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I have stock 17" rims on my NBS 2007 Silverado 2wd with leveling kit. I was wondering what the biggest tire I can run.

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Its only the width thats the problem. Anything over 12" wide is gonna be a problem. Most 285s are around 11.6", 11.7" so you should be good. Any tire shop will give you the facts.

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I found the info i needed for the factory rims.

 

They are 17" x 7.5" with a 31mm offset.

 

The fatory tire size that have have is

 

245/70/17 which relates to a 9.6" width/30.6 height

 

I am looking at a couple diffet tire sizes.

 

285/70/17 which relates to 11.2" width/32.8 heigth

285/75/17 11.2" width/33.9 heigth

 

or

 

295/70/17 which relates to 11.6" width/33.3" heigth

295/75/17 11.6" width/34.4" heigth

 

i have a rough country leveling kit on and i am looking to fill in the wheel wells more. I am going to go with an AT tire either bridgestone, Nitts or cooper not sure yet. i know thw ones with the 70 rating will give me a litte wider tire.

 

I am looking for opinions on which one you would go with.

 

Thanks,

matt3 Enthusiast

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I have a 2" RC level on mine with BFG AT 285/70/17. I wouldn't go any bigger than that. This size tires fills the wheel well very well, any bigger and your probably looking at some trimming. Plus the stock wheel is only 7.5" wide. I believe that 285 is the max for that size wheel.

03blackz71 Senior Enthusiast

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I would stick with the 285/70/17 tires with the RC 2" kit. See pic below and you will see how it looks.

mikystyle Enthusiast

mikystyle

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Yeah, ditto to the above. Anything larger than a 285/70 will have low milage and wear wierd on the stock rim.

Dano07 Enthusiast

Dano07

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I would stick with the 285/70/17 tires with the RC 2" kit. See pic below and you will see how it looks.

 

Do you have any side veiw of your truck to see how well the tirs fill the wheel well.

 

Thanks,

cbrown4390 Enthusiast

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I have Goodyear wrangler duratracs 285/70/R17. They look amazing and I barely have room in the front with wheels turned all the way. I also have the Rough Country 2" leveling kit. It looks great I will get pics up in the morning as soon as I wake up.

03blackz71 Senior Enthusiast

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here is a side view for you. This is the best I could find that I have on my computer at the moment. This is when I first put them on.

 

DSC00265.jpg

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285/70/17 which relates to 11.2" width/32.8 heigth

285/75/17 11.2" width/33.9 heigth

295/70/17 which relates to 11.6" width/33.3" heigth

295/75/17 11.6" width/34.4" heigth

 

Food for thought. 285/70/17 is a very common size, and I've found that most tire shops stock a variety of brands in this size, or can get them within one day. Something to think about.

 

Get a wierd size, get a flat tire, the odds of finding a replacement in a short amount of time go way down.

Dano07 Enthusiast

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here is a side view for you. This is the best I could find that I have on my computer at the moment. This is when I first put them on.

 

DSC00265.jpg

 

 

 

Thank you that is a good pic. They do fill it on good.

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