Ok, here's the deal....I had 235s on my truck...and then I got a 3 1/2 inch lift...eventually I went to 275s....no problems.

 

I saw more room in the wheel well, and decided to go a bit bigger next time I needed tires...so I got 285s....figured no problem...except that I felt some rubbing, and smelled some burnt rubber, so I brought the truck back...and I talked with the guy, and I got 1/8 inch spacers put on (only the front tires rub)....I thought the problem was solved....but when I got up to Furman, I could hear a clicking noise when I would make turns...I thought it was possibly a problem, but my dad told me it was probably the brakes (I need to get em checked anyhow), and I couldn't feel any rubbing.

 

But today I smelled burnt rubber again, looked under, and saw that the front tires had been worn down to the white core....NOT GOOD!

 

So, I guess I'm gonna have to find a guy up here to get new tires...but what I want to know is how there's such a big difference b/t 275s and 285s...I don't see why there is rubbing (w/spacers) and not with 275s (no spacers).

285s are pretty huge tires so I'm assuming that your spacers aren't wide enough to offset the difference from the new tires.

well, it was barely touching...and I'm afraid 1/4 inch would be too much (causing problems in driving)....the Tire guy was afraid 1/4 inch would be too big too...

 

I need to find out what the width is...I talked to my dad....

 

I'm gonna find a guy around here, and see if I can get 285s with less width (that way, I don't have to replace all 4...just the front 2)...if not, I gotta go 275s, and get all 4 exchanged...

 

the 275s I used to have were Michelin, but the 285s now are Cooper. So, I'm gonna have to go to a Cooper dealer and get myself some sort of refund....tires aint cheap