Tire/rim Upgrade Help

[muz7]

Hi gang, longtime lurker here. This probably should have gone in the rubber/wheels forum but there's likely to be more towers in this crowd.

 

I need help picking some new rims/tires on my '08 2500HD 4x4 with 4.10 gears. The stock 245/75R16s look so small on the truck they look silly.

 

During camping season I tow a 10,000# 5er, 5 to 10 weekend trips, and haul the occasional bed full of dirt/bricks/lumber. Not sure if I can/should go up to a 17" rim or stay with the stock rim and a taller tire, dont want to lose a lot of torque or mpg but want to fill in the wheel wells. No leveling kit installed.

 

Any suggestions appreciated!

M

[96chevy7.4L]

Well seems like alot of guys on here go to 265/75/16's to give the truck a lil more tire and fill the fenderwell. I am sure more will chime in soon. 285/65/16 would be a lil taller and wider.

[Polensky Racing]

My 08 2500HD 4x4 CCLB 373 gears came with 265-70-17 on it. It now has 285-70-17 I put the indexing keys and air bags on it and now it looks a lot better the old tires looked so small on it. I lost about 1.5mpg with the tire change. What do you get with yours?

[briddle3]

i have 285/65/16s on my 02 3/4 ton and 285/55/20s on my 08 3/4 ton. I will admit i loose a little mpg at the stop light but i would never own a truck with less than 285s on it... I had 305s on my old 01 3/4 on the original 16 inch rims and they looked good but they were a little squishy