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Old 01-31-2013 | 09:50 PM
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I have a NNBS CC and am planning on going with some Titan 18's. I'll be at a 2/3 drop, what tire size would you run? 18" is an oddball size to me so i have no clue what to get.
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going with the same size you have now will work just fine.

just use a calculator to figure out what size you'll need with the new rim size
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Originally Posted by Chevy_King1500
going with the same size you have now will work just fine.

just use a calculator to figure out what size you'll need with the new rim size
do you have any clue what size that would be? lol
Old 01-31-2013 | 10:22 PM
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275/65 on mine with ~32” OD...OE 18” was 265 ~31.5” OD.

Michelin’s LTX M/S2 isn’t sexy but manners and performance are excellent.
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stock is 265/65-18. There is almost nothing in a high performance tire in 18" that is big enough for these truck. I had to go with 20s to find a tire.
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As mentioned above, the factory went with 265/65 on their 18's, which come out to a 31.5" diameter. The factory put 265/70's on their 17's, which come out to 31.6" dia. I just put a set of 285/60 - 18 Cooper Discoverer HT Plus' on a set of the factory 18's and am pretty happy with them. That figures-out to be a 31.4" diameter tire.

I'm lookin' to do a 2/4 or a 3/5 Drop come Springtime...

Another option if you're tryin' to match the diameter of factory 20's is to go with a 275/65 on an 18" wheel. That comes out to be just about the same 32" diameter. FORD trucks with factory 18's come with 275/65's, but theirs is a 7.5" wide wheel. GM 18's are 8" wide. What width are the Titan 18's?

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