Dodge Durango - Max Tire Size with stock wheels?

From : Annonymous

Q: ive got an 02 dodge durango 4x2 used 99% on-road as my daily driver. the original tires are shot and needing replaced. i like the look of slightly larger beefier tires but considering the primarily street usage of this vehicle and its lack of 4wd i dont want to go to all the effort and expense i spent when i converted my jeep from 30 tires to 35. that project involved lifting the suspension regearing recalibrating the spedometer and putting in a chevy 8-cyl engine to push the bigger tires. ;- so my question is this what are the largest tires i can put on my durango using the stock wheels and suspension and without modifying anythting other than just buying a new set of tires .

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From : jimg

never heard of that kind of jeep. ive got an 02 dodge durango.... .

From : lee ayrton

the difference between a snowboard and a pingpong paddle strapped to a foot comes handily to mind. mike romain wrote how bad to you want to kill your traction is a better question... when we went larger on our cherokee our snow dirt and rain traction went down big time. we went from a p225 which is max oem to a p235 which is one size larger than oem and the wider footprint spins way easier on snow or rain. we were not impressed. when i went from a 10.5 bfg mud tread to a bfg mud tread that measures a little under 8 on my 33x9.5s i got a radical increase in traction. i once put 10.5s on my chevy 350 1/2 ton 2 wheel drive and it couldnt get out of its own way on dirt without spinning rubber. i went back to oem sizes before snow hit. i would recommend you stay at the max that the oem came in to keep the best traction footprint especially in a 2 wheel drive. mike 86/00 cj7 laredo 33x9.5 bfg muds glass nose to tail in 00 88 cherokee 235 bfg ats canadian off road trips photos non members can still view! jan/06 http//www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.htmlid=2115147590 more off road album links at bottom of the view page lambeth65@earthlink.net wrote ive got an 02 dodge durango 4x2 used 99% on-road as my daily driver. the original tires are shot and needing replaced. i like the look of slightly larger beefier tires but considering the primarily street usage of this vehicle and its lack of 4wd i dont want to go to all the effort and expense i spent when i converted my jeep from 30 tires to 35. that project involved lifting the suspension regearing recalibrating the spedometer and putting in a chevy 8-cyl engine to push the bigger tires. ;- so my question is this what are the largest tires i can put on my durango using the stock wheels and suspension and without modifying anythting other than just buying a new set of tires .

From : mike romain

how bad to you want to kill your traction is a better question... when we went larger on our cherokee our snow dirt and rain traction went down big time. we went from a p225 which is max oem to a p235 which is one size larger than oem and the wider footprint spins way easier on snow or rain. we were not impressed. when i went from a 10.5 bfg mud tread to a bfg mud tread that measures a little under 8 on my 33x9.5s i got a radical increase in traction. i once put 10.5s on my chevy 350 1/2 ton 2 wheel drive and it couldnt get out of its own way on dirt without spinning rubber. i went back to oem sizes before snow hit. i would recommend you stay at the max that the oem came in to keep the best traction footprint especially in a 2 wheel drive. mike 86/00 cj7 laredo 33x9.5 bfg muds glass nose to tail in 00 88 cherokee 235 bfg ats canadian off road trips photos non members can still view! jan/06 http//www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.htmlid=2115147590 more off road album links at bottom of the view page lambeth65@earthlink.net wrote ive got an 02 dodge durango 4x2 used 99% on-road as my daily driver. the original tires are shot and needing replaced. i like the look of slightly larger beefier tires but considering the primarily street usage of this vehicle and its lack of 4wd i dont want to go to all the effort and expense i spent when i converted my jeep from 30 tires to 35. that project involved lifting the suspension regearing recalibrating the spedometer and putting in a chevy 8-cyl engine to push the bigger tires. ;- so my question is this what are the largest tires i can put on my durango using the stock wheels and suspension and without modifying anythting other than just buying a new set of tires .