How big can I go with tires on my truck. Always a question that seems to need tailored to your situation. Guess wrong and it will cost you. I can give you my situation and I'm sure someone will appreciate it. I've read you can put 25" tires on a non-lift with minor clearing issues. I don't know. I have a 2011 Suzuki Carry with a professional 4" lift done by Bob at newminitrucks.com in Michigan. Wonderful people, btw. I started with SunF 22x7x12 on aluminum ROXY rims. They are good high traction, cheap tires, unless you're mostly on gravel. They are VERY noisy and wear quickly. I ordered 13x5.5 steel rims from BB wheels. Offset is 35mm. $53 each. I dry fitted rims to ensure no clearance issues with shocks or calipers. Perfect fit. I ordered 175/80r13 Carslile D load trailer tires. These are a hair over 24" I should have a good 1/2" to spare without giving the mud flap a $5 trim job. You can see the SunF tires on a previous thread. I will post pictures when they are installed. I will loose power but gain clearance, firmer ride, longer tire wear and not be as concerned about hauling heavier loads on ATV tires hopefully.
I had 13in rims that came on my van (rims were 4"wide) and I put 175/70x13 Westlake (no offroading for me) and they were 22.7 inches and have no clearance issues. I think 23 is the max without lifting or needing to trim anything.
MC. a little minor chaffing on the inner mud flap corner that can be cured with a knife but much firmer, quieter ride. These are D load tires. We run E on our big trucks out here. I technically lost some torque, but it actually seems better. Perhaps better rolling resistance and easier steering which are far better factor in. I previously stated 4" lift. It's actually 3". Front transaxle was lifted with it, so camber is stock.
Unfortunately that is not the case. The installed tires are trailer tires. DOT legal but not on a powered vehicle given the Special Trailer designation. With mini trucks getting so much attention, it would not be advisable to run them
It's a non-issue for me. Colorado won't recognize them as licensable by the state. My sherriff doesn't understand that, nor do I. He doesn't care if I come into our small town to fuel up. We just ride the gravel roads slow when moving hay or looking for cattle.
