236 vs 265

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kingfisher73
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236 vs 265

Postby kingfisher73 » Mon Sep 14, 2015 8:46 am

I don't know if ayone can answer this..but if I go from a 265 70 16..to 235 70 16..how much lower will the truck sit..
I really don't want a noticeable different buy I need tires..and these will be affordable. .
anyone any comments?


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Postby skinny2 » Mon Sep 14, 2015 11:58 am

That's a big swing in size. About 1.65" shorter and 1.2" narrower.

The stock tire size isn't particularly expensive. There shouldn't be a huge swing in price between the 265 and 235. Maybe $10/tire max. If you really need to go as cheap as possible though, a 245/75-16 is significantly closer in size to stock should be even cheaper than the 235/70.

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Postby kingfisher73 » Mon Sep 14, 2015 2:00 pm

the ones in question are cheap as free...
but after some debating..they are smaller and I don't want the truck lower..
lots of snow where I live up in Northern Ontario and I don't want to be any lower than I am...i
de lift it if I didn't mind the higher gas consumption..

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Postby skinny2 » Tue Sep 15, 2015 6:23 am

Well free is hard to pass up. The lift shouldn't hurt your mpg at all. That's usually only because people add huge tires. But you're actually going smaller/skinnier tires which will improve mpg. It might handle like shit though. The ground clearance might not hurt you much either...those skinny tires will cut through the snow easier. I might be tempted to give it a try if funds are tight.


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