grey_ghost
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Yes I also have used that tires-n-wheels comparator site; great tool! It's funny you wouldn't think this is rocket science but it's actually pretty complicated and hard to get a straight answer, even from some of the tire suppliers.
Anyway of course the 265 refers to just the rubber, but when I mentioned 1.7", I was talking about where the outer edge of the wheel rim ended up. There's the issue that the same size tire can fit a few different wheel widths; like the stock tire can go on a 7 or an 8.5" tire.... I think one of the shops told me if you go to a 9" width wheel, then its time to get a slightly wider tire.
As for the 1.7" ; I didn't take the time to really measure after all said and done but I would have needed to do the same before I took the old wheels off and might be a little tricky to get an exact measurement (maybe hold a 2x4 against the fender flares and measure from there to the rim?). But from the look of them, the tires certainly look closer to flush with the fender flares than they were stock- tucked in a little...
but yeah maybe you're right; maybe if just considering the rubber it could be a mere 0.9 inches out....
Anyway of course the 265 refers to just the rubber, but when I mentioned 1.7", I was talking about where the outer edge of the wheel rim ended up. There's the issue that the same size tire can fit a few different wheel widths; like the stock tire can go on a 7 or an 8.5" tire.... I think one of the shops told me if you go to a 9" width wheel, then its time to get a slightly wider tire.
As for the 1.7" ; I didn't take the time to really measure after all said and done but I would have needed to do the same before I took the old wheels off and might be a little tricky to get an exact measurement (maybe hold a 2x4 against the fender flares and measure from there to the rim?). But from the look of them, the tires certainly look closer to flush with the fender flares than they were stock- tucked in a little...
but yeah maybe you're right; maybe if just considering the rubber it could be a mere 0.9 inches out....
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