Has anyone put 17" wheels on their 4wd ex? If so, please let me know what kind and how it worked out.

 

No, but shouldn't be an issue. What size tire are you looking at?

 

I would like to hear from anyone that has actually put 17" wheels on their Ex. I know there are backspacing issues with the wheels, so I am trying to figure out exactly which 17" wheels I can use. Many thanks.

 

Why are you putting 17" on?

 

If you order correct wheels with the proper backspacing, it won't be an issue. If you are grabbing some random wheels off of CL, then yes there might be an issue. Some more information on your part would be helpful if you want truthful information and not speculation. Until then you can't really be picky on who replies.

 

I just put 17" wheels on my EX. They are XD "Crank" wheels. They fit awesome. I can't remember what tire size but they are oversized tires. I had to remove front factory mud flaps because the tires rubbed on them when turning but its looks better with the flaps off anyways.

 

Ultra, still waiting on your goals with the 17's. Going for something like these?

LT265,70, 17 FORD SUPER DUTY NEW TIRES

 

When my current set of tires wears out I'll be slapping a set of 17" ATX Mojaves on my EX, want to try and eliminate some of the sidewall flex from the heavy diesel SUV on highway and still retain enough sidewall to air down for beach driving.

 

Pardon the question from the non excursion guy, but can't you just use any superduty wheel? And arent the new ones coming with 18's?

 

The new super duty wheels will work with the use of spacers, the backspacing on the newer trucks is different than the EX and there are brake caliper clearance issues without the use of spacers

 

Oh alright, I wasn't 100 percent sure. All i knew were the chassis are damn near identical and I didn't want to say something too stupid (like "if it fits on a Superduty shouldn't it fit on an Excursion")

 

No biggie, were a decent bunch here; unlike other forums. No dumb questions, just patient advice. We all started with post 1. Kevin, post a couple pics so the OP gets a feel for 17's.

 

I have 285/75R17 tires that I'm going to put on, so I need a 17" wheel that will fit on the Ex without rubbing. I know that there are backspacing issues with the newer F250 18" wheels, and I want to avoid those issues when buying the 17" wheels. FYI, I'll also have a 1" or 2" lift installed. I'd love to do a 4" lift but cannot do that due to garage door clearance issues.

If anyone has pics of the 17" wheels (ford or aftermarket) they used I'd love to see them.

many thanks.

 

Tire Rack has a great search function as does America's Tire. I got a set of 4 Black Rhino Rockwell 17" rims from the latter for about $160 per rim. They are hub-centric which is important. I have 285/17 Bridgestone Revo's mounted on them and they run smooth, no rubbing. My 2003 4x4 has a 3" body lift but I don't believe it's necessary to run this size tire/rim. Have fun with your search. Smart of you to be cautious
George

 

I have 20" wheels from a 2006 F-250 on my Excursion. They fit fine. I am not sure if these use spacers or not. I bought it this way.