Opinions on tire size after lift?

[WormGod]

...You have a stock rim in your mind ???, how's that work ?

Agreed, that sounds painful. I'll bet a spinner can so some real damage.

Way back when, I had 285x60 Yokohamas on the stock rim. Mounted 2 of the tires myself. It's a pain in the *** to mount but can be done, though not recommended. Any tech who gets that job will either turn down the job or curse you in his head while he's mounting. Simply put, 7" is too narrow for a 285. I stepped the rims up to 8.5" soon after. Like I said, it can be done, but there are better options *cough*buy some wider wheels*cough*.

[LittleBeast]

Agreed, that sounds painful. I'll bet a spinner can so some real damage.

Way back when, I had 285x60 Yokohamas on the stock rim. Mounted 2 of the tires myself. It's a pain in the *** to mount but can be done, though not recommended. Any tech who gets that job will either turn down the job or curse you in his head while he's mounting. Simply put, 7" is too narrow for a 285. I stepped the rims up to 8.5" soon after. Like I said, it can be done, but there are better options *cough*buy some wider wheels*cough*.

Yeah I totally would but I really really like the stock 18" rims. I feel like I would just be replacing the rim with the closest thing to stock but never really be 100% happy with it. The only thing that I really want to see someone try is a 24" rim with some 305/35-24s..... Or not at all.....

[mbeach]

265/75 on a 16x7 rim.

You can get 16" rims all day long for CHEAP. Look out for manual hub'd Toyota or older Nissan factory rims if you like aluminum. I picked up a set from a 2003 SC'd Frontier for less than $150.

Lighter and cheaper rims, plus lighter and cheaper tires = a winner. Also they don't weigh so much that you can't carry a spare (which in addition to its obvious benefits, also makes a handy jack base in deep sand/mud/snow).

265 is plenty wide enough, and not so susceptable to wandering caused by uneven road surfaces at highway speeds. 285s sent my truck all over the place on AK roads.

I like Dunlop Radial Mud Rovers. Cheap and durable, with soft sidewalls (even load range D) and tough treads.

[BD-VX99]

Mbeach, is the offset on the Nissan/Toy rims the same as the stock 99 16's? What trimming did you need to make the 265/75R16's fit?

[WormGod]

Yeah I totally would but I really really like the stock 18" rims. I feel like I would just be replacing the rim with the closest thing to stock but never really be 100% happy with it. The only thing that I really want to see someone try is a 24" rim with some 305/35-24s..... Or not at all.....

So I can punch them in the neck.

[mbeach]

BD,
I can't remember the offset right offhand (for the Nissan rims), but they were a dead fit to the VX.
The hub bore was right on, and the offset was good to clear the upper control arms. Brake caliper clearance (with room to clear mud/snow buildup) was fine.
With the tires I recommended, there was no trimming with @10 cranks on the T-Bars and 912s in the back.
Look for a thread called "a lift and tires that work" or some such thing....
The details are in there.

http://www.vehicross.info/forums/sho...ift+tires+work
Here's that thread...
+40 offset vs. +38 Isuzu