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I went to look at a 1995 2500 Cheyenne last night. It was a town truck. It only has 59K on it, the body is mint and you could eat off of the motor. It has a beacon on the roof and 2 antennae. The seat has a hole in it; it would need reupholstering. It is a basic work truck; crank up windows, rubber floor mat which is fine; it’s yellow which isn’t great, but I could live with it. The price is right, actually coming in at trade-in blue-book cost. But I have a couple of questions/concerns.
The first one sounds dumb, but it does bother me. The truck is so low to the ground; I thought it was 2WD when I first looked at it. The town had put on new tires and they are dinky. 225/75 R16 in size and they have highway tread. I will have them replaced with BFG All-Terrains but does anyone know how big I can go? There was a newer 1500 truck next to it with aluminum (factory) wheels (Z71 Package) and those tires were 265/75 R 16 so I assume I could go at least that big. Would 285’s fit? According to the chart 265’s are only a couple of inches bigger in diameter than the 225’s on it already. I drive a 1987 V10 with 4” lift and 33” tires now; I know it won’t be that tall, but it seems to me that most of the newer trucks are coming out almost as tall as mine straight from the factory; especially the ¾ and 1 tons. Are 1995 2500’s just low by design or did the work trucks come lower for some reason?
Also, the rear end is a 14 bolt. I am assuming this is not a full-floating axle, correct? How do these trucks plow? My experience has been with the old straight axle trucks.
Thanks for all the help!
The first one sounds dumb, but it does bother me. The truck is so low to the ground; I thought it was 2WD when I first looked at it. The town had put on new tires and they are dinky. 225/75 R16 in size and they have highway tread. I will have them replaced with BFG All-Terrains but does anyone know how big I can go? There was a newer 1500 truck next to it with aluminum (factory) wheels (Z71 Package) and those tires were 265/75 R 16 so I assume I could go at least that big. Would 285’s fit? According to the chart 265’s are only a couple of inches bigger in diameter than the 225’s on it already. I drive a 1987 V10 with 4” lift and 33” tires now; I know it won’t be that tall, but it seems to me that most of the newer trucks are coming out almost as tall as mine straight from the factory; especially the ¾ and 1 tons. Are 1995 2500’s just low by design or did the work trucks come lower for some reason?
Also, the rear end is a 14 bolt. I am assuming this is not a full-floating axle, correct? How do these trucks plow? My experience has been with the old straight axle trucks.
Thanks for all the help!