Widest yet safest Tire size?

[Jolly Roger VX'er]

Originally posted by CoPiChE
I found some Michelin Pilot LTX @ $77.00 ea with size 275/65 18.
Will these fit?

Thanks.

275/65HR18
114H
SL
400 A A
2601lbs.
35psi
11/32nds
7.5-9.5"
8"
11"
NA
32.1"<--------------seems too big without lifting.
646

The Yokohama AVS ST is 31.5" and is barely able to fit without any mods using stock wheels. Most tires over 31" require fender trimming and torson bar adj. to increase height. Tires approaching 33" require lifting. Tire Tread also affects what modding is necessary. The Yokohama AVS ST has a much less pronounced tread on sidewall radius so it just fits without trimming. A common All terrain tire has a much more pronounced tread on sidewall radius usually interfering with cladding. Alot of VX'ers have braved trying tires that were pushing the envelope on what was thought to fit. Also going to aftermarket rims with different offsets will change how tires fit. Wormgod was running the Yoko's with stock wheels and I believe no trimming..but, when he changed to aftermarket wheels with the same Yoko's he had to trim due to a change in offset. Coachreed showed that the Nitto Terra Grapplers fit with very little trimming. I would welcome others to chime in here as I'm pretty new to the tire fitting game myself and certainly don't want to be your only input for choosing a tire.

Tone was running some Interco STS tires and started with 15" wheels and 29.1" diameter tires with no mods necessary.
He then went up to 31.1" diameter tires on same size&style rims and now had to crank up torson bars to fit.

Baxman's BF Goodrich TA KO's are 265/70R/16's and run a diameter of 30.7"and a width of 10.7" mounted on 8"wide/zero offset American racing Wheels. The 30.7" fits without needing to adjust height of front end and the 10.7" requires some fender trimming due to the increased width over stock tires and change in offset from the stock wheels.


Hope this helps!