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Old Oct 4, 2012 | 01:34 PM
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My truck came with a set of mickey thompson classic II 17x9 inch polished wheels and i live in the north east were winters are full of salt on the roads. i am going to get a set of 16 inch dodge factory wheels most likely. was wondering what size tires everyone is running that has 16s. I have a 2.5" leveling kit in the front and i have 4.10 gears.
 
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Old Oct 4, 2012 | 01:41 PM
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I also have a 2.5" Levelling kit, and am running 315/70R17's, basically a 35x12.5, with wheels with a slight off set. I have run 305/70R16 on factory wheels with no rub issues. For a strictly winter tire, I would look at something narrower though. 285/75R16 wouldn't be too bad. Might look a little small, but would offer better down pressure.
 
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Old Oct 4, 2012 | 11:38 PM
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i run a 315/75/16 in summer and a 305/70/16 in winter with a 2inch kit
 
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Old Oct 5, 2012 | 11:01 AM
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Im running 315/75/16 on mine. 2 inch leveling and thats it.
 
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Old Oct 5, 2012 | 02:24 PM
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Leveling kit with 35's looks good
 
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Old Oct 6, 2012 | 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by 1AMatt
Leveling kit with 35's looks good
I second that! I had a set of 35 KM2's on my truck, it looked great, traded them out for a more street friendly tire prior to a long distance moved, regretted it everyday since!
 
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