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Jul 30, 2003 | 09:15 AM

Dutch123

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31x10.5x15

Hey all;

Tire time... no lift or suspension mods... 265/75/R15 on now. Is the 31x10.5x15 the comparable spec match to my OEM's?
Leaning towards Michelin LTX M/S

Jul 30, 2003 | 09:33 AM

VIBR8R

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im running that tire on my 96 right now. I am even thinking of going to a 32x11.5x15. But right now no problems with that size.

not the same tire but the same size.

Jul 30, 2003 | 10:46 AM

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265 is slightly taller than 31x10.50. I have 31 on mine and my spare is the orignal 265 had it side by side with one of the 31 and also looked at the two sizes side by side at tire store and noticed the difference. 31's usually run cheaper then 265 also.

Jul 30, 2003 | 11:56 AM

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OK, then, can I up the tires a notch from a 265/75/R15 to 275/75/R15 without any modifications? By smaller, how much?

Jul 30, 2003 | 12:32 PM

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The 31x10.5 R15 tires that I have rub on the radius arm

Jul 30, 2003 | 01:08 PM

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My 31X10.50's rub the radius arm too, and the speedo is off by about 10 percent. Which is strange because the sticker on my truck says that it was made with 31" tires.

Jul 30, 2003 | 01:49 PM

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I have a 96 with BFG AT KO 31x10.5 tires and they fit with absolutely no rubbing. I really think I could fit the 32's with no problems except maybe a slight rub on the plastic air damn under the bumper but when I bought these I wanted to make sure no rubbing. FYI--these are on 8 x 15 rims not the stock rim if that makes a difference. I have a completely stock suspension (no lift).

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Jul 30, 2003 | 03:41 PM

chuck641

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Originally posted by mweeps
265 is slightly taller than 31x10.50. I have 31 on mine and my spare is the orignal 265 had it side by side with one of the 31 and also looked at the two sizes side by side at tire store and noticed the difference. 31's usually run cheaper then 265 also.

265 isnt the height of the tire, it is the width in millimeters, the second number is the height as a percentage of the width. for example, 265/75/15 is 265 mm wide, then to get the sidewall height you would multiply 265x.75 which would be 198.75mm. in inches that would be 10.4 inches wide, and the sidewall would be 7.8 inches. multiply the sidewall by 2 and add the 15in. rim size and 265/75/15 would be 30.6/10.4/15 which is smaller than 31/10.5/15

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Jul 30, 2003 | 03:45 PM

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31 one inch tires are not 31 inches in diameter. They are about 30.5-30.6

Jul 30, 2003 | 03:51 PM

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rem243 is right, i was just using it as a comparison tho. so actually the 265/75/15 would be almost identical to 31/10.5/15

-Jason

Jul 30, 2003 | 03:53 PM

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Sorry if I came over as a jerk on that one.

Jul 30, 2003 | 04:20 PM

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I am running 32x11.5x15 Gooyear APT's no rubbing no problems what so ever. In fact they are great tires.

Jul 30, 2003 | 09:36 PM

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I'm running 32x11.50 BFG A/T on the '96 with 10" rims - stock suspension, with no rub problems on the road.

I would think the stock rims would not give enough off-set to allow anything much wider/bigger than the 265 with out radius arm polishing?