A.O. Razor

The reason why a 275/70 is taller than a 245/75 is simply because 70% of 275 is more than 75% of 245. The 70 and 75 is the percetage of the bead to bead width IE 275 and 245. In the 245 case. 245mm x 0.75 = 183,75mm tire height. 183.75 mm to inches 7,5". 7,5" x 2 + dia of 16 = 31. But tires vary quite a bit, so it's just a rough dia. number.


Regarding rolling diameter, section width and tread width tires vary quite a bit from manufacture and model. The only thing that really stays the same is the bead measurements. IE 16" dia bead mounting and 245/275 bead to bead. What tires are currently on the truck, and what tires are you looking at? Also be aware that 245/75-16 tires fits rim widths from 6.5"-8" and 275/70-16 fits 7"-9" rims. To give you accurate data on how it will be different in section width, tread width and dia, the names and model of each tire is needed.

Sydwayz

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The middle number is an aspect ratio as in a % of the width measurement.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete....jsp?techid=46

All you need to know at that link.

machloosy

The S/TZ-04 Falken is NOT the tire you want. Its a mild all season radial for passenger trucks and SUV's. I'm a CNY tire distributor/wholesaler. Also it is not rated for the weight. There should be a 'P' in front of the 275 which stands for passenger, so the tire is rated as a 4ply tire. You need 10ply's. If your looking for more height, get a LT265/75R16E. Its not going to effect things enough with that truck for you to notice other than a mild drop in mpg. Any questions, just send them my way.
*Note, the low price is due to the tire being a 4 ply rather than 10ply

88bullet

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ive had 2 sets of cooper discoverer atr's on my diesel. i get 50k out of them with heavy towing and snow plowing. i just bought a set of cooper discoverer at3's and love them. they wear like iron on my tuned up diesel. smooth and silent going down the road. i run a 315/75/16 and i get them for around 900 a set of 4. worth the money for sure!!!

272bajadriver

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Thanks A LOT for the help everyone, I'm going to pass on those tires and find ones that are rated for my truck, I knew there was a reason why these were so cheap so I wanted to do my research before I committed to anything.

wannabe

272baja: Smart, you need E rated tires for the load. I HIGHLY recommend looking at Michelin LTX these are GREAT tires and should give you over 60,000 miles of life or more. Thextra $ you spend will be made up by the tread life.

Wannabe

Jupiter Sunsation

I ran a few sets of the LTX's e load (now called the LTX 2) in a 265 size for about 150K miles total on an 03 2500 duramax crew and was very happy with them but they are like $900 a set at tirerack.com

88bullet

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yeah those are nice long lasting tires. michelin tires last forever