255/85r17

I'm still trying to determine how much trimming I'm going to need. Apparently my LCA cams are getting seized up and I was unable to move my tire on the driver's side forward anymore.

Unfortunately for me my LCA cam is seized up in the drivers side and I was unable to more my tire forward in the wheel well :-(
I’ve removed the Front Fender Flares and chopped a slight bit off the cab corner and beat the pinch weld flat for now. This weekend I’m hoping to do some flex testing to see how much rubbing I’m going to do.

(Sorry the photos came in side ways) anyone know how to rotate them?)

 

Anyone running these on the 3rd gen without rubbing and only CMC/pinch weld/trimming? Tire shopping and like the size but trying to avoid a CMR

 

Look at post 21 of this thread

 

Thanks. I saw that, I was hoping to get input from someone who has done the CMC.

 

The guy in post 21 doesn't even have a CMC.

 

Looks like he did it and isn’t having more issues. @NomadDan How’s the alignment now? Would appreciate more pics if you can, thanks

 

Truck on the left has them. I’m forgetting the @ but he is another TW member.

 

I really want these tires but not sure how 10 wides would do when snow wheeling

 

Probably depends heavily on the snow.

 

On post 21 I did not have a CMC and I had no rubbing. That was with +11 offset wheels and both UCA and LCA at max forward positions. The Castor was 2 deg at that setup and I wanted at least 3. I ended up getting a CMC to allow more room to play with. I redid my alignment and was able to get 3 deg Castor with no rubbing.

 

Even though 255/85R17 is a skinny tire, the key to getting it to clear and have a good alignment without extensive cutting/trimming is the wheel offset. I'm running +11 and was able to get no rubbing with just a CMC.

 

Looks like I might have to include this new tire size when my 255/80/17 Ridge Grapplers wear out.

 

I highly recommend 33x10 to anyone who is on the fence.

 

For similar tire construction, the contact area should be virtually the same with the same tire pressure. I am not smart enough to tell you the math, but I've seen the proof and it seemed legit

Love the 255s

 

The skinnier the better when it comes to snow.

 

Skinnier tires would be better for snow that isnt deep. But if it was deep you would want to float on top of it I'm guessing

 

I love my Mickey Thompson Baja Boss ATs.
255/85r17 on SXS Ray 10 with -10 offset.

 

Urban Flexing with my 255/85r17.
Minor plastic trimming and I did my own CMC.

 

I might have missed it but what would be the other pros of having a skinner tire. Is there a thread on here that goes though pros and cons of all tires sizes?

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvIZSq9D4Zg&list=WL&index=14