Tire Clearence Question

cruz-in wrote:
Hi All,

Going to replace my 5th wheel tires with LT (not looking to enter the ST versus LT debate with this thread). As the sizes are different, looking at clearence issues. I currently have 235/80 R16s

1 do not want to increase height (as there are wires running over tire) so 235/85s are out. this leaves my options as:

245/75 or 225/75.

I am kinda partial to the 245/75s as we freguently drive/park/camp on grass/dirt/etc. and spreading the load over a wider tire seems to make sense to limit (somewhat) sinking in.

245/75s are slightly wider than the current 235/80s (about 0.4 inches). So my question. What is reasonable left/right clearence for a tire? Current 235/80s have a little over an inch between the sidewall the grease fitting on the wetbolts.

My figuring is that 245/75 could reduce this to about 0.8 inches.

Thanks
Dan

Amazing amount of posts *not* answering the question.

The 245/75 are one inch wider than your existing tires.

One-half inch *per side* - as in: 1/2 inch wider on the inside,
1/2 wider on the outside.

If you have the clearance on the inside, you're good to go.

BTW - as someone noted in re: your comment about wires over the top
of the tires......never have seen wires in (or above) a wheel-well area.

IMO - no matter what tires you run now or later, a re-routing of
those wires would be a good plan..;)

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