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Old 09-04-2009, 09:56 PM   #1
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Tallest tires on a stock C30?

I have a stock height 1979 C30 with 4.56 gears in the rear end. Trying to tame those gears a little bit, I think bigger tires would be nice. What is the biggest tire I can put on a stock, unlifted truck? Right now I think it has 31"...
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Old 09-04-2009, 10:27 PM   #2
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Re: Tallest tires on a stock C30?

32" will fit
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Old 09-04-2009, 10:33 PM   #3
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Re: Tallest tires on a stock C30?

Remington makes a 255/85/16 and it is about 33 inches tall . Nice tire if you are running stock wheels and want a nice tire to tame that gear .
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Old 09-04-2009, 11:14 PM   #4
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Re: Tallest tires on a stock C30?

33s will fit fine. If you don't mind the woodchuck look, 39s will probly fit too!!!! lol


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Old 09-06-2009, 12:49 AM   #5
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Re: Tallest tires on a stock C30?

Alright, what I got now is 235/85R16 which works out to 31.7". Do you think switching to 33s would really make much difference in how the gearing feels? I could always swap over to 4.11s too, but I already need new tires...

It's hard to tell since I don't have a tach, but as it is now I think about 65mph is my top speed in 4th, LOL. I wanted a work truck but not a semi truck!
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Old 09-06-2009, 01:17 AM   #6
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Re: Tallest tires on a stock C30?

Try this:http://www.ringpinion.com/Calc_RPM.aspx
It is a RPM calculator. It is kind of fun to try different values................Flat67

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Old 09-06-2009, 08:56 PM   #7
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Re: Tallest tires on a stock C30?

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Try this:http://www.ringpinion.com/Calc_RPM.aspx
It is a RPM calculator. It is kind of fun to try different values................Flat67
Sweet! Now I have a manual tach.

Doesn't look like changing the tire size will help much...I'm starting to lean towards...I can't say it....OVERDRIVE!
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