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NickJ
What is the largest tire that you can fit on the stock Colorado?

The stock tires look a little small and tucked up under the truck. I feel like it needs to be wider with thick tires under there to look right.
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cereal killer
275/45-21
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NickJ
On a 21 inch wheel? Everything that I have seen says 265 on the width and either a 16 or 18 inch wheel.
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NickJ
This rig has a leveling kit, but otherwise stock suspension according to their description.

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20" RBP Off Road 86R Tactical in Gloss Black (w/ Optional Beadring)

20X9 with Optional Bead Lock. Leveled with 275/60r20

http://www.wheelspecialists.com/whe...-86r-tactical-gloss-black-w-optional-beadring
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cereal killer
NickJ said:
On a 21 inch wheel? Everything that I have seen says 265 on the width and either a 16 or 18 inch wheel.
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Yezzir, if those 275/60r20 fit on that Colorado below the 21's will definitely fit. I don't think they'd look good though...i dunno maybe
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NickJ said:
This rig has a leveling kit, but otherwise stock suspension according to their description.

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20" RBP Off Road 86R Tactical in Gloss Black (w/ Optional Beadring)

20X9 with Optional Bead Lock. Leveled with 275/60r20

http://www.wheelspecialists.com/whe...-86r-tactical-gloss-black-w-optional-beadring
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That truck looks darn nice. Question...how much does that combination weigh. I am interested in lighter wheel and tire combo to reduce unsprung weight.
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thx2net
I've only got the 2.5" Baja Kit and I stuffed 285 x 70 x 17 under there. They are about 32" but I needed to do a bunch of cutting, grinding, and hammering in the front :)
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thx2net said:
I've only got the 2.5" Baja Kit and I stuffed 285 x 70 x 16 under there. They are about 32" but I needed to do a bunch of cutting, grinding, and hammering in the front :)
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By my measurements on my old truck i couldn’t go to 285s with my wheel and lift combo. I had a 2” lift and 265/65/18 which are close to the same size and I had good clearance. What wheel width and offset are you running?
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adamuise
So a set of 265 70 R17 (stock wheels) should fit ok is what i'm gathering?

About ready to order a set of duratracs for her before winter up here gets worse
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alberta minimax
Duratracs? You sure you want those in particular?
Decent snow tire when new but deteriorate quickly. Not that good offroad and have tender sidewalls.
There are many other better brands.
Not sure where you are but if in snowy area, take a look at all weather tires rather than all season or dedicated winter tires.
Not pushing them however here in Canada Cooper has an XT4 which doesn’t show onAmerican website that has really been a good tire for me.
Best of luck.
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thx2net
adamuise said:
So a set of 265 70 R17 (stock wheels) should fit ok is what i'm gathering?

About ready to order a set of duratracs for her before winter up here gets worse
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Rockcrawlerdude said:
By my measurements on my old truck I couldn’t go to 285s with my wheel and lift combo. I had a 2” lift and 265/65/18 which are close to the same size and I had good clearance. What wheel width and offset are you running?
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The stock front bumper made the wheel wells too square. I had to remove the stock front bumper and then do some trimming to the bottom of the wheel well behind the tire to stuff them under there. No issue in the rear, but turning with stock bumper was impossible with the new tires without rubbing. Now it's perfect. I went down from 18" stock wheels to 17". I'm running the Method Race Wheels Grid Matte Black Wheel with Zinc Plated Accent Bolts (17x8.5"/6x120mm, 0mm offset) 0 mm offset.

The 285x70/17 Is basically a 32" tire.
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adamuise
alberta minimax said:
Duratracs? You sure you want those in particular?
Decent snow tire when new but deteriorate quickly. Not that good offroad and have tender sidewalls.
There are many other better brands.
Not sure where you are but if in snowy area, take a look at all weather tires rather than all season or dedicated winter tires.
Not pushing them however here in Canada Cooper has an XT4 which doesn’t show onAmerican website that has really been a good tire for me.
Best of luck.
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I usually run toyo or nitto (same thing) but i'm going to give these a try. I put on LT245/70R17's which should be ok for the colorado. I didn't want to run a P rated tire on a truck (even a smaller one), so i figure it should be ok. This truck is going to live on the highway and see minimal gravel, but i wanted something for her that does good when the weather turns to **** around Red Deer.
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Off topic, but I parked beside a lifted canyon a few days ago and I’m really thinking a lift any suggestions
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Kvaasia
BnLdamaxs said:
Off topic, but I parked beside a lifted canyon a few days ago and I’m really thinking a lift any suggestions
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Check out the Procomp 5” kit, I’m very happy, truck handles just like stock little stiffer, they say you can put 35” with trimming, also Procomp is making a 5” coil over kit soon.
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Rick 619
Hello All
Is anyone running 255/80/r17 tires? I just put the Eibach Pro Truck Lift on my Colorado 2.8 and I now want 33 inch tires.
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JDB
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How to lift your Colorado or Canyon and what tires fit

I've been wanting to put together an all-inclusive thread that lists the basic lifting options with links to popular products as well as what tires are generally considered an acceptable fit. This will be a work in progress so if you spot errors or omissions please feel free to correct me. I...
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adamuise said:
So a set of 265 70 R17 (stock wheels) should fit ok is what i'm gathering?

About ready to order a set of duratracs for her before winter up here gets worse
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I bought my truck used, but it came with Mastercraft Courser MXT's in 265/70-17 on what look like stock wheels. No rubbing and no obvious modification. I am not certain if there is a leveling kit installed though, it seems pretty level but it's a long bed crew cab.
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DmaxGuff said:
I bought my truck used, but it came with Mastercraft Courser MXT's in 265/70-17 on what look like stock wheels. No rubbing and no obvious modification. I am not certain if there is a leveling kit installed though, it seems pretty level but it's a long bed crew cab.
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hi do u have a picture want to c what it looks like thanks want to put that size tire on my colorado
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Ignore the salt, I washed it about 4 days before this.

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