Bigger tires on a 2011 Chevy 3500 srw?
My 2011 3500 SRW comes with 265/70/r18 tires stock. I am looking to possible change to a Terra Grapler 295/70/r18. The diameter change will be from 32.7 to 34.41 inches 1.71 inches larger. The tire...
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wintersun wrote:
Where people have problems is with new rims that are wider and move the load on the spindles further out from the truck resulting in their failing as much from the leveraged loading as from the heavier tires.
Just wanted to add to watch the offset/backspace on any aftermarket wheels. On my 2008, stock wheels had an offset of +28mm (IIRC). A lot of aftermarket wheels have a negative offset which causes the wheel to extend further out. It's a little hard to explain but if you play with the wheel width/offset numbers on the rimsntires calculator you can see the differences.
