245/75/16 tires to 265/75/16
Anyone change the stock tires on your GMC from 245 to 265s? if so anything negative and did it change up angle of fiver.
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CapriRacer wrote:
When making a change such as this, you have to be very careful about wheel width.
Stock wheels for LT245/75R16's are typically 6 1/2" wide. An LT265/75R16 needs at least a 7" width.
If you use too narrow a width on a tire, the tread tends to arch and that not only causes wear issues, but the vehicle tends to wander (as reported above!) and be sensitive to cross winds.
Gee Barry, people will ignore your educated tire engineer opinion and just do it because someone else did it! Go figure!
Chris
