Title says it all. What are the largest all terrain tires I can put on a stock 04 Tahoe LT? Also is there any kind of easy or cheap way to raise it a few inches with a leveling kit or something?? I really want to do that maybe 3” and get large all terrains
Largest tires that can fit on a 04 Tahoe LT?
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Joseph Garcia
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Regarding wheel/tire combinations that will fit your truck without rubbing, no 2 trucks and their suspensions are exactly alike, due to a number of factors including accumulated wear on the suspension components and different wheel widths and offsets, so there is no guarantee that what fits with no rubbing on one truck will automatically fit with no rubbing on your truck. Other folks' experiences can guide you in one direction or another, but the final test will be when you mount the wheel/tire combination on your own truck.
To assist you in getting a good idea on whether or not specific alternate wheel/tire combinations 'may' fit your truck with no rubbing, I recommend that you use the wheel/tire comparison app at the URL listed below. You can use this app starting with your existing wheel/tire combination as a benchmark, assuming that there are currently no rubbing issues with it, and measure the actual critical fender and suspension component clearances as directed by this app. Then, you can enter alternate wheel/tire combinations, and this app will give you the projected changes in these critical fender and suspension component clearances.
https://www.wheel-size.com/calc/
I used this app for determining whether on not I could use my current alternate wheel/tire combination, and it accurately projected the changes in critical clearances. Again, the use of this app in not an absolute guarantee that an alternate wheel/tire combination will fit without rubbing, but it provides a much better assessment, or projection, than simply an educated guess on your part, or a statement from others that it worked on a truck other than yours.
Other folks will chime in on your leveling question.
To assist you in getting a good idea on whether or not specific alternate wheel/tire combinations 'may' fit your truck with no rubbing, I recommend that you use the wheel/tire comparison app at the URL listed below. You can use this app starting with your existing wheel/tire combination as a benchmark, assuming that there are currently no rubbing issues with it, and measure the actual critical fender and suspension component clearances as directed by this app. Then, you can enter alternate wheel/tire combinations, and this app will give you the projected changes in these critical fender and suspension component clearances.
https://www.wheel-size.com/calc/
I used this app for determining whether on not I could use my current alternate wheel/tire combination, and it accurately projected the changes in critical clearances. Again, the use of this app in not an absolute guarantee that an alternate wheel/tire combination will fit without rubbing, but it provides a much better assessment, or projection, than simply an educated guess on your part, or a statement from others that it worked on a truck other than yours.
Other folks will chime in on your leveling question.
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Any suspension changes require a front end alignment. Tire fitament depends largely on your wheels.
I have historically run 285/75r16s on stock rims with stock cranked keys with only minor rubbing in the fender liner at full lock. Zero hard contact.
Remember, tire width also mattersffor fitament because it effects the size corner to corner if you imagine your tire as a rectangular cross section. Your rim width also has some effect, and your rim offset has a great effect because it pushes your wheels further out from their pivot point, ie your ball joints.
I have historically run 285/75r16s on stock rims with stock cranked keys with only minor rubbing in the fender liner at full lock. Zero hard contact.
Remember, tire width also mattersffor fitament because it effects the size corner to corner if you imagine your tire as a rectangular cross section. Your rim width also has some effect, and your rim offset has a great effect because it pushes your wheels further out from their pivot point, ie your ball joints.
