Well i currently have p245/70 tires on it, i noticed it rides lower then most dakotas.

I went to goodyear and noticed different packages for the truck, mainly the D. and E. Package. D package says tires are p265/70 and E package says p245/70, both r16. Will the p265 tires work on my truck? There an inch bigger, so basically if im not mistaken ill gain a inch of height? lol.

Im not all for a big lifted truck, i just would like my truck to be a little higher and it irriates me when i see all newer dakotas higher then mine... so looking at a simple fix without spending 1000 bucks on a lift. I still feel to low to the ground to be in a tuck, mid-size suv's are taller then mine.

Any idea?

Thanks.

 

The tires i have on now are nexen rodian HT's, i searched there website selected my truck and it said that they dont make tires that fit my truck yet, so im wondering if the dealership just threw on what they could?

 

The 265/245 is width, the 70 is your tire height.
Here you go.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete...e.jsp?techid=7

 

Ah yes thanks. But i know that the 265 is a inch more big in tire size by looking at the websites, i have 29.5in on now, and the 265 would be 30.6, so just over a inch more.

Would this be ok? my current tires i can fit both my hands going the long way up, so i have aprox 8 inch of room and probaby 3inchs towards the sides of the wheel well

 

245/265 is inded width, but the 70 is aspect ratio meaning the tire is 70% as high as it is wide. Thusly a 265 being a wider tire would stand taller than a 245 of they both had the same rim size and aspect ratio.

Also remember that inch you are talking about is overall diameter so there is only 1/2 an inch that will be causing you clearance problems as the other 1/2 inch will be touching the road...the 1 inch isn't all on the top

EDinNB

 

ah alright.. thanks.

A 1/2 inch isnt really much, esp sense they tires are brand new pretty much (about 5k miles on them)

Does anyone have any suggestions for lifting, i have plenty of tools, im not all that dumb when it comes to vehicles, i was able to take apart my engine and put it back together (well half of it), i can do my own brakes, tune ups oil changes etc.

What kind of lift is best bang for the buck? Any cheap setups, like 2 inch lift, where i wont have to compress the springs?

Im sort of on a budget, have a baby on its way in the next few months, so i cant spend all my money on my toys like i use to, she wont let me

 

get the Trail Master leveling kit it won't cost much. 150 or so i think. I really cant remember. Check ebay. and it it will level out the front. It makes the ride 100% better and looks nicer. and you can fit 32" tires if you want, I put 265/75/16 on mine which is slightly smaller than a 32" tire. I got 5 tires from discount for 500 installed. not bad in my opinion. There pathfinder suvs. Kelly springfield makes them. not bad. hope this helps. Also you can get a body lift for our trucks for a few hundred, under 300 i think. It will raise it 3". Thats what I'm gonna do next.

 

Just know the cons of going with a leveling kit. Anytime you displace the strut on a double wishbone suspension, alot of issues come into play. Leveling kits dont provide things that are pretty important when it comes to lifting a truck, like a front diff drop to fix cv angles, and longer upper control arms which are trucks desperately need, even with just a small 2" lift.

Here is a link to the how to do it yourself write up to install a leveling kit on your truck:

https://dodgeforum.com/forum/3rd-gen...stall-diy.html

Its not hard. Please note that the Trailmaster brand leveling kit does not install like this, the rest of the kits you can use this DIY for. The 6th picture from the bottom will show you how your suspension looks under full articulation with the kit installed. I think the CV joint angle is unaceptable, and I also think that the upper control arm bottoming on and resting on the coil spring is not acceptable. It makes the balljoint the limiter, rather then the strut. (which is how it operates without the kit)

Good news is, the trailmaster seems to solve some of these issues, at the cost of articulation.

If you have a 4x4, you should go with a trailmaster. You dont HAVE too, but with the preload setup you cant over extend the CV joints or bottom out the upper control arm, because the strut cant travel longer then it was intended too.

example...

If the stock struts sat a "0" and full articulation is +5, and full compression is -5, the trailmaster preloads the strut to sit at +2 or +3. understand? So it uses some of the articulation, but the strut still stops when it reaches +5.

With a daystar like I have, it actually lowers the strut on the frame mount, so now the strut is sitting at +2, but it can still extend its full ammount, the +5.....so now when the wheel is off the ground its sitting at +7, bottoming out the upper control arm and over extending the cv joints.

I have a 4x2 though.

I posted this in another recent thread as well.

 

ST Dakotas came with 245/70x16's
My stock (SLT) tires were 255/65x16 Goodyear Eagle LS; 29" tall.
4x4s came with 265/70x16's Wranglers, I think.
There was also a 17" option with, I think, 265/60x17's.