Tires?
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I have an 06 ST with the stock painted 16" 16x7 steel wheels. I also have 265/75 tires on my truck.
There is zero rub. Full turn has no rub, full articulation also yields no rub.
I have no lift kit or leveling kit.
I am not sure why some people say they have rubbing. I have pictures of the truck with the 265/75 tires on them If you want to judge for yourself. They are about the max you can fit.
Your tires now are 245/70, these tires are about an inch taller in total, and about half an inch taller on the side wall. They really fill out the wheel well nice and make the truck sit better.
I will post a few pics of my truck with them later tonight.
There is zero rub. Full turn has no rub, full articulation also yields no rub.
I have no lift kit or leveling kit.
I am not sure why some people say they have rubbing. I have pictures of the truck with the 265/75 tires on them If you want to judge for yourself. They are about the max you can fit.
Your tires now are 245/70, these tires are about an inch taller in total, and about half an inch taller on the side wall. They really fill out the wheel well nice and make the truck sit better.
I will post a few pics of my truck with them later tonight.
How wide are those tires, because mine rubbed like hell.
Yes wyatt, the Laramie Dakota's do run on a 17in rim. They run on the 17' chrome clad rim (which was a optional rim on the Laramie pkg). I've got those on my 05 QC and run a 265/65/17 tire.
I'm not sure what the options are on the new 07 and 08 Dakota's, but I know they ran this rim on both the 05 and 06 model yrs.
MoparPower00
I'm not sure what the options are on the new 07 and 08 Dakota's, but I know they ran this rim on both the 05 and 06 model yrs.
MoparPower00
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I'm also a dumbass, I just read what he wrote. lol.
I had 16x8 (same ones I have on now...)on there with basically 31x10.5 mudders... could be why mine rubbed.
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Well I've got 265/70R16 on my dak. They are the stockers that came with the TRX package on my truck. I thought I read on here somewhere that the TRX sits an inch higher but that could just be BS too, not sure. All I know is that mine don't rub under normal conditions but when I get mud/ice/snow buildup on the mudflaps they rub a little on that but otherwise they don't.
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http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
Just use this tool to get exact specs of tires, the size difference, and how much the speedo will be off.
The tool says that a 265/75 actually has a 1" taller sidewall (then your 245/70), so It will provide a real total 1" lift.
A 265/75 = a 31.6" tire.
Again I dunno why some people are claiming that 265/75 rub...maybe they have a 17" wheel? If thats the case they they will most definately rub, because the tire grows to a 32.6" tire.
If you have the ST 16x7 wheels, go with 265/75 R16 tires.
Just use this tool to get exact specs of tires, the size difference, and how much the speedo will be off.
The tool says that a 265/75 actually has a 1" taller sidewall (then your 245/70), so It will provide a real total 1" lift.
A 265/75 = a 31.6" tire.
Again I dunno why some people are claiming that 265/75 rub...maybe they have a 17" wheel? If thats the case they they will most definately rub, because the tire grows to a 32.6" tire.
If you have the ST 16x7 wheels, go with 265/75 R16 tires.
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Im not sure. my 265/75 tires are 10.43" wide footprint, so its about the same. My tread as you can see in the pictures were described as "trail" tread, if you had mudders it could have been the tread that contributed to the rub.
265/75 R16. As I said it only rubs when turning a certain amount and the suspension has to be compressed a bit (hard cornering or bump). I already figured out where it's rubbing, will probably trim it a bit sometime.