Stock Wheels with big tires??

Absolutcain · Post by **Absolutcain** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 8:17 pm

My Stepfather has a Crew Cab... i really would like him to upgrade his tires at least...he wont do anything else...so..what are the biggest tires i can get on the stock wheels without a lift..if the tires are to puny..what are the biggest i can do with just a little lift..like just suspension stuff..thanks for all your help...and the forum looks good guys...im at S10forum and s-seriesforum all the time..

a2b · Post by **a2b** » Fri Oct 03, 2003 8:26 pm

welcome to the site. glad you posted.

so read the mod section on http://crewcab.2ya.com

you will find info about body lifts, shackles and what not.

also, you can use the search function on this forum and you will find tons of info as this has been discussed tons of times....

but to answer your question quickly. 30" tires is the biggest you can go

adrenalnjunky · Post by **adrenalnjunky** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 9:17 am

Yep the 30 is the biggest stock, and you may rub a little -- the 235/75/15 (29 inch) is probably bigget that wont rub anywhere.

smokinjoe · Post by **smokinjoe** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 10:33 am

ive got 30X9.5 bridgestone duelers without a lift or t-bar crank on stock 15X 7 rims, they dont rub anywhere and they are tall stiff tires

quickbiker · Post by **quickbiker** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 12:31 pm

When I was stock, even my stock 29's would rub the rear inner fender wells at full flex.

a2b · Post by **a2b** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 1:16 pm

quickbiker wrote:When I was stock, even my stock 29's would rub the rear inner fender wells at full flex.

and pauls ifs can do some crazy flex compared to ours

quickbiker · Post by **quickbiker** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 4:14 pm

That was special mod #1.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 7:35 pm

I've been wanting to put bigger tires too without a lift. I think the stock tires look really wimpy. Does anybody know if putting larger than factory recommended tires void any of the warranty?

a2b · Post by **a2b** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 7:55 pm

Ray-Laconico wrote:I've been wanting to put bigger tires too without a lift. I think the stock tires look really wimpy. Does anybody know if putting larger than factory recommended tires void any of the warranty?

no it will not but the dealer might tell you so but they are a bunch of liars

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 9:00 pm

I'm feeling a very slight bump or looseness on my steering wheel when I turn left. It is not enough for me to want to take to the dealer to fix because they'll probably tell me there's nothing wrong and I'll feel stupid. I'm just wondering if I put bigger tires on my truck, the dealership might blame that for the problem with my steering if I do take it in someday. I'm only thinking of a little bigger tire like 235/75r15 but with an offroad tread.

AZS10Crew · Post by **AZS10Crew** » Sat Oct 04, 2003 9:58 pm

I believe that size is an optioanl size for the crew cabs, so you should be OK no matter what. They really couldn't say that aftermarket tires caused the suspension damage anyway, but if you're getting that size, at least your bases are covered anyway.

Mike H. · Post by **Mike H.** » Sun Oct 05, 2003 5:07 am

Ray-Laconico wrote:I'm only thinking of a little bigger tire like 235/75r15 but with an offroad tread.

Mine came with those. They can't void the warranty.

Post by **HenryJ** » Sun Oct 05, 2003 7:00 am

Ray-Laconico wrote:I'm feeling a very slight bump or looseness on my steering wheel when I turn left. It is not enough for me to want to take to the dealer to fix because they'll probably tell me there's nothing wrong and I'll feel stupid.

How are your tires wearing?

Since you are going to be getting new tires , invest in a frontend alignment check. Some places won't charge if they find it to be in spec.
They will also check for worn parts, so you won't feel stupid when you take it to the dealership. (BTW, sending it to an alignment shop to be checked is what most of the dealers do.)

quickbiker · Post by **quickbiker** » Sun Oct 05, 2003 8:13 am

Ray-Laconico wrote:I'm feeling a very slight bump or looseness on my steering wheel when I turn left. It is not enough for me to want to take to the dealer to fix because they'll probably tell me there's nothing wrong and I'll feel stupid. I'm just wondering if I put bigger tires on my truck, the dealership might blame that for the problem with my steering if I do take it in someday. I'm only thinking of a little bigger tire like 235/75r15 but with an offroad tread.

Sounds like a worn idler arm, have it fixed under warranty. These are prone to go bad soon.

Warnoffroad · Post by **Warnoffroad** » Sun Oct 05, 2003 7:58 pm

a2b wrote:no it will not but the dealer might tell you so but they are a bunch of liars

I wonder what the dealer would say about my truck

dhawke · Post by **dhawke** » Wed Oct 08, 2003 4:33 am

Just tell them you ordered the Solid Front Axle Option! I'll bet you could get at least one guy to start looking it up on the computer!!

quickbiker · Post by **quickbiker** » Wed Oct 08, 2003 5:50 pm