MARKW8
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SoCalDesertRider wrote:Nothing wrong with changing to 265's, they're fine tires and perfect for a full size truck, just change the wheels too so the wheels and tires match eachother in size and weight rating. 
I can't imagine the factory forged aluminum wheels, aren't under rated at least 10% probably more like 20%. They don't employ all those liability lawyers for nothing.
Mark.
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SoCalDesertRider
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I guess if somebody just wants to do something half @ss, they'll find every excuse in the book to justify it....
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woodrow
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285/75/16's....4300#'s loaded Camper. 18" Stinger Extension @ 500# TW. 265's handled this load fine. (BFG's of course) upgraded to 285's just cause...Your proposed setup will handle more than expected.
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I have a 2004HD and put 265/75R16 on about 4 weeks ago and they work fine. I was lucky and had a spare set of 16 by 8 rims so I put the 265's on those rims. I did have to do some triming on the front wells to keep them from rubbing on sharp turns. I was told by the tire guy that the stock 6.5 rims could be an issue. Good Luck!
2004 GMC 2500HD DSL, AIRBAGS, RANCHO 9000XL's, HELLWIG ANTI-SWAY BAR ON REAR, TORKLIFTS, LT265/75R16, 2008 LANCE 835, 2005 MONTANA 34ft. 5th wheel.
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SoCalDesertRider wrote:I guess if somebody just wants to do something half @ss, they'll find every excuse in the book to justify it.... Gee now I heard enough to scare me into spending big bucks for wheels! I had more than enough wheel capacity I just wanted taller tires. Go figure
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82corvette
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sukrfish wrote:82corvette wrote:I just went through this again yesterday. I put 265's on when my 04 was new, the 245 & the 265 had the same tread width so I bought the 265 tires. I replaced them yesterday after 50,000 miles and the tread wore perfectly flat so the tire is not too wide for a 6.5" rim. The tire shop sells 265's to HD 2500 owners all the time and has no problem doing so and offers a complete warranty package. Put on the 265 tires and don't worry!
Following this thread with interest for when I have to replace my own tires.
I don't get something you said though...how do the 265's have the same tread width as the 245's? Shouldn't the new tread be 20mm's wider? Or do the 265's have rounded shoulders that aren't counted as part of the actual tread?
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Dan I probably wasn't the most accurate way but we used a digital caliper that was meant to measure rim width for a tire balancer. The tread is the same & we measured at the same point.
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MARKW8 wrote:SoCalDesertRider wrote:Nothing wrong with changing to 265's, they're fine tires and perfect for a full size truck, just change the wheels too so the wheels and tires match eachother in size and weight rating.
I can't imagine the factory forged aluminum wheels, aren't under rated at least 10% probably more like 20%. They don't employ all those liability lawyers for nothing.
Mark.
Not to mention, if people are upgrading from lower rated tires that are already working for them but they want a bit more margin (on the tires) there's nothing wrong with at least having a better tire. It's not like it will automatically make the wheel fail.
In this case many people with many miles of experience speaks louder than even a tire shop guy or an engineering stamp.
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BrandonR
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A slightly larger and higher capacity tire than stock is the Toyo M55 in 255/75R16 and it's rated for the 6.5" rim.
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#20 Home Depot
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I'm on my 3rd set and 3rd brand of 285s on the stock aluminum wheels. 10s of thousands of miles of very heavy loads. Zero issues with tire wear or wheels. It is quite easy to show tire failure issues or pictures of tire failures but I have yet to see or hear of even ONE of these wheels fail. Someone please show me just one these wheels failed from overloading.
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Bluestatueman
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I too have 285's on mine. BFG's too. The first set was 265's. I have the factory SS wheels. I trimmed the front edge of the left wheel well to avoid rubbing. No problems with either size for the last 70k miles.
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