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Old 05-22-2007, 08:58 AM   #1
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Tire size?

Hey all. New to the boards. Ive got a 69 C10 LWB. Right now Im running 31x10.5x15's on the back and P21565r15s on the fronts. Stock stance, 6 lug wheels. Just wondering what size everybody else is running? Dont know if I shoud put the bigger size on the fronts, or smaller size on the rears?

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Old 05-22-2007, 09:30 AM   #2
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Re: Tire size?

i am running 255/70r15 on my 71 c-10
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Old 05-22-2007, 09:32 AM   #3
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Re: Tire size?

I've got 205 70 15 on front and 235 75 15 on rear.
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Old 05-22-2007, 10:09 AM   #4
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Re: Tire size?

235 75 15 all the way around on rallys.
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Old 05-22-2007, 10:17 AM   #5
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Re: Tire size?

I have 30x9.5x15's on the front and 31x10.5x15's on the rear.

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Old 05-22-2007, 03:47 PM   #6
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Re: Tire size?

255/60/15 front, 275/60/15 rear on this truck.

Other combinations that look good: 255/70/15 all around
255/70/15 rear, 235/70/15 front
275/60/15 all around
255/70/15 front, 285/70/15 rear
285/70/15 rear, 235/75/15 front
235/75/15 all around
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Old 05-22-2007, 03:57 PM   #7
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Re: Tire size?

I can't seem to find a deal on any tires, mine are staggered sizes, way too staggered.
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Old 05-22-2007, 04:02 PM   #8
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Re: Tire size?

Has any one found any good "C" rated tires in a 15" rim that are about 27" front and 29" rear? I can only find A/T in these sizes and I want a good street tire that has a decent tow rating to it as well. I may have to go up to a 17 to make this happen but would rather keep the 15's

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Old 05-22-2007, 06:25 PM   #9
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Re: Tire size?

I will be running 29x18.5x15's in the rear and 26x7.5x15's up front.. will let you know if it actually fits soon enough! (you may hear me swearing from here)
I liked the shorter 29" tire better, seemed to have less bulging then those larger ones..

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Old 05-22-2007, 08:07 PM   #10
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Re: Tire size?

bigger is always better, well my opinion, go with the bigger ones on front and match up the rear, oh wait a minute, is this a four wheel drive? if not , I dont think that size will clear fenders if not. that may be why they arent 31".
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Old 05-22-2007, 08:17 PM   #11
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295 50 15 all the way around
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Old 05-22-2007, 08:39 PM   #12
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Has any one found any good "C" rated tires in a 15" rim that are about 27" front and 29" rear? I can only find A/T in these sizes and I want a good street tire that has a decent tow rating to it as well. I may have to go up to a 17 to make this happen but would rather keep the 15's

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Try 285-65-16 and 255-65-16, they're real close. I'm debating about these or going 295-50-16 on the rear 27-3/4. Height would be nice for highway miles but you gotta love the wides!!!
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Old 05-22-2007, 09:22 PM   #13
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Re: Tire size?

235/75r15 is the closet to a stock tire size
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Old 05-22-2007, 09:27 PM   #14
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Re: Tire size?

325/40-15 ons the rears, 265/60-15

But, plans call for 29x18s in the rear, and 28x7s up front....mounted on Weld Rodlites.
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Re: Tire size?

On the C20 I have 235/85/16's(about 32" tall) up front and 33x12.50x16.5's out back, all on stock steel rims. It's a work truck(and we do that here in the South) so I wanted big mud tires out back for hauling and pulling off-road.
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Old 05-23-2007, 07:44 AM   #16
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Re: Tire size?

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Has any one found any good "C" rated tires in a 15" rim that are about 27" front and 29" rear? I can only find A/T in these sizes and I want a good street tire that has a decent tow rating to it as well. I may have to go up to a 17 to make this happen but would rather keep the 15's

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Try a 255/70/15 and a 235/70/15 combo. Check with different tire manafacturers to see if these meet your needs.
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Old 05-23-2007, 07:51 AM   #17
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Re: Tire size?

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Sizes....odel=LTX+M%2FS

here you go rokcrln the michelin lxt ms in a 235/75r15 load range c good tires when i work fors sams in the tire department we had people getting about 60-100k out oif these when they where taken care of

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Old 05-23-2007, 10:04 PM   #18
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Re: Tire size?

I've got 255 60 R15 on back. That with my 4.56 rear end makes for no chance of decent highway travels.... unless you like trying to keep it under 60mph in a 70mph zone.
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