265/70R17's with a 2.5"+ lift?

I found a different angle in my gallery with the 275's

 

Looks proportional to me.... nice truck Oz!

 

I was thinking of going to 255/75/17 from my stock 265/65/17 but I was wondering about 1. Decreased power - I pull a trailer, 2. Speedometer correction, 3. Trans shift points . Have you found any of these things to be issues? The 255's look great!!!

 

So a 265 70 17 wouldn't look bad on a 2" lift, I take it versus 275?

 

It isn't always that simple. For example, a 265 tire on a given 2.5" lift can look small if it has a rounded shoulder whereas a tire with a squared off shoulder may look quite proportional on that lift. The backspacing of the wheel the tire is mounted on will also affect the appearance.

Also, as we are seeing. From different angles and perspectives objects appear to have different proportions. Photographs can be very misleading for this reason.

Bottom line: When running a 265 on a lift, get a wide tread tire...and keep in mind, lifts are usually put on to accommodate for larger tires

 

Here's 275/70/17's on my truck

 

Are those the C rated 275's from Cooper?

 

Keep in mind the 265, 275, 255, etc,. is a measurement of width, not height.

A 265/70/17 and a 275/70/17 are the same tire, except the 275 is wider.

"How will it look with my lift?" The same! Unless you're looking from the front or the rear.

 

The 275 ends up being like .5 inches taller. The "70" is a percentage of the width, so just slightly taller with 275 v 265.

 

Yeah , they're slightly taller

 

Damn, I forgot about the aspect ratio.

Thanks for correcting that part.

 

Yea they are C rated.

 

Awesome. Cooper ST MAXX?

 

Ok so in width most stock tires are like 10 inches. I want to keep my sport 17 inch rims when I do my front 2.5 lift. Is it possible?

 

Yea definitely possible.

 

No, they are the standard S/T. I had the 285/70R17's on my '13 JKU and they were heavy sum bitches so I decided to go lighter. These are 50 lbs a piece.

 

These were my ST/Maxx's

 

Thanks for the picture. so my standard sport 17 rims can be on some thicker wheels as in width. Appreciate it Throwing some 275 or 285

 

Yea people throw 285's on stock wheels all the time. 265's are on the stocks, and 285s are not even an inch wider.