Post by: 762Armo on October 01, 2013, 03:16:26 PM
I have an '08 F150. Stock tires are 255/70R17. I want to run bigger tires, that would are better suited for the mountains than the stock tires.
How would one go about finding out how big of tires I could run on the same rims and stock suspension without any problems?
255/70 converts to roughly 31.1x10.04 in inches.
I would like to have something a bit wider and taller, like 33x12.50, and run it on the same rims I have. Is this possible?
Thinking of some BFG All terrains, or something similiar.
Post by: 270Shooter on October 01, 2013, 03:36:05 PM
Post by: buckfvr on October 01, 2013, 03:43:02 PM
Post by: h20hunter on October 01, 2013, 03:46:02 PM
:chuckle:
Post by: Timberstalker on October 01, 2013, 03:50:57 PM
Regardless of what you go with......make sure you SIPE them!
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Wait for it......Thread derailed........ :chuckle:
Post by: Widgeondeke on October 01, 2013, 04:28:21 PM
Post by: 762Armo on October 01, 2013, 04:30:54 PM
Regardless of what you go with......make sure you SIPE them!Ok, I don't know what that means. Am I missing out on a joke? lol :)
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Post by: 762Armo on October 01, 2013, 04:32:06 PM
You wont be able to run 12.50s on stock rims..........look inside the door jamb and see what the stock rims are.........if theyre 7in, Id go 265 75 17s........Will do, tried to look on the existing rim/tire, but didn't see anything that says how wide they are.
Post by: buckfvr on October 01, 2013, 04:32:39 PM
Post by: JLS on October 01, 2013, 04:34:29 PM
You wont be able to run 12.50s on stock rims..........look inside the door jamb and see what the stock rims are.........if theyre 7in, Id go 265 75 17s........Will do, tried to look on the existing rim/tire, but didn't see anything that says how wide they are.
It's on your VII tag on the driver's door.
Post by: fish vacuum on October 02, 2013, 12:34:30 AM
Post by: HntnFsh on October 02, 2013, 06:17:52 AM
Goodyear Wrangler with Silent Armor. They come factory siped.
Had them on my truck till a couple weeks ago. Have them on all of our work trucks. I wouldnt buy another pair. Not impressed at all.
Post by: coachcw on October 02, 2013, 06:27:14 AM
Post by: Woodchuck on October 02, 2013, 06:49:06 AM
Post by: D-Rock425 on October 02, 2013, 06:53:54 AM
Regardless of what you go with......make sure you SIPE them!only people with pink FJ's snipe tires that's for city folk.
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Post by: DoubleJ on October 02, 2013, 06:58:11 AM
Post by: skeeter 20i on October 02, 2013, 07:05:31 AM
Cooper AT3's :twocents:
:yeah: I love mine.
Post by: sboada on October 02, 2013, 08:50:27 AM
Post by: thinkingman on October 02, 2013, 11:05:56 AM
Honest 60k tire that rides great on pavement and is fantastic off.
REsist the urge to go wide or you'll look like a dork and become a ditch decoration in the first snowstorm.
The more serious offroad trucks have tall/narrow tires.
Post by: whacker1 on October 02, 2013, 11:20:03 AM
265/75/17's in load range d will get you 31.6 x 10.4 wide.
275/70/17 gets you 32.1 x 11 wide
285/70/17 gets you 32.8 x 11.5 wide
We recently bought Cooper AT3 for the explorer and absolutely love them for an AT tire.
They are made in all 3 of the tire sizes above also
or my favorite size only made by BFG in the KM 2 mud tire, because i like to stay narrower
255/80/17 which gets you 33 x 10 wide
Post by: CHUCK S on October 02, 2013, 11:21:56 AM
265/70/17 Michelin LTX AT2.:yeah:
Honest 60k tire that rides great on pavement and is fantastic off.
REsist the urge to go wide or you'll look like a dork and become a ditch decoration in the first snowstorm.
The more serious offroad trucks have tall/narrow tires.
best tires i've ever had, on my 5th set of Michelin in 7 years. have gone 78k on one set
Post by: whacker1 on October 02, 2013, 11:24:00 AM
narrow saves money on both tires and gas mileage. if you compare the same tire by height and then compare width changes, you will notice the narrower tire will almost always cost less.
i just bought last week 275/70/18 in Fierce Attitude MT's which is a brand that is operated by Goodyear.
Second set of these tires that i have purchased and love them. last set was a 235/85/16 which is 31.8 x 9.5 wide.
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on October 02, 2013, 11:35:51 AM
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