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First time posting on here by the way, go easy on me.
So I'm going to be installing the 3" Bilstein suspension lift on my '96 SR5. I'm currently running Dueler AT 265/75/R16's on the stock wheels with no issues ( I have heard others complain that this size doesn't fit on stock suspension, but not sure how that's possible other than the limited cladding perhaps?)
My question is, as stated in the title, after installing this lift, what is the largest size tire I will be able to fit using the same stock wheels, versus getting a different size wheel with adjusted backspacing. I'm pretty new to these things so I'm also concerned about re-gearing? Also, I've seen some pics of people running the same tires as I am after doing the same lift, in which appearance wise they look suitable. but does this make sense? Is coil and shock replacement a big enough off-road performance increase that's is worth it to just do the lift and not get bigger tires?
Thanks in advance for anyone's help!
Your suppose to go to a wider rim once you hit 33", 7" wide is to narrow for 33" tire, if you have 4.30 gear ratio (e-locker equipped 4R's) you can drive around with 33' tires but performance will be noticeably diminished, 35" tires will force you to re-gear as the truck will be underpowered. I'm running Bridgestone Dueler street tire 265/70-R17 on 2016 4R Trail edition rims on all original 1999 suspension with no issues except some performance loss. I did break a shock the other day and upgraded the rear to 4R spec 5100 Billies and OME 906 but I ran those tires for 6 months on original set up. I do find myself looking for a performance upgrade now though.
08-13-2018, 10:44 AM
Max Tire Size?
