Anyone know what is the biggest tire I can put on a 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 4wd with stock 17" rims and no lift? I was looking to get 315/70/17, will these fit or will I have to go smaller, or could I go bigger?
Thanks,
Mike

 

I am pretty sure that the biggest you can go is 33's. I am pretty sure that the 35's you want to put on would require minimum leveling the vehicle. I have that size on my 2500 and it is leveled.

 

What do you mean by leveling.

 

add 2 inches to the front to make the truck level

 

I turn up my torsion bars up untill the front was level with the back, how many inches that is I am not sure, but do you think it will be enought to fit the 315's on.

 

JD is correct, 33's are max for 1500 stock suspension. I had 33" Mickey Thompson MTX's before I did the suspension lift. Good full look, yet left enough to flex a good bit off road without rubbing.
35's with as little as a level kit up front. Doesn't leave a real lot of room for serious off-roading, but is fine for on pavement use and some mild off-road.
I have 4" suspension lift up front & 2" blocks in rear. Nice level stance & real good clearence for 35's, never came close to any rubbing off-roading even with a 650# ATV in the bed.

 

+2. I put a leveling kit on my 1500 and have 35's (325/65/18) Its pretty tight and the rub a slight bit at full turn and hitting a bump at the same time. You have to have the proper offset and backspacing in your wheel. A 315/65/17 (33's) would fit real nice on stock. A leveling kit is a new set of Torsion keys which allow more lift. Then you could go to a 325/70/17 (35's). I would advise you go to at least 18" wheels if you are going to buy aftermarket wheels. Since the alluminum is much thicker than your stock steel's (I'm just assuming here) You can have a problem with the new wheels hitting the stick on-type balance weights or possibly even the caliper. If your staying with your stock wheels check their width because most 35" tires generally reccomend a 9" wide wheel. Not to mention a too narrow or wide wheel just looks plain dumb and can cause undue stress on the sidewall.

 

If you do not want to do any tweaking with torsion bars or suspension check on some 285/70/17's should be fine with those and would look nice.

 

I know most of you have 4x4 but I was wondering is the stock 265's the biggest I can go with the stock rims and clearance or can I get a little bigger? I have a 2wd 06 5.7 qc.

 

Pretty sure 265's are about it because of the low front stance.