Had a blowout yesterday and riding on the spare so need a tire. Don't want to spend $300 on a brand new one ,just need a good used tire till it's time for new rubber all the way around. 295/70/17. I called every tire shop in 3 surrounding cities and nothing. I can't even find a 285. Scratching my head... ideas?
.....................That is quite an oddball size. I don't think you will find a used one laying around anywhere. According to my calcs that is about 33.25" in diameter. Was that the OE factory size on your truck?....That size must be a heavy 50+ lb LT load range E................Although the width can vary, you need the same diameter or as close to the same diameter as possible if replacing just one tire.......
Get on tirerack.com and look at the spec charts for various 17" tires and try and find a size with the closest matching tire diameter of 33.25".............Hopefully you will find some sizes that are much more common where you might find a used one to hold you over............