265/70/17 problem

I recently upgraded my tires to 265/70/17 from the stock size of 265/65/17 ( after being informed i'd have no problems from a # of people ) and already installed a 2.25 inch rough country leveling kit and now tires rub on uper a arm at full turn. Would wheel spacers fix this? Any other ideas?

 

Stock wheels ?

 

Yes stock wheels

 

Did you get it aligned after adding the spacer kit

 

Yup

 

I have gone all the way up to 3 inches of lift on stock 17's with 265/70/17 and never had an issue. Had aftermarket UCA's though

 

hey ozt. what size tire can i fit? 2015 4cyl 5 spd acc cab. the stock combo is 245/75/16 on stock steel wheels. would like to go a little bigger ,without issues. maybe add billy 5100's on all four corners.

 

Wheel spacers will fix this, but the tire may rub on the bottom edge of fender flare at full steering lock and full compression. Other drawbacks of wheel spacers apply, primarily the prohibition of using impact guns on lugnuts (think about it if you take the truck in for dealer service).

 

But why is this happening never had it when I lift to 3 inches

 

^Having caster at full lock means the top of the inside tire is leaning back (this is called camber gain). Since on stock UCAs, the caster is near 0 after lift installation, the tire may be a hair closer to the UCA at full lock.

 

So it will stop rub on uca but may rub on inner fender or fender flare. Is there any other options ? Bigger lift ?? After market wheels ? Or just after market uca 's?

Also trying figure out a winning noise lol in a differt thread. Trying figure this site out. Bare with me

 

^Aftermarket wheels with less offset would be geometrically the same as having stock wheels and spacers, so they won't help. Either get aftermarket UCAs or get spacers and locally trim away the lip of the fender flare where it wraps around the bottom of the fender.