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Hey guys, I got my truck from my brother and for some reason he liked small bobo tires! They were ok for the time I guess but they are way to tiny for my liking P235-75/15's plus I don't like the look of the truck with them. To skinny! I'm looking for something taller and with more meat on it a little fatter without going over board. What is the biggest tire that will fit on these trucks. OR is there a "sweet spot" size for them? Something that will lift me up a little and make me look good :chevy: Winter is coming and the tread is pretty much done on these. I'm looking for a great all around weather tire and maybe something a little better in the snow as it's only 2 wheel. If you have some pictures of your tires you can share that would be awesome. I saw a truck like mine with some fat tires on it and it looked much better. So help me out here guys!!! thanks in advance!!! here she is.. :thumbs:

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I had a '97 just like that. I had 235/75/15's on it, thought they looked just right :thumbs: It is the stock size from the factory for that truck. I put Michilen XCX tires on it, great in the snow, quite on dry pavement, great tire for that truck :chevy:

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I'd be concerned about 31's rubbing in a full turn. In a 2wd truck like that, you also want to keep winter traction in mind when looking into new tires. A 31x10.5 won't cut through the snow very well with the light rear end of the truck. A narrower tire like a 235/75 would be ideal. It might just be the color of your truck making it look like the 235's are too small. When I put the XCX's on my '97, they looked alot bigger than the BFG long trails I took off.

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I've got 31s on my 2wd. They suck when the road is wet and my foot is heavy, otherwise I really like them. They will fit under the fenderwells, but I went ahead and raised my front end about 2" with a set of coil spacers under the front coils, just to level the truck out. If I still lived in snow country, I'd opt for a set of LT235/85R16LT to get a tall, rather narrow tire to dig through the snow. Flotation tires are bad juju in the snow in my experience.

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Hey guys, I got my truck from my brother and for some reason he liked small bobo tires! They were ok for the time I guess but they are way to tiny for my liking P235-75/15's plus I don't like the look of the truck with them. To skinny! I'm looking for something taller and with more meat on it a little fatter without going over board. What is the biggest tire that will fit on these trucks. OR is there a "sweet spot" size for them? Something that will lift me up a little and make me look good :chevy: Winter is coming and the tread is pretty much done on these. I'm looking for a great all around weather tire and maybe something a little better in the snow as it's only 2 wheel. If you have some pictures of your tires you can share that would be awesome. I saw a truck like mine with some fat tires on it and it looked much better. So help me out here guys!!! thanks in advance!!! here she is..  :thumbs:

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Are you looking to keep the stock rims? Personally, I wouldn't go taller, but I would go wider. I think I would go with a 255 or 265-70/15. They'll look a bit more aggressive and having that extra contact patch won't hurt. As for tires, you can't beat Michelins. Sure they're a bit pricey, but well worth the dinero!

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Hey guys, I got my truck from my brother and for some reason he liked small bobo tires! They were ok for the time I guess but they are way to tiny for my liking P235-75/15's plus I don't like the look of the truck with them. To skinny! I'm looking for something taller and with more meat on it a little fatter without going over board. What is the biggest tire that will fit on these trucks. OR is there a "sweet spot" size for them? Something that will lift me up a little and make me look good :jester: Winter is coming and the tread is pretty much done on these. I'm looking for a great all around weather tire and maybe something a little better in the snow as it's only 2 wheel. If you have some pictures of your tires you can share that would be awesome. I saw a truck like mine with some fat tires on it and it looked much better. So help me out here guys!!! thanks in advance!!! here she is..  :chevy:

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Sweet ride btw! :thumbs:

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Thanks for all the input guys!!

357MAG: I've got 15" rims not the 16" I like the coil spacer Idea. The truck sits really low in the front and i'm worried about it being a snow plow once some snow comes down. Do you have a pic you could post with the front up a bit?

How about something like a 30x9.50-15 ? Think that will be a bit taller and look beefy at the same time? I do know I'm going with the Michelins.. I had them before and loved them. You are right.. you pay a bit more but well worth it and they were great in snow. Keep the comments coming guys! :thumbs: Thanks!

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I always ran 275/60/r15s on my88-98 2wds. 31s are too tall for a 2wd.

Of course I don't live in snow country, so I wasn't looking for height or snow traction. The 275s would suck in the snow for sure. I also ran 15x 10 wheels. On the stock wheels i like 255s, but again probably too wide for snow.

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I have 15x8 Eagle Alloy 5 spokes. The 30" would work well with 15x7 wheels. I had my spacers installed by Glendale Spring in Glendale, Arizona. Price was right around $150 out the door. I had a 72 C10 when I lived in Montana years ago that I did the same thing with the spacers. Never had a problem snowplowing... And I 'd much rather raise the front than lower the rear. I'm a fan of tall tires on pickups, as long as they don't look too stupid, I.E. 44" on a street driven truck. My truck had 275/60x15 BFG when I bought it. They lasted about 3 months. Too low profile for me. I take occasional forays into the desert, so can't abide short tires.

I don't have a digital camera yet, so I can't sendany pics. Sorry. If I can persuade my boss to let me use his, I'll shoot a pic of the front end.

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What do you guys think of this tire... Kumho Road Venture AT KL-41 31x10.5sr-15 Looks great in the snow! It's also taller and not real wide but has a nice tread. Looks like it might be a little noisey but then again the Flowmaster exhaust I have will drown that out :lurk: Here is the link for Tire Rack and more info on it... Let me know what you guys think! http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?ti...enture+AT+KL-41

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That would be a great tire, just one size smaller. I think the 31's are going to be too wide for winter driving with a 2wd. 30x9.5-15 would be as big as I'd go.

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I thought the same thing as you. When I went to my tire guy today he told me the 30x9.5-15 is the same height as the 235/75-15's that are already on there? :lurk::jester: So that's why he suggested that size. I wish I could find a good chart that shows you the different tire sizes and heights! :flag:

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www.tirerack.com or www.tires.com has a feature buried in the site to compare specs of different tires and sizes. I haven't been there for a while so can't tell you where it is, but I've used it in the past.

Good hunting

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Hey guys, I got my truck from my brother and for some reason he liked small bobo tires! They were ok for the time I guess but they are way to tiny for my liking P235-75/15's plus I don't like the look of the truck with them. To skinny! I'm looking for something taller and with more meat on it a little fatter without going over board. What is the biggest tire that will fit on these trucks. OR is there a "sweet spot" size for them? Something that will lift me up a little and make me look good :flag: Winter is coming and the tread is pretty much done on these. I'm looking for a great all around weather tire and maybe something a little better in the snow as it's only 2 wheel. If you have some pictures of your tires you can share that would be awesome. I saw a truck like mine with some fat tires on it and it looked much better. So help me out here guys!!! thanks in advance!!! here she is..  :jester:

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I recently bought new tires for my 04 silverado. It came factory with 235/75/16....after much research I bought 265/70/16 Firestone Destination LE tires......great tires....quiet, smooth and best of all CHEAP. They fit nicely in the wheelwells....cant say enough good things about them.

BTW nice looking truck. :lurk:

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