Beach tires and lift kit.

[Luke Foster]

First post and needing some info on these trucks. Just bought a 06 with a camper shell yesterday. 6 speed manual. Yes I can drive one. LOL

This is beach set up only. Are mud tires better than all terrain tires in the sand. We bought this to go to the beach. Have a Dodge 3500 I use to pull the heavy trailers so have four questions for you guys.

1. What is the widest tire or biggest tire I can run on the stock truck like it is. Seen 265 75R 16s with a 9 inch wide foot print. Will these work or can I go bigger.
2 What is the widest tire I can run if I lift the truck up 2 inchs.
3. Is there a kit to get the truck front up 2 inches and back 3 inchs that has everything you need. Shocks control arm, ect ect. has it all everything you need in that one kit.
4. Are there other Tomoma truck fourms set up just for offroad talk.

Have a lot of learn about the truck and what are our needs for the set up so help us out if you can. I'm ready ti invest in tires and maybe a lift kit.

LUKE & GLORIA

 

[OR17TRD]

Welcome to the forum.
I don’t know how active pirate4x4.com forum is anymore. Haven’t been on there in years
265/75/16 biggest on stock.
Even with a 2” lift that is the biggest tire without a lower offset rim to clear the UCA.
Lower the wheel offset and you could fit 285/75/16.
Taller skinny tires do better in sand might keep that in mind when looking at tire and wheel combos for your needs.
Like a 255/85/16 on stock wheel or a 255/80/17 On a 17x 7-8.5” wide wheel if you want 17’s
Look at OME kits or bilsteins on a budget.

 

[Luke Foster]

Now thats what call Information. LOL
Went a little different on the tires, went with mud so going to have to leak down a lot in the sand. If they don't work will get some ATs and just get more rims.
Went with 265 75R 16 so glad I didn't go any bigger. Will check the pirate4x4 out. Did order some two inch spacers for the front, ordered the back in a 3 inch lift going to have some stuff in the ass end of the bed so 3 should squat down to 2 by the time its all over. Thats the truck. Going to have to repaint it going to go a little lighter blue but enjoying fixing it up so far.

 

[Luke Foster]

Now thats what call Information. LOL
Went a little different on the tires, went with mud so going to have to leak down a lot in the sand. If they don't work will get some ATs and just get more rims.
Went with 265 75R 16 so glad I didn't go any bigger. Will check the pirate4x4 out. Did order some two inch spacers for the front, ordered the back in a 3 inch lift going to have some stuff in the ass end of the bed so 3 should squat down to 2 by the time its all over. Thats the truck. Going to have to repaint it going to go a little lighter blue but enjoying fixing it up so far.