiculous above 3 inches) or a suspension lift.

 

i have 31's on the out back and my trucks a 2WD!!!!!!

theres no rubbing goin on

 

i didnt even mention 31s in that statement.. and im talking about the steer axle, the tire coming in contact with the frame.

 

im just saying that i can fit 31;s in mine....

on the front.....if you get a leveling kit....you can pit on the same size tires as the back with no problem

 

i had 31's on my truck with tbars cranked. They rubbed with my crappy rims, (the lesser offset ones.) The newer style ones shouldn't rub. I had 10.5" wide and rubbed on lock. not really anywhere else...

3.55 gears with 31's of course you notice the power drop. i think you can fit 33's but I would get some more offset on the rims, and go with 16's so you can get a little more offset.