Tallest Tires on 17" rims?

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gmartin1215

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What is the tallest tire that can be installed on a stock Tahoe 17" rim, and the Tahoe has a 2.25" leveling kit?

I currently have 285/70/17 and those measure 32" from ground to top of tire, but looks like there is still room for a larger tire
 

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What is the tallest tire that can be installed on a stock Tahoe 17" rim, and the Tahoe has a 2.25" leveling kit?

I currently have 285/70/17 and those measure 32" from ground to top of tire, but looks like there is still room for a larger tire

I've wondered if a 34 x 10.50 x 17 will fit. The actual height or diameter is 33.5 inches. I saw one post with a Sierra that was leveled with different wheels.

More than a few have said 275-65-20 (34") fit on stock wheels with no rubbing or trimming required and those folks are on here.
 

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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.
 

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