wheel...


measures in at 16x9

I'm currently lifted w/ camburg 2.5" c/o's w/ upper a arms and deaver spring pack in the rear w/ 5100's

I want to go to a metric 32" what's your recommended tire size? Do i go w/ 265/75/16? or can i go wider since it's a 9" wide wheel?
TIA

 

It's not the wheel that will keep you from going wider, it's the fenders. I and a lot of members here have 285/75/16 tires on the stock 16x7 wheels without any problems. But we all deal with the tires rubbing to some extent. The wider the tire and the farther out the wheel sticks (due to rim backspacing, rim width, longer a arms, etc.) the more rubbing you are going to have to deal with.

 

this is all very confusing ask my bout wheel and tire package for Audi's and i can tell you but this truck stuff has so many other variables grrrrrr

so i guess what i'm getting at is can i get away w/ running a 16x9 setup?

 

Yes. There is nothing stopping you from running a 16x9 rim. With a 2.5" lift you can run 285/75/16 tires (33x11.5x16). Make sure that the backspacing on the rims is between 4.5" and 4.25". The most common configuration is 285/75/16 tires on 16x8 rims. As the rim gets wider there is less force holding the bead on the rim at low tire pressures. Still there are some that are running 16x10 rims.

 

thanks for the input...i dont want to sacrafice offroad performance for on road looks. Although i just got word that i can get these wheels at a CRAZY CRAZY price and now you're talking bout running metric 33's and that was something that i wanted to avoid too. Fack...thanks for your help again i'll keep doing the research and weigh things out.

 

I was just saying that that is the biggest tire you can run without having major rubbing issues. You can certainly run 265/75/16 tires. I'm just not aware of a wider 32" tire for a 16" rim.

 

right got it...the truck is slow enough so i wanted to avoid running 33's and there aren't a lot of wider 16's out there that i know of...

 

here's the latest called axis and the back spacing is 4.25" i think i'm going with either 275/70/16 Bridgestone Revo AT or 265/75/16