Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD tire size

Original tire sizes for the Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD, model years 2001 through 2024. Trim levels and wheel packages change the size within the same year, so confirm on the door-jamb sticker before ordering.

• 2024
• 2023
• 2022
• 2021
• 2020
• 2019
• 2018
• 2017
• 2016
• 2015
• 2014
• 2013
• 2012
• 2011
• 2010
• 2009
• 2008
• 2007
• 2006
• 2005
• 2004
• 2003
• 2002
• 2001

Size by year and trim

Tire size by model year

Which brand should you pick?

Chevrolet does not stamp its own approval code on tires the way Porsche or BMW do. Any tire in the right size that meets or exceeds the load index and speed rating on your door placard is a legitimate replacement, so pick on wet braking, tread life and price. Our picks for each size are on the size pages below.

The drawing carries the sizes we list for this car, so you know what you are looking for. The placard on the car is still the final word, and it is the only place that gives the cold pressures: the number molded into the sidewall is the maximum the tire can hold, not what your car wants.

What those tires cost

About the Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD

The Silverado 2500HD is Chevrolet's three-quarter-ton pickup, a heavier truck than the 1500 with eight-lug hubs, a stronger frame and its own Duramax diesel option. It is bought mainly for fifth-wheel and gooseneck towing and for commercial work. Tire shoppers land here because almost every fitment is an LT-metric tire in load range E, which changes both the price and the load-rating math compared with a half-ton.

Launched in 2001. Launched for the 2001 model year, the Silverado 2500HD replaced the old C/K 2500 and introduced the 6.6-liter Duramax V8 diesel developed with Isuzu alongside the Allison automatic transmission.

How to tell the model years apart

Wheel and tire sizes follow the generation, not the badge, so identifying yours matters before you order.

What the press said

Heavy-duty pickup reviews turn on diesel performance and towing hardware, and the Duramax and Allison combination has been the most consistently praised part of the Silverado HD for two decades. Testers also rate the truck's steering and body control as better than its size suggests, and the multi-camera trailering package has been called the best in the class. The complaints are a harsh empty ride, an awkward high-mounted steering column, and styling on the 2020 truck that reviewers were unusually blunt about. Interior materials on Work Truck and LT trims are routinely described as basic.

The 2018 Chevrolet HD pickups are built to work, with impressive handling, excellent cargo capacity, good towing ability, and a powerful diesel-engine option.

Car and Driver, 2018

Was it a success?

A steady commercial success in a segment where Ford leads on volume and Ram on interior appeal. Resale on Duramax crew cabs is strong and the Allison transmission has a good enough reputation that it gets used as a selling point in classified ads. The early LB7 Duramax in 2001-2004 trucks had injector problems and the LLY ran hot, but from the LBZ onward the engine's record is good; the gasoline 6.0 is durable if thirsty. Expect tires to be a real cost item, since a set of four load-range-E LT tires is roughly double what a half-ton needs.

Tire options on the Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD

Fitments are LT-metric and almost always load range E: LT245/75R17 and LT265/70R17 on 2011-2019 Work Truck and LT trims, LT265/70R18 or LT275/65R18 on 18-inch wheels, and LT275/70R18 or LT275/65R20 on the 2020 and later truck. Nothing is staggered and there are no run-flats; OE tires are usually Goodyear Wrangler, Michelin LTX or Bridgestone Dueler in a ten-ply rating. Owners upsize to LT275/70R17 and to 33- or 35-inch flotation sizes, but on a truck bought for towing that trade is worth thinking about, because many 35-inch tires carry a lower load index than the narrow LT tire they replace while the door-jamb sticker assumes the original. Winter tires are available in the common LT sizes but the selection is narrower than on a half-ton, and studdable all-terrains are often the practical choice for a working truck.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org, caranddriver.com.