Im wondering if I can pull this off with maybe a body lift for now until I get my suspension set up 285 10.5 MT's, I need the tires now and I don't want to buy twice Ill be getting the suspension withing the next month just need the tires now for deer season and im in need of new tires BAD.

 

i cant see them fitting with out atleast 3'' of lift

 

I thought I remembered seeing a member here with 33's on stock but I guess im nuts. Im just in a lame situation right now Im going to try and get the money for the suspension lift before but I don't know if I can make that work right now and I don't want to hustle and swap tires I just want to buy one set. I figured with a body lift it could work as it's way cheaper and it's also something I wanted to run I could make it work.

 

You can fit them. They will rub. There is a guy around here with a set on a 97 with no lift of any kind. He just doesn't care about rubbing all the time.

 

Fit yes. Function no.

 

well said wabbit

 

here is my 98 with only a body lift and 285/75's. i did some trimming and pounding on the pinch weld and they rub a little at full stuff in the front while turning i also had to remove the finder flare on the rear bumper it rubbed there to. if i disconnect the front sway bar they rub pretty bad

 

98t4.r what kind of body lift and how much? I am going to get my suspension soon but need tires now thats the thing. What exactly does the rubbing hurt?

 

255/85/16, you can fit them stock with some hammering of the pinch weld.

 

The thing is I don't want to go with a smaller tire as I'm getting my lift "I had to sell previous one due to financial problems" it's just I need the tires bad right now and don't want to buy twice and will be getting my lift shortly after.

 

its a body lift i fabricated its 1.5 inches. the rubbing isn't really hurting anything, its just the tread on the folded over pinch weld. and it doesn't rub at all on the street just when really flexing out and turned

 

Hmmm, I know it's not really gunna rub on the streets but thats not my concern my concern is on the trails if I can run em and wheel at least for awhile until I get my suspension set up.

 

Just for the record a 255/85R16 is a 33" meaning that it is larger. Perhaps I misunderstand your post about going bigger.

 

Oh I thought 285 was a 33" I thought a 255 was smaller. Im not sure on what to do here because I am getting alot of different answers exactly how do you hammer out the pinch weld or take out some of the fender?

 

Wait a minute here... 285 255 275, are all reffering to the width of the tire in Milimeters...and the 60 65 70 75 Numbers are the aspect ratio of the sidewall compared to the width...(sidewall) or not..?

 

I thought 285 was the height of the tire and the 75 was the width im confused too. I think a 255 is like a 31 or thats what I thought atleast. Anyways anyone else have input ?

 

Example:

265/75R16

265 = tread width in millimeters

75 = aspect ratio of height to width
75% of 265mm: 265mm * .75 = 198.75mm
198.75mm * 2 = 397.5mm (multiplied by two because there is a top and bottom sidewall)
1mm = 0.0393700787 inches . . . so 397.5mm = 15.65 inches of sidewall.

R = radial construction

16 = rim diameter in inches

So...a 265/75R16 tire should measure out to:

15.65 inches of sidewall (derived from treadwidth with above calculations) PLUS 16 inches of rim, totaling 31.65 inches of overall tire.

Checking my math with the handy dandy 4Lo Metric Tire Calculator, it also shows a 265/75R16 as 31.6 inches tall.

Easiest way to figure out metric tire size is to just plug in the number in the above calculator.

 

I would go 31 but I want to run 33's as Im going to run 3 of lift and it would be kind of pointless to run 3 of lift with 31's it seems like.

 

Just get some BFG 33x10.5's, those should suit you well..

 

Thats what I planned on going with actually, I just had to sell my whole OME and LC set up because of a financial situation :/. So now Im starting all over, Man I really like how you're taco is coming along scuba sure wish I had a taco!