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I was wondering what I should do for tires is has stock 245s I want a little taller but I dont want any rubbing. I want to keep it reliable and do some cheap inexpensive things to it of you guys have any ideas. Kinda make it a personal truck with little customized things or any tips for fuel mileage would be extremely helpful. Thought about a snow plow but havent decoded I pull a skid steer with the truck. Ggot it from my father in law with 45000 mi it 4x4 not z71. No factory trailer brake controller which I really wanted and I also wanted factory blue tooth but I havent checked to see if thats something I can add. Its extended cab with the 6.5ft bed. 6.0L auto with bad fuel mileage which I expected but winter blend fuel cold weather gets around 11 or 12 just the truck about 60 mph. 14 in summer average. I was hoping for 17 or 18 summer. I only gave 19000 for it and it is a nice clean truck. Any ideas or thought please post thank you.

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265 width tires are nice, I would look into a set. I run Mobil1 oil, I don't know if it helps but it's good peace of mind. The mileage is pretty bad in the HDs, but it's very dependent on your driving style.

 

The brake controllers are easy to add, there are some how to topics here for it I think.

 

Plows tend to be pretty hard on a truck, most people here who have one just buy a beater plow truck instead of destroying their nice truck.

Tucker Enthusiast

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265's will look good but U will probably loose 1-1.5 mpg's that's what happened on my 06 with 3.73 gears.

After the 265's I went with a set of 235/85R/16's same height as the 265's but narrower but I gained my 1.5 mpg back.

If U go with a plow the 265's may rub not sure might want to check that out.

Congrats on the new truck they are really good trucks traded mine on a '12 1500 about 6 months ago.

KMGZ400 Senior Enthusiast

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I would get 265's. 245's on a 2500 look way to small. If you want it to look really good, get 285's. beware that if you have a GMT900 you will need new keys to fit 285's. if you go to a bigger tire you will lose maybe half to 1 MPG.

kstruckcountry Senior Enthusiast

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i would assume 265 75 16s??

Yes. They will look MUCH better than the 245's. And as posted above you could go up another size if you want.

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