what size tire's

[ramsport]

I was wanting to know if some one could tell me what the biggest tire I can run on a 97 dodge sport with 8 in of lift I have 38.5 x 15x 15 on 15 x 12 rims on it now . if anyone has an idea

 

[RenegadeT]

you might run in to axle gearing limits before you run into fitment issues

 

[ramsport]

well I was runing the stock 3.55 with 38 but now I got 4.88 so mabe it won't hurt to bad

 

[Lee]

If you plan on wheeling that truck, then 35" tires realisticly is the limit without constanly breaking stuff. Anything much larger than that and plan on eating hub bearing assemblies on a constant basis also. The stock D44/9.25 axle combo is not the best choice under a fullsize dodge if you are planning on running large tires.
I have ran many different tire/gear/axle combo's under my dodge and speak from experence. Do yourself a favor if you plan on running large tires on that truck, find a dana 60/70 combo from a 3/4 ton dodge of your body style and swap them in, it is almost a direct bolt in, just my opinion.

Check out www.pavementsucks.com for lots of great dodge info also

Oh yeah the stock 1/2 ton balljoints are very weak also, ask me how I know