285/70 or 315/70 17’s??

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Brad poiencot

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whats up everyone. I lifted my Tahoe about a month ago about 2.5-3” with eBay keys and z71 springs. And now I’m ready to put the new rims and tires on. I have a set of oem chevy 17’s I’m gonna swap out the rims on the Tahoe now cause I hate the hurricane style rims. I hear mixed reviews on 315’s on 7.5” rims. Once I get the tires and new rims on I will eventually do amazon lift spindles and 2 or 2.5” lift spacers for the rear. So I’m wondering if the 285’s will look to small. What do y’all think? And I’m still curious if I can fit the 17’s with the lift spindles.

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I think a 315 is a bit too big for your application, but the 285s should fit, you may need to trim a bit to make sure you don't rub
 

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Uh... 315s on 6" lift and 1.5" wheel spacers required some pretty heavy trimming on a Z71.... And it still rubbed on full turns. It took 7.5" total lift to stop.
 

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Running a 4 inch lift with 35"s only time it rubs is when I bottom suspension in a tight turn.
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Uh... 315s on 6" lift and 1.5" wheel spacers required some pretty heavy trimming on a Z71.... And it still rubbed on full turns. It took 7.5" total lift to stop.
Varies some truck by truck, especially depending on your wheels. I'm on 3" with 315s on stock wheels. With minor clearancing I only rub a bit on one side.

That said, 285s are a really good size and they're the size I would recommend most people. I run 33s on almost everything. Fit and look really nice on low lift applications. I only went to 35s in preparation for a full blown SAS off road oriented build on my '**.
 
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