285 or 305's on 20" wheels
 

I would like to see 285's or 305's on the stock 2006 and up 1500 Ram trucks. I am going to be buying so new tires soon and wanted to see what size woud look good on my truck. It has the Rough Country 2.5" lift on it and I am going to add a Body lift for now if I can find one. So lets see some pics

Thanks Matt

since you already got that lift on your truck, i would go with the 305's....i got 2 pics i can show ya....but my truck is lowered so it's obviously gonna look different but i have a pic of my 20" with 295/55 on it and another pic of my 22" with 305/45 on it

Well I was leaning toward the 305's but like having some room between thr tire and fenderwell ya know. My 2000 Cummins is leveled and sitting on 285's and looks good but I know it's a 3/4 ton truck.

well what size exactly are you looking at going with???

You do realize that 305 is the width and not the sidewall height right? Your talking about it like it's the height. 305/50/20 is 32" and 305/55/20 is 33.25" tall. Stock is 33"

285/65/20 BFG All-terrain
 

I have the 285/65/20 which is 34.8" x 11.5" tire. BFG All terrain is the only tire in a 285 series. In my opinion these tire are over priced and not worth the $370.00 a pop. I can get a 35" tire on my truck, but am concerned about the 12.5" width. I really don't want to use the spacers that are out there so I have been looking at the mastercraft courser ct 275/60/20 it is a bit smaller at 33", but is a cross between the all terrain and the mud terrain. $850.00 for mount, balance, and alignment.
I am installing the 2.5" torsion keys in the front and the 2" blocks in the back this wednesday. I just joined tonight so I don't have many pics uploaded yet. Hope it helps!!!

305/50/20 looks fine on a stock truck but with a lift they'd look too skinny. Anything taller than 305/55/20 would have me looking for a re-gear too because of the power loss.

As mine sits, the 32 inch diameter gives better effective gearing than stock and I don't care that I lost 1/2 inch of height.

Stock is 33", you lost 1". Going to a 305/55/20 is only .25" more than stock. Nothing even noticeable! Barely noticeable by computer readings.
You losing 1", I can promise your seat of the pnats has not changed at all! That's like saying you went from 3:92 gears to 4:03 gears and noticed a world of difference. Maybe a slight change in the torque curve on a dyno chart, but certainly nothing drastic as for the seat of the pants. 1/2" on each side of the rubber is a noticeable diff. as far as looks and I think would look too small. The stock tires are already on the verge of being low profile for my standards on a truck.

Re-gearing for a taller tire should only be done if you are jumping up considerable. Say, from a 33" to a 35" or 36". Then you may experience a slight change in gearing.

id go with 315s w/ spacers. if you got the level go with 35x12.5s ofr even 35 x 13.5s with adapters.

i have 285/50's
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