I'm torn in between a 265 tire and a 285 tire

[ZentineZ]

I have 265 70R17 I am doing the air ride conversion kit on with keys on my 98 eddie and just wondering If i should stick with the 265 with a more agresive tread or go to a 285? The swap said that i could put up to 33's on it but IDK? Any sugestions?

 

[jeff1998]

I put 285's on a bone stock Eddie Bauer and they fit great. A very light rub at full lock on the plastic in front but all is good. I put in 2" rear spacers and cranked the torsions up all the way. Got almost 3" of lift and no rub anywhere. Go with the 285's they look awesome filling up the fender well better.

 

[KWT2000]

GO BIG OR GO HOME!!! sorry... umm i had 295/70/17 on my EB stock with no rubbing so you should be fine.... the 285's are not really that much bigger but they sure look bigger and better

 

[ZentineZ]

295 huh? hmmm Yea I have 33s on my toyota right now, kinda hard to keep to trucks going I use my exp as my haul rig so dont wana go to big.

 

[01exp4x4]

GO BIG OR GO HOME!!! sorry... umm i had 295/70/17 on my EB stock with no rubbing so you should be fine.... the 285's are not really that much bigger but they sure look bigger and better

Seriously, maybe you should go bigger. Oh thise are bigger than stock - my bad. Looks nice...

 

[Lane24]

Go with the 285's. I had 265's for a month or so and regretted it. Ended up selling all 4 for $100 just to get rid of them. They looked like skateboard wheels. So I went with 315's. Here's a pic with the 265's. Really really small.

 

[Poppa Wheelie]

There is no doubt 285s look better. But as with anything else, there is a tradeoff. The first thing is weight. There is a difference and it does matter. The second is gearing. I turn 33s with heavy steel wheels on stock gearing and it sucks towing anything heavy. You plan on towing a lot of weight? You might regret 33s on stock gears.