Tires for 2002 Silverado 4×4
I would like to get larger tires for a 2002 Silverado 4×4. I’m told the largest I can get are 33′s. Can someone confirm this? Can you suggest a brand/model that would give the best city/highway preformance? The stock tires are P265/75R 16. I’d like to go with a new 18 inch rim size. Can you provide me with the exact dimensions of the tire so that I can search online for what is available? I know that sounds stupid, but it would be a 33x XX x XX? is what I mean by exact dimensions. Thanks.

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The number of driven wheels You may not know this, but the average 4x4 is really only two wheel drive. Jack one rear wheel and one front wheel off the ground, and you will note that the wheels in the air are the ones to spin, not the ones on the ground. Even if your vehicle has a rear limited slip differential, the same scenario applies. So, what can be done to help in this situation? Well, this is the reason a lot of four wheel drivers fit diff locks. A diff lock fitted to just the rear diff, means that if you have three wheels in the air, the one rear wheel on the ground is enough to continue forward motion. The wheel in the air will spin at exactly the same rate as the one on the ground.