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Old Jan 13, 2025 | 06:22 PM
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Just thought 18-in rims instead of the stock twenties but the tires don't have a ton of tread left I went from 275/55/20 to 275/65/18, I do have the Bilstein leveling kit and they are at the max height would I be able to pull off 275/70/18s with no rubbing?
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Old Jan 13, 2025 | 06:48 PM
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Here's the two sizes side/side, really close, link below. I'd say no problem at all with swap in size. Even though the new size is 0.2" bigger, it's only 0.1" taller, from center point. One tenth of an inch in nothing.


https://tiresize.com/comparison/

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Old Jan 13, 2025 | 07:07 PM
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Here's the two sizes side/side, really close, link below. I'd say no problem at all with swap in size. Even though the new size is 0.2" bigger, it's only 0.1" taller, from center point. One tenth of an inch in nothing.


https://tiresize.com/comparison/
What about going up to 275 75 18s I'm just looking for a bit more stance as far as height without rubbing. Now another question I had was once you go above 70 don't you get into the heavier tires?
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Old Jan 13, 2025 | 07:36 PM
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You can use the link I provided above and compare different sizes. Check to see how much clearance you have with your current tires by turning max left/right while parked and see how much space between tire and inner fender.
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Old Jan 13, 2025 | 07:39 PM
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You can use the link I provided above and compare different sizes. Check to see how much clearance you have with your current tires by turning max left/right while parked and see how much space between tire and inner fender.
Thank you I will do that and as far as going above 70 is that in the heavier LT range instead of the SL range
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I had 275/70/18's on my truck with stock a suspension with no issues. I did later lift it 2" front and rear and think it looked better. I eventually settled on 265/70/18's. They split the difference in height and are only 10mm narrower. All of the 275/70/18's I found were E rated. 265/70/18 is the tallest 18" tire I could find in a standard load. But I'm currently sitting on E rated 265/70/18's.
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I had 275/70/18's on my truck with stock a suspension with no issues. I did later lift it 2" front and rear and think it looked better. I eventually settled on 265/70/18's. They split the difference in height and are only 10mm narrower. All of the 275/70/18's I found were E rated. 265/70/18 is the tallest 18" tire I could find in a standard load. But I'm currently sitting on E rated 265/70/18's.
So the 265/70/18 is as tall and big as you can go without getting into the super heavy LT tires?
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275/70/18 will fit even without a lift/level.
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