I have a 2002 Sierra SLT, and was wondering if I can put a larger tire on it, without screwing with the spedo.
Tire size now is 265/75/r16.
What could I go up to, if anything?
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Yes you can. As long as the overall tire/wheel combo is not bigger than what you have stock. You can go all the way to 26's without having too tall of a rim/tire if you get the correct tire size. Good luck.
I was hoping I can get something a little larger on my factory rims.
If I can't, oh well. Will just get the same size again.
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Gutty96 wrote:I was hoping I can get something a little larger on my factory rims.
If I can't, oh well. Will just get the same size again.
Well since your trying to go with a bigger tire size and keeping your stocks wheels, ya your spedo will be screwed unless the dealer offers a way to recalibrate it. I'm sure that will cost a bit of money though.
speedo will be off. If it is 4x4 you can go 285's usually without much or any rubbing.
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285's would be good, and it doesnt effect your spedo that much. I got a hypertech programmer for my silverado, you can change tire size for recalibrating spedo on it.
ya we put 285's on a truck today... should change the speedo much if at all... what tire were you looking at going with?
You are saying go with 285/75/r16?
I am looking at...
General Grabber AT2
Hercules Terra Trac MT
Yokohama Geolandar A/T-S
Any other ideas?
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yes 285/75r16's would be a very good size... shouldnt change anything much...
out of the ones you posted i like the geolander... i havent heard anything about any of the other ones... but we do put a ton of geolanders on at work...
another one to keep in mind... BFGoodrich All Terrain T/A... i have always had a soft spot for them...
hope that helps you out a bit in your decision...
I have the michelins, very good tire. Mine are semi agressive. I am not a hard core offroader though. I just need to be able to get out of the woods with a truck load of fire wood.
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1998 Corvette. Some mods.
1992 Typhoon. Lots of mods.
1994 Civic VX 44MPG
Thanks guys. I like those Coopers a bit.
I try to avoid BFG and Michelin for the most part. They always just seem to be more expensive then the competition. That's why I am looking at the General Grabber AT2's, similar in design to the BFG AT-KO, but almost half the cost.
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i had the cooper discover stt's on a k5 blazer and they were great. the stt's are more aggresive than the st's though. Overall a great tire though
I do like those generals though
Whoa, that Cooper STT is a nice tire.
I wonder how it would handle snow, there is only one lateral biting edge in each lug.
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I never had a problem with mine in snow and it was great off road, they are noisy though
I also had cooper tires on my 17's when i had the cavalier.
