Michelin tires on stock rear wheels??

[chevyguy1464]

The previous owner of my 04 put Michelin on the front, but the rears have the original 7 year old tires. From what I read here a lot of you are buying the 315 x35 x20. I found them at our local Costco at a reasonable price but they say their specs say the tire should be put on a 10 1/2" rim and they tell me the stock OEM wheels are only 10", thus they will NOT install them on the rims. Big O Tire has the same tire, will install them, but for $120 more for each tire plus mount and balance.

Anyone one run into this problem?

Will other tire stores install these tires on my rims for a price or am I going to have to do it myself? Brian

[CarterSSR]

Will Costco sell you the tires without installing them? You could take them to a Discount Tire location and they will put them on for you and do a better job of balancing these wide tires. You could also check Discount Tires - Discounttires.com has the lowest prices on tires and wheels, all name brands, and a huge inventory. In most cases, shipping is one to two days guaranteed. and Tire Rack - Your performance experts for tires and wheels to see what their price is for this tire. What size do you now have on the front?

[chevyguy1464]

So are Michelin 315x35x20 going to be to wide of a replacement for my stock rear tires?

[TommyB]

Nope, some of us have been running that size of tire for years now. My truck is lowered and I tow with it. No rubbing problems.

Alternative SSR tires

[chevyguy1464]

Thanks, when I got them, they look so wide, have yet to have them mounted.

[ATLMike]

Originally Posted by chevyguy1464

Thanks, when I got them, they look so wide, have yet to have them mounted.

So how did they turn out? Pics? I'm thinking of getting a set of Michelins.