lift kit

A 2" spacer will be fine. Other than eliminating the rubbing you'll never know its there. That's not enough to affect any of the other front end components.

Took some searching actually but I found it.

Looks like 75 psi will hold 8780 lbs. Nice.

Vinsil wrote:

Bedlam wrote:
There is an advantage to running these higher rated tires since he will not need to inflate them as much to get desired weight capacity. I had 8000 lbs on my rear axle and would inflate the rear 245's to 110 psi. If I had 285's, I could have used the inflation tables and run a softer tire that still handled the weight. I did not want to add a lift plus I thought Vision rims were too narrow for wider tires, so stayed with my 14PR 245's. A side benefit for me was that my previous 18" rims and tires were the same diameter (although wider) and became my spare.

Tell me more about these inflation tables. Interesting idea you have.

Most manufactures have a max weight rating per range of inflation psi. Toyo usually posts theirs on their web site.

Bedlam wrote:
There is an advantage to running these higher rated tires since he will not need to inflate them as much to get desired weight capacity. I had 8000 lbs on my rear axle and would inflate the rear 245's to 110 psi. If I had 285's, I could have used the inflation tables and run a softer tire that still handled the weight. I did not want to add a lift plus I thought Vision rims were too narrow for wider tires, so stayed with my 14PR 245's. A side benefit for me was that my previous 18" rims and tires were the same diameter (although wider) and became my spare.

Tell me more about these inflation tables. Interesting idea you have.

pcoplin wrote:
Your used tires may not have been the best deal, huh? :D

Haha, pretty much. Well the price was right, tires were almost free.

Believe me guys, I didn't level this truck for many reasons even before the TC, but I digress.

I might just trim some to see if I can cure it.

There is an advantage to running these higher rated tires since he will not need to inflate them as much to get desired weight capacity. I had 8000 lbs on my rear axle and would inflate the rear 245's to 110 psi. If I had 285's, I could have used the inflation tables and run a softer tire that still handled the weight. I did not want to add a lift plus I thought Vision rims were too narrow for wider tires, so stayed with my 14PR 245's. A side benefit for me was that my previous 18" rims and tires were the same diameter (although wider) and became my spare.

this is why I went with the 245s. the vision wheels are only rated at 4500 so it didn't make a lot of sense to go taller and have a tire way over the wheel load capacity. the 245s are rated at 4800

Maybe your tires are too large, I used to run 315/70/17 they rubbed a little not much, I went down to 285/70/17 no rub and gained 1.5 mpg with camper on

Vinsil wrote:
...just rubbing the inner fenders and my flairs a little but it is annoying...

I am of the opinion that lifting trucks that carry TC's is generally not the best. If the rubbing is as slight as you describe, is there a tasteful way to clearance (remove) small portions of the fender and flair?

Your used tires may not have been the best deal, huh? :D