Thread: Lowering the 87
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Old 07-04-2008, 03:36 PM   #12
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Re: Lowering the 87

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Originally Posted by chevymotocross View Post
Yea, I think a 255/70/15 would be good for a 3/4 drop, but I don't really want to go through the trouble of installing shackles/hangers. I know a 255/60/15 would work nicely with a 5/5. I wonder about a 225/75/15, which were the factory sized tires for the truck. My speedometer would stay the same, snow traction (I live in Connecticut), would still be good with the 225, and I'd probably get the best gas mileage with them. I wonder if a 225/75/15 would rub on a 5'' drop.
225-75's = 28.3" so they would also rub w/a 5" front drop (they'll buzz the tops of the inner wells on bumps/dips in the road).
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