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a couple guys on the xterra forum run those "pizza cutters"DiBo wrote:anyone on here running 255 85 16, im quite interested.
I was looking at the 295/75/16. So If I do the trim mod/melt, there will still be rubbing?NmexMAX wrote:Might need new wheels for the 295's. I had 295's for a long while, thy still rubbed even with my lift.
Thank you for detailed explanationXVTer wrote:The 295 will rub the framerail under tight turns if they're mounted on stock wheels - lift doesn't really help this. You can add wheel spacers but then have to worry about the tires getting into the fenders and the pinch seam on the firewall. Note that it's recommended to run the 295 on a wider wheel than we havw - it's also wider and taller than the 285 - you can check specs on the tire vendor's website.
I'd say to run 295's you'll either want wheel spacers or aftermarket wheels (wider and offset further outboard) and you're either going to need 3+" of lift, a body lift, or be willing to pound down the pinch seam, do some extinsive melting/cutting of the inner fender and maybe cut some of the fender - or a combination of some of these. Results vary slightly with each rig/suspension/wheel/tire combo but once you get above the 285/75-16 it's a bit of a crapshoot.