315/70R17s on stock rims - 2012 Ram 1500 Outdoorsman (Pic Heavy)

rankhornjp · Nov 13, 2014

So, it was time for new tires/rims and I couldn't afford both at the same time. The tires I had were almost slick, so I needed to buy tires first. I was looking for the largest tire that would fit on stock rims and I came across this thread: http://www.ramforum.com/f17/my_old_outdoorsman-25096/ where GlOcKnRaM had put some on his truck. So, I took the plunge.....

New Tires mounted (Cooper Discoverer A/T3s - 315/70R17)

Front

Front tire - rear clearance with wheel turned (to make clearance as small as possible)

Front tire - front clearance with wheel turned (to make clearance as small as possible)

UCA clearance (its not much!!)

Rubs a little on the front of the UCA at full lock

Rear Tire - Front clearance

Rear Tire - Rear clearance

Rear Tire - Inside clearance

14hemiexpress · Nov 13, 2014

Thanks for the pics those are some good sized tires!

rankhornjp · Nov 14, 2014

Some "flex" pics

GlOcKnRaM · Nov 15, 2014

Very nice man, I tried telling people it would fit lol! Looks good!

Buddy · Nov 15, 2014

Looks good, nice size tires.

frachr · Jan 15, 2015

Do you have any kind of level?

rankhornjp · Sep 17, 2015

frachr said:
Do you have any kind of level?

No, it's all stock

PassivAggressor · Sep 18, 2015

Hot damn!! Love that look. Always like smaller wheels and bigger tires on my 4x4's. Thanks for the flex pics too. Don't be afraid to share those here http://www.ramforum.com/f18/lets_see_those_trucks_flexing-60156/

Thor09 · Sep 19, 2015

Looks good!

Jerry1984 · Sep 23, 2015

Would negative offset wheels help or hurt with fitting these tires better. I have stock air ride so can't level and am wanting to drop to 17s with 33s or 35s. I would also prefer negative offset wheels so they stick out a little more than stock. What do you think?

rankhornjp · Sep 23, 2015

Negative offset wheels would give you more clearance on the inside of the tire. However you have to be careful about too much offset as it can cause your tires to rub the fenders. I don't know what the happy medium is. Do some searching on this forum there has been a lot of talk about wheels and offsets.

Jerry1984 · Sep 23, 2015

I've been researching, just seems damn near everyone has a level so hard to get a true idea.

ItsMeKO3 · Sep 24, 2015

Jerry1984 said:
Would negative offset wheels help or hurt with fitting these tires better. I have stock air ride so can't level and am wanting to drop to 17s with 33s or 35s. I would also prefer negative offset wheels so they stick out a little more than stock. What do you think?

I do have a level in mine, but I have the 315/70/17 with a 0 offset wheel. It gives me about 1.5" outside the fenders.

315/70R17s on stock rims - 2012 Ram 1500 Outdoorsman (Pic Heavy)

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