Hey fellas, i have stock 17" wheels on my truck, i wanna keep the rims and put on bigger tires, what size should i go up to? I dont want it to be huge just something nice a good looking, 26"? what do you guys think?

-Dave

 

I run 265 70 17. But can put bigger I think, not sure how much though.

 

26"? You sure about that? That's kind of short for our trucks. I thought stock size, even with the 17" rims was around 31 or 32". If that's the case, going with a 33", something like a 285/70, should work fine. I started a tire thread here not long ago, as I am looking at leveling my truck and putting 305/70's on and a guy posted a pic with the exact tires and rims I am planning to get and he didn't even have his leveled. And that's about a 34" tire.

 

I had 17" 265/70/17, kept the rims and went bigger myself, the biggest i found you can go is 285/70/17 before rubbing (in the front) not sure but maybe you can get the 2" lift in the front as well to take away from the nose dive in the front. Personal preference. Have fun!!

 

285/70/17 is what I run. No longer on stock rims. But they fit just fine on stock rims. No leveling kit required. I did raise my torsion bars 1/2 an inch to take out some of the nose down. I tow alot with mine, some I did not want perfect level.

 

285/70R17 is approximately the same size as the oem 275/60R20 but will give a slightly better ride. They fit with no problem. Have seen some that have stated they are running 305s and 315s, but others have stated there is some rubbing at the extremes. 295 will likely fit , but the choices are slim.