Help me pick some tires please

[Overcamber]

anyone have a pic of 285/70/15's on the rear?..havent seen that yet..i have 295/50/15 all around but they dont fill my wheelwells..clik my sig

[stepside454]

Originally Posted by Overcamber

anyone have a pic of 285/70/15's on the rear?..havent seen that yet..i have 295/50/15 all around but they dont fill my wheelwells..clik my sig

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[Overcamber]

Originally Posted by stepside454

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duh...lol..sorry man..I guess because I'm on dialup I hadnt allowed time to let all the pics load...has your truck got a drop and will those 285 work on 10" rims ?..also are there tires available in that size with raised white lettering?..that looks sweet

[stepside454]

yes, there radial T/As..Ive got white letters inside. the tires will mount on a 10" rim no problem. Yes mine is dropped.

[Overcamber]

how do you think they would look on my truck?..not lowered..and what could i put on my front 10" rims?..thanks bud

[stepside454]

I dont think it would look right on yours personally. With mine lowered , the 285s really fill the wheel wells up nice...almost a pro-street look. But Im afraid on yours , it might make it look more like a pre-runner.

[Overcamber]

yea i was afraid of that..lol..thanks

[Overcamber]

if I put 285 70/15 on rear what would be a good match for my 10" rims on the front..I'll be doing 2/4 drop next season but need tires now and dont want to buy them twice?..any ideas?..I dont mind wide front tires?..running 295/50/15s on 10's all around now but want the fender wells filled more.. and dont want to buy new front rims ..thanks

[Overcamber]

anyone?

[bluex]

When I lowered mine 2.5" in the front the 10" rims were too much. I was running 275/60/15's. I had to go back down to a 8" rim. Everytime I hit a bump the sidewalls were rubbing the tires bad.

You can try it though, a 275 is the smallest tire you can get on a 10" rim I think. The tire shop will hate you for it though, mine did.

[nivimar]

Man I'm going through the same issue on my stepside.I have 255/60 all 4 on 8 in the front and 10 in the rear.The old school BF T/A's were wider years ago {mine are old tires} so do'nt go off a old tire measurment cause SUMMIT sells and gives spec's and they are now smaller.Not by alot but anyway I think the235/70 wouild work for you as for me I need to get 7's to the front pull the 8's th the rear ....oh did I forget I was going to bag it this summer.

[bigblock73]

Thanks again everyone for your help, I will be heading to the local tire store I usually buy from and see what they can come up with.

Overcamber, :hj:

[Overcamber]

Originally Posted by bigblock73

Thanks again everyone for your help, I will be heading to the local tire store I usually buy from and see what they can come up with.

Overcamber, :hj:

eek sorry bout that bigblock..thought you had got the answers you wanted so I thought I could pick a few brains while the topic was hot....highjacking definitely was not my intention....honest...

[bigblock73]

That is cool overcamber. I was *****ing because towards the end, it was hard to tell if the reples were directed towards my question or yours.

Anyhow, I ordered my tires today. I am getting P225/70's for the front, and P275/60's for the rear. They will be BFGoodrich T/A's. I know there are people who don't care for those tires, but all the other tires I looked at had goofy imprints on the blackwall side of the tire (blackwalls will be outside on my truck)...and that didn't sit well with me. I have had T/A's before, and actually liked them.

SO, I appreciate all the help folks...and I'll get some pics when I get them installed!

[SCOTI]

27.5" & 28" F/R. That should sit well.

[bigblock73]

Woo Hoo, tires came in!! I got them mounted before I left town on Friday, came home today and tried to install them on Yeller....but that was a no-go. I purchased the only mag wheel lug nuts I could find locally, but I need the longer version. I will try again tomorrow (Monday), to see what else I can come up with locally. Until then, here are some pics!

Thanks for all the help!!

[68Stepbed]

Sweet! Good choice on the T/A's. I was like you, every tire I looked at had a funky sidewall design. As far as looks and decent ride, it's hard to beat T/A's. IMO

Now we gotta see em on the truck as soon as you can get em mounted.

[stepside454]

Jeff, that should do the trick, itll look great.

I wish I woulda thought of it, I just got home from the Cities, we should tried to hook up. I was in St.Paul Park for my cousins boys college grad party. John

[68Stepbed]

ttt Did you ever get em on?

[dboyzalter]

I had 235\75 15s in front and 295\50 15's in back... I loved the way they looked... I'll see if I can find a pic...

edit pictures can be seen here

http://www.gmcpauls.com/72%20C10.htm

[dboyzalter]

wow guess I should have read the whole thread... good choice... post up some pics

[1987 Shortwide]

I'm without the internet at home right now, so I'm just getting to this thread. Your selection looks GREAT!

Hurry up with those mounted pics.

[Captkaos]

Originally Posted by 1987 Shortwide

I'm without the internet at home right now, so I'm just getting to this thread. Your selection looks GREAT!

Hurry up with those mounted pics.

Guys he posted them in the Memorial Day edition of WDYGD:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1148936033

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1148936033

[bigblock73]

I now have the rears on, I'll get some pics tomorrow night...providing the weather holds out.

BTW - they look awesome on there..I love them!

[68Stepbed]