I currently have 265/70 17” tires on my truck. I'm thinking about replacement tires down the road & would like to get some input about a couple of things.
I just had Bilstein 5100's (set to 2.1”) & Mevotech UCA's installed, and the wheel wells are now crying out for larger tires.
I know the 265/70 17 is roughly equal to a 32 x 10.4 x 17 so if I go to a 33' tire on a 20” wheel I'm assuming that will increase my ride by about 2” & fill the wheel wells by about 4”, right?
Some of the other options I've considered are 295/70 or 285/75 17's that will give me tires that are about 33” - but if I stay with the 17's there wont be much of a visual difference from what I'm running now.
What I'm really looking for is to fill some of that excess wheel well opening while maintaining my comfortable ride. I have heard that moving to a 20” wheel size will give me a rougher ride, is that correct? Also, is there a mpg downside? Not a deal breaker, just curious.
I never realized how many different wheel/tire combo choices there were
Right now I'm leaning to the BFG KO2 in either the 17 or 20”
I appreciate all comments.
Thanks
I just had Bilstein 5100's (set to 2.1”) & Mevotech UCA's installed, and the wheel wells are now crying out for larger tires.
I know the 265/70 17 is roughly equal to a 32 x 10.4 x 17 so if I go to a 33' tire on a 20” wheel I'm assuming that will increase my ride by about 2” & fill the wheel wells by about 4”, right?
Some of the other options I've considered are 295/70 or 285/75 17's that will give me tires that are about 33” - but if I stay with the 17's there wont be much of a visual difference from what I'm running now.
What I'm really looking for is to fill some of that excess wheel well opening while maintaining my comfortable ride. I have heard that moving to a 20” wheel size will give me a rougher ride, is that correct? Also, is there a mpg downside? Not a deal breaker, just curious.
I never realized how many different wheel/tire combo choices there were
Right now I'm leaning to the BFG KO2 in either the 17 or 20”
I appreciate all comments.
Thanks