How much will bigger tires raise my truck?
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How much will bigger tires raise my truck?
At work, I park in a very short, cramped parking garage. (The clearance sign says 6'4" tall.) I have added a 2" level kit to my truck and measured and I have about 3" of clearance before I scrape the roof of the garage with my truck. I currently have the stock pirelli tires (275/55/20) and think that I've decided on the 285/65/20 size tires for my truck.
I understand that these tires are 2 to 2.5" bigger than my stock tires. Does that mean my truck will raise 2 to 2.5" when adding these on? I'm thinking that my truck would only raise half of that.
I want to make my truck taller, but not so tall that I can't get it in the garage. Thanks for your help.
I understand that these tires are 2 to 2.5" bigger than my stock tires. Does that mean my truck will raise 2 to 2.5" when adding these on? I'm thinking that my truck would only raise half of that.
I want to make my truck taller, but not so tall that I can't get it in the garage. Thanks for your help.
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And half is being optimistic. Look at a tire and see how it flattens out at the contact patch. It would raise it half the increase in diameter if it were to stay perfectly round while on the truck...but it doesn't. But for all practical purposes, planning on half will keep you honest.
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Another think to keep in mind is your stock tires are probley pretty worn, and make your truck sit just a little lower then when it was new. So when you measured it, it might have been lower then stock. So you might end up getting more then an inch of height added. Could be two inches. Just a thought.
edit, I just saw you posted this...lol sorry.
edit, I just saw you posted this...lol sorry.
Last edited by Under Dog; 01-20-2011 at 03:26 PM.
#10
In elementary school, you should have learned the difference between the radius of a circle and the diameter of a circle. If you increase the diameter of a tire (which is a circle) by 2", then you increase the radius of that tire by 1". The difference in radius is what you will see as the increase in height of the truck.
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In elementary school, you should have learned the difference between the radius of a circle and the diameter of a circle. If you increase the diameter of a tire (which is a circle) by 2", then you increase the radius of that tire by 1". The difference in radius is what you will see as the increase in height of the truck.
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Like I said, the sign with the clearance on it says 6'4", but I think it's hanging about an inch lower than the actual lowest point of the garage - which they have marked by a revolving orange light for warning.
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Good luck man, but I think you'll be ok. I am still waiting for the day that I need to let the air out of my tires to get my truck unstuck from a parking garage! And my truck is not nearly as high as some of the beasts on here!
BTW a 6'4" garage is probably the lowest height I have ever seen or heard about. Too bad its at your place of work!
BTW a 6'4" garage is probably the lowest height I have ever seen or heard about. Too bad its at your place of work!