Tires

[rockcrusher]

im new here and was wondering if 285/75/16 would fit on my stock 2000 1500 z71 ext.cab 4x4 with no modifications ???

[Shaners]

Alot of guys are running them including a few moderators here.  The only mod would be to crank the front torsion bars a few turns.

 

Welcome to the forum...  

[sincityZ71]

Welcome to the site and yes, 285/75/16 will fit fine on your stock truck, you don't even need to crank your torsion bars.   I put 285 bfg mud-terrains on my silverado at stock height, and there was no rubbing whatsoever w/ the stock rims, and I know others on the site have too.  

[RyanbabZ71]

check the link in my sig

 

over 15K miles and no problems

[rockcrusher]

i was told buy some friends that they wouldnt but i figured they were wrong, them 265 just dont look right on my 4x4 ;)

[Z71Adrenaline]

yes they fit.  they look great too.  we've got 285 Sport King A/T's on our 2000 Z71 and they perform great.  it has a better ride, more ground clearance, and is better off road than with the 265's it had on it.  also, they do not rub or anything and we don't even have the torsion bars modded.

[HDinTex]

They will fit, had 'em on my 99 Z till I traded it in, worked great, 20k+miles on 'em w/ no rubbin,no problems.

[Stepside Z]

Yep they will fit. I cranked my bars 5 turns each but that was just to level the truck some.

[THE BIGPUNN]

they fit with no trouble. i wouldnt go with out 285's.

[MarkD]

Big punn,

 

Why would't you go with 285's?

 

A local friend has a 99 chevy Z71 with 285/75/16 Dunlop AT's without adjusting the front suspension.  He has no clearance problems.  I can send a pic if you like.

 

If you do adjust your torsion bars, I would HIGHLY recommend an alignment soon after.

 

Personally, I have had my front end adjusted and aligned, but still have MANY miles left on the 265's on it.

[Tungsten]

He said he would not go with out 285's, read it again ;)

[2000LTZ71]

I have 285's on 16 x 8 American racing rims and they don't rub at all. best thing I've ever done to my truck. check out the pictures with my link. put the 285's on you won't be sorry.

[Tobes]

Any problems with resetting the Spedometer/odometer after you do this?

[2000LTZ71]

I haven't bothered to reset mine at this point. Looks like it's off by about 5 mph on the speedo. Not sure what it's doing to the odom though.

[SilveradoWV]

What if its not a Z71??? I do have the firm ride Z85. My truck has 245's on it now! :blush:  Was planning on getting 265's when these wear out but if 285s would fit I would like to try that!