87silverbullet

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I have a 2500 disel crew cab and I need new tires. The stock tires are 245/75/16. I am thinking about putting 285/75/16 on my truck but I don't want them to look stupid on the rim so I am thinking about going down on the size to 265/75/16. Give me some feed back if anybody has done this before and what does it look like.

Vortec HD

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I am not sure what year your truck is but I have a 2500HD RCLB and I took the 245's off the first day I got the truck and put BF Goodrich 285's. I loved how they made the truck look and the rim to tire size looked better way better then before.

Beastofa327

He's right rim to tire they look way better I just had my 285's just put on today and they look awsome I just put a 3" BL on my 2wd truck and they fit perfect with no rubbing.

hard2kill

285-75-16 nitto terra grapplers on ur stockers would look and ride awsome

nightrunner

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285/75/R16s on stock wheels w/ no suspension mods whatsoever

jons03

I have 285/75/16 Nitto terra grapplers on my stock 1500 and they have never rubbed! The suspension has never been touched either. Those 285's would be the smallest size I'd even consider putting on your truck. If anything I would crank a little and run 315's

87silverbullet

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Whats the odds! Those are the tires I ordered I just put them on last night and man what a difference in height and looks! No noise either. Nitto Terra Grapplers FTW!

hard2kill

gotta love those tires

InchUp

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Haha, hard2kill, 11secondhorse should see this thread about the Nitto's.

The only word of advice I could give is to trim the very bottom corner of the front valance. If it's ABS plastic, just take a sharp box cutter or a high speed cutting wheel to saw off the corner. Usually it's the BFG A/T's that rub that area.

Just keep in mind that your 245/75R16 stockes are "E" rated tires typically with a load capacity of 3000lbs/tire. Don't let the tire store talk you into more expensive 285/75R16 "E" rated tires when "D"s will do. The typical 285/75R16 "D" tire is rated for 3300lbs, so even though the load rating is less your actual carying capacity is increased simply because of the larger tire. Of course, if you plan to haul heavy loads all the time opt for the 10 ply tire but if you've gotten away all this time with the 245's, you should be alright with the 8 ply 285's but in return get a better ride out of the deal. Note that 285's will be about 2" taller than your 245's, so your truck will drop about 250-300 rpms at cruising speed. This really wont affect the diesel, so I wouldn't worry about it.