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6" Lift, Tire Size Recomendation

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I have a 2001 2.4l 2wd frontier. I have a 3" body lift and new UCA's and Shackels. Making it 6" in the front and 4.5" in the back. Now i know that bigger tires will slow me down so im gettin a wep-r intake and pacesetter headers to make up for the lost HP. I want to run a MT tire and Cragar soft 8 wheels from summit. I want to know if you all have any idea of what size tire and wheel combination would be the best for my truck. I was thinking of 32x1100x15 on 15x8 wheel.

Thanks for any help.
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^^^^ Yes I have the 3.3L V6. I do believe the 4x4 sits higher unless you had the Desert Runner package. From your pix, it dosent appear to have that package.

With my 3" suspension lift, Measured from the ground to the lip of my front fender it's 36" and the rear measures 38". That is with my Hankook Dynapro ATm RF 10 245/75-16. 30 1/2- 31" equivalent size tire. . What's your ground to fender clearance ? That should give you an indication of how big of a tire you can fit.

If I put on 33" tires today, they would most likely rub the front fender/mud flap with the wheels turned either way. I can clear 32" tires without any mods right now. Here's a few pix of my present clearance. Keep in mind that these cragars have 5" backspacing. My factory wheels had 6" BS. That moved the inside lip of my rim out 1" and the outside 2" out. The further you move the wheel out, the more of a chance you will have rubbing on the mud guard/fender with the outer edge of the tire because it makes a wider sweep when turning. Here's the wheel in two positions.
Turned so it's at the closest point to the fender
this on is almost turned all the way to the right


The second pic is how much tread is left on the Hankooks with over 10,000 miles on and off the road. I'd say I still have 3/4 life left on them. The outer edge is a little worn cause I haven't rotated them in a bit. I am very happy with the tires. Good traction in all conditions. Especially in the rain.
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I haven't got the lifts on there yet they haven't even shipped the suspension. maybe i should just stick with 265/70/16 and run the same wheels as you because the 15" cragars have a 4in backspacing and that would probably rub with 33s.

and one more thing, how do you convert metric sizes to inches?
1" equals aproximately 2 1/2 centimeters :laugh:

Here is a site like with a tire size calculator. Tire size calculator . I really like the super-imposed tire graphic if you want to get a sort of visual difference of two tires.

Here's a chart Tire Tech Information - Diameter Comparison of Light Truck Tire Sizes

Four inch backspacing ? They are gonna' stick out a bit. Nice for flinging water and mud up the side of the truck. With 5" BS, my current tires are right at the edge of the fender flare. When I upsize my next set of tires, They will also be wider and stick out a bit from the fender edge.
Before the SL I was sitting at 33" front ground-to-fender and 35" rear. As a starting point, Where do you sit now ?
well right now i dont have any thing but stock with 235/70-15tires and a t-bar crank and i have 31 in front 30.5" in the rear. but like i said above, i dont have on anything yet. they havent even shipped my suspension parts yet.

another question, i thought for example on tire sizes LT245, the LT meant light truck and P245 meant like car or van. I saw yours was P does this letter even matter with sizing?
LT = If a tire size begins with "LT," it signifies the tire is a "Light Truck-metric" size that was designed to be used on vehicles that are capable of carrying heavy cargo or towing large trailers. This includes medium and heavy-duty (typically 3/4- and 1-ton load capacity) pickup trucks, sport utility vehicles and full-size vans. Tires branded with the "LT" designation are the "little brothers" of 18-wheel tractor-trailer tires and are designed to provide substantial reserve capacity to accept the additional stresses of carrying heavy cargo.

LT = If a tire ends with "LT," it signifies the tire is either an earlier "Numeric", "Wide Base" or "Flotation" Light Truck size designed to be used on vehicles that are capable of carrying heavy cargo and towing trailers (Numeric sizes), use 16.5-inch diameter rims (Wide Base sizes) or are wider, oversized tires designed to help the vehicle drive on top of loose dirt or sandy surfaces (Flotation sizes). This includes light, medium and heavy-duty (typically 1/2-, 3/4 and 1-ton load capacity) pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles. Tires branded with the "LT" at the end of their size designation are also the "little brothers" of 18-wheel tractor-trailer tires and are designed to provide substantial reserve capacity to accept the additional stresses of carrying heavy cargo.
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o, ok then.
^^^^ I was just gonna' say that LT tires are stronger but more info is better. I don't tow anything or drive around with more weight than my truck can legally handle so I don't buy the LT's.

I wonder if 'P' class tires are a little more fuel efficient than 'LT's' ?
I wonder if 'P' class tires are a little more fuel efficient than 'LT's' ?
P tires are typically much lighter than an LT tire which will result in better fuel economy. I have the P285/70R17 Destination AT and from what the specs say, they are 8lbs less a piece compared to the LT version.
yeah i definatley need to get the P then. i haul my foul wheeler in a trailer but thats not all that heavy. I need the least weight as possible.
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