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71 3/4 ton · 09-02-2007, 11:42 PM

i am getting tires for my completely stock 71 3/4 ton chevy fleetside
and am not sure what tire to put on it right now there are 235/85/16
i have looked at 265/85/16 and a 285/75/16 or 265/75/16
any sugestions?

Sinister · 09-02-2007, 11:49 PM

I just got these Sat. The rims are 16x8, with 4.25" backspacing. Tires are 265/70/R16...

BurnoutNova · 09-03-2007, 01:26 AM

285/75's are almost 33" tall... make sure they'll fit.

ive put them on several newer 2500HD trucks at work, and even on the 4x4's they need the torsion bars cranked and an alignment done...

**special-K** · 09-03-2007, 07:01 AM

265/75s are too squatty.I`d go with the 285/75s or 255/85s.The 235/85s are closest to stock.If you want to go up a notch,the two I mentioned will do it.The 285s are about 32" tall and the 255s are about 33" tall.The 285s are about and inch wider than the 255s which are about 1" wider than 235s.Here are 255/85s on my`92.These would be better on stock rims:

JAKES 68GMC · 09-03-2007, 08:10 PM

Those 255's look good Tim, they look beefier than 285's I've seen. Maybe I should get a set for my truck when the time comes.

09-02-2007, 11:42 PM	#1
71 3/4 ton Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: spokane Posts: 51	go with the 285 or 265 tires? i am getting tires for my completely stock 71 3/4 ton chevy fleetside and am not sure what tire to put on it right now there are 235/85/16 i have looked at 265/85/16 and a 285/75/16 or 265/75/16 any sugestions? Attached Images

09-02-2007, 11:49 PM	#2
Sinister Between Trucks... Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA. Posts: 3,830	Re: go with the 285 or 265 tires? I just got these Sat. The rims are 16x8, with 4.25" backspacing. Tires are 265/70/R16... __________________ Beat it to fit, Paint it to match...

09-03-2007, 01:26 AM	#3
BurnoutNova Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: CA Posts: 2,057	Re: go with the 285 or 265 tires? 285/75's are almost 33" tall... make sure they'll fit. ive put them on several newer 2500HD trucks at work, and even on the 4x4's they need the torsion bars cranked and an alignment done...

09-03-2007, 07:01 AM	#4
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,858	Re: go with the 285 or 265 tires? 265/75s are too squatty.I`d go with the 285/75s or 255/85s.The 235/85s are closest to stock.If you want to go up a notch,the two I mentioned will do it.The 285s are about 32" tall and the 255s are about 33" tall.The 285s are about and inch wider than the 255s which are about 1" wider than 235s.Here are 255/85s on my`92.These would be better on stock rims: __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~ Last edited by special-K; 09-03-2007 at 11:31 PM.

09-03-2007, 08:10 PM	#5
JAKES 68GMC Aluminum slot wheels rule... Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Maine Posts: 6,212	Re: go with the 285 or 265 tires? Those 255's look good Tim, they look beefier than 285's I've seen. Maybe I should get a set for my truck when the time comes.



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