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Originally posted by croberts
...I have (205/75/15)... I want to replace them with larger tires ... 225/75/15's... I could probably go to a 235/60 or 235/65.
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That is an odd size to come factory. Is this a 2WD or 4X4 we're talking bout? To step down to a smaller side wall would not be a larger tire, but would definetly have more aggressive tread than that skinny little 205. Honestly, for the price of new tires, your better off losing the skinny factory rims while your at it. I'd get a 15x10" deep dish rim and a 295/50R15 BFG Radial T/A. They will stick out pretty far so get some fender flares to. Another trick is if it's a 4X4, get some 2WD rims. Then they will stick out a little more. I used to have full size truck tires (275/75R16) on my IROC-Z 16x8" rims before I lowered my 4X4 Jimmy. It looked pretty tough. With the FRONT marked rims on the back and the REAR marked rims up front it fixed the offset problem of the 4X4s Otherwise the front wheels stick out 2" farther than the rear wheels if they all have the same offset. GM finally fixed this problem when they made the ZR2 8 1/2" posi rear end 4" longer than the older 7 5/8" limit slip 4X4s, which is 4" longer than the 2WD.