Help out the new guy

JohnHozy · 09-27-2006, 06:42 PM

I bought a '06 2500HD Crew Cab Long Bed with the Duramax 6.6L Diesel in July. I recently took it down to Baja and was disappointed how little ground clearance i had with the stock 245 75R-16 tires. I bottomed out the rocker panel on a few dunes at slow speeds. Good thing it was only soft sand.

I have read on this site you can put 285 or even 305 or 315 tires with out a lift and without cranking the torsion bars all the way on the stock rims.

How?

Sorry if this has been covered before.

I am just looking to get some more ground clearance for 4X4, still be able to pull my toy box to the desert on the freeway without rear sagg or axle wrap, and keep it as an every day driver with out giving up the handling and perfomance i have come to love on the stock truck. Am i asking too much?

Please help a new brotha in the bowtie club
Thanks

JH

Big Angry · 09-27-2006, 07:54 PM

The stock rims are only 6.5" wide. I personally feel that 285s are the max (I actually think they are too wide) for the stock rims. If you keep the backspacing in tight, you can run 285s (some do 315s with cranking the bars and trimming the valance/wheel well liner).
I don't think you will pull it off without some sort of cranking/trimming. Just my .02. I had to do both when I had 285s

dozerboy · 09-28-2006, 08:53 PM

X2 and the BSing of H2 wheels will help 5" IIRC

09-27-2006, 06:42 PM	#1
JohnHozy Registered User Status: Offline Join Date: Sep 2006 Member ID: 55646 Pics: My Gallery Location: SD Posts: 1	Help out the new guy I bought a '06 2500HD Crew Cab Long Bed with the Duramax 6.6L Diesel in July. I recently took it down to Baja and was disappointed how little ground clearance i had with the stock 245 75R-16 tires. I bottomed out the rocker panel on a few dunes at slow speeds. Good thing it was only soft sand. I have read on this site you can put 285 or even 305 or 315 tires with out a lift and without cranking the torsion bars all the way on the stock rims. How? Sorry if this has been covered before. I am just looking to get some more ground clearance for 4X4, still be able to pull my toy box to the desert on the freeway without rear sagg or axle wrap, and keep it as an every day driver with out giving up the handling and perfomance i have come to love on the stock truck. Am i asking too much? Please help a new brotha in the bowtie club Thanks JH

09-27-2006, 07:54 PM	#2
Big Angry Chest Poundin' Apes! Status: Offline Join Date: Nov 2001 Member ID: 349 Pics: My Gallery Location: Central PA Age: 31 Posts: 6,852	Re: Help out the new guy The stock rims are only 6.5" wide. I personally feel that 285s are the max (I actually think they are too wide) for the stock rims. If you keep the backspacing in tight, you can run 285s (some do 315s with cranking the bars and trimming the valance/wheel well liner). I don't think you will pull it off without some sort of cranking/trimming. Just my .02. I had to do both when I had 285s 2004.5 Chevy CCSB D/A LLY Tuff Country Suspension, Toyo MT's, Exhaust, EFI Live, Danville 64mm VVT, Kennedy Pumps, SunCoast IV, some Mike L. tranny stuff, some color matching, lots of other junk.

09-28-2006, 08:53 PM	#3
dozerboy Registered User Status: Online Join Date: Mar 2005 Member ID: 25211 Pics: My Gallery Location: TX Age: 25 Posts: 972	Re: Help out the new guy X2 and the BSing of H2 wheels will help 5" IIRC These views expressed on this post are not my own, but rather randomly generated computer gibberish and in no way should be used to judge the author's IQ or mental health.

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