Stock suspension GOODYEAR 265/70/17 Duratrac

I have read many threads on here about running 265/70/17 tires on their trucks but most of them seem to be responding to Gen3. Can I put Duratrac 265/70 on a GEN2 with stock suspension and no lift/ spacers. I fully intend to lift my truck when I get the $ to do it but I need new tires now and want to try to go with 70’s instead of 65. Will these rub at all? Any input would be appreciated!

 

Yes.

 

Thanks man! I guess my main question was if they will Rub at all? Sounds like I should remove the front mud flaps? Anyone have a pic of some 265/70/17 on a taco?

 

I have 265/75/16s on my truck. Same width and diameter as the ones you are talking about. No rubbing of any kind, nothing removed.

 

So I could go with a aspect ratio of up to 75 with no lift/spacers? Do Still do some off-roading with those too?

 

I'm pretty sure you'd have rubbing issues if you went to a 75.

 

Ok,Thanks for your help

 

Yeah that’s right you have 16’s on yours

 

I’ve been reading through a lot of the threads in this but am still it sure all my ?’s are answered about rubbing. What if I do some off-roading will they rub then? I don’t plan on doing much off-roading but def will do some.

 

If I don’t plan on towing or anything should I get C loads or E loads? The guys at discount didn’t say a thing about grades of tires to me

 

C or even P, depending on your use or trails.

E is heavy and very rugged. C is lighter, but more durable than the P (passenger) that the truck likely came with.

BTW, don't confuse lift with tire clearance. It's a minimal contributor, and can even make clearances worse. The wheel specs and tire size selected are much more the controlling factors.

 

I have the same size of tires but Falken Wildpeaks and with my stock suspension I had to take the mudflaps of and I had a little bit of rubbing when I was turning and going over a bump. But I just got on an OME 2.5" lift and that all went away and mudflaps are back on now too. No issues.

 

So I shouldn’t have any rubbing on road or off-road with everything Stock - 265/70/17 in C?

 

@WYJH22 , Wyoming is exactly where I plan on taking these Duratracs off-road for big game hunting. We had a much bigger truck when I was up In December for late season hunting. I’m hoping the Duratracs will help me going through these drifts and snow. The passenger tires were a joke

 

@WYJH22, how much was your OME 2.5 lift?

 

@Ejburk1981 Yeah I have a buddy that has the same lift and runs stock size tires and really has had no issues on the Forest Roads and stuff out here. I got mine from Headstrong Offroad for a little over $900. If you want to get one I would definitely recommend contacting them. They'll lead you in the right direction for what you want.

 

@Ejburk1981 here is a before and after

 

Looks sick!

 

Thanks man!

 

I have 265/70R17 S/T Maxx on KMC XD131 17x8 wheels on stock suspension and they rub when turning sharp or backing up while turning.







Once the weather warms up I'll try melting the mudflaps out of the way or trimming them for clearance but for now I'll live with it. No damage so far.
FWIW these are LR-E and they're heavy. Lost a bit of power and mpg when these were mounted. Truck looks so much better though.