Originally Posted by FrenicX

That wheel will be an inch further out than the stock wheel. Not too bad, but if you use the 265/70R17 you will need to do inner fender and mudflap trimming as I stated in the other thread. Look into a leveling kit too while you're at it, it will cut down the amount you will need to trim with that 'almost' 32 inch tire. If you're around 40k miles or more and are still running stock front struts, you may want to change those out while you're installing the leveling kit. Or no leveling kit and a bunch of trimming

With the Dakotas, it seems like Dodge put the biggest tire they could and then built the wheel wells around it, which means any deviation from stock size requires modification.

Me personally, I kept the stock diameter with the tires you see in my pic below, all I did was add a bit under an inch to my wheel width and a slightly wider tread and I had to trim just the front inner part of my mudflap. Keep in mind though, the rear will take a lot more so don't worry about that. It's just the turning clearance of the front tires that is demanding.