Tire headache

Hey everybody, new to all things tire and lifts, I know tire questions are way too frequent, but I truly dont know what it is I'm doing, and any help would be appreciated.
I'm thinking about doing a 2.5 inch leveling kit, with an add-a-leaf in the back. The wheels I'm interested in are the American Racing ar172 Bajas. I believe the correct tire size would be 275/70r17, but am not sure if this would work with that lift and wheel. I also dont know if I would need spacers or not. Please, any help would be so appreciated. Thank you guys in advance.

 

Those tires should be work with a 2.5" lift. I have noticed a number of people on here running that size. The wheels appear to be 17"x8" with a 4.5" backspacing. That is a good combination of giving clearance at the UCA while also not sticking out so far that it will rub.

 

Welcome to TW! Where are you located? I have those wheels and can show you what I have done with them. They are 16x8 though with zero offset. I currently have 315/75r16 (35”) on them but 25*/85r16s sit quite nice (33”). I am replacing them with SCSs if interested as well.

 

I've actually looked into the BFG 255/80r17s. I'm wondering if those would work as well with such a height difference and being skinnier