I am looking at buying wheels and tires for my 55. It has the standard drop axle and a Dana 44 in the rear. The truck has 3" wider fenders.

I am looking at 17" wheels and am interested to see what others have done as far as tires go. Being that the truck is not lowered I am thinking that I do not want very thin sidewalls.

Here is what I have come up with...

17 x 7 front - 245-50-17
17 x 8 rear - 275-50-17

Also, I am having to buy 1.25" wheel adapters to get the lug pattern I want which will push the tires out a bit.

This setup should rake the truck a bit but also give me some nice wide tires in the rear.

Is the 275 too much for the 8" rear wheel? What have others done?

 

Per a few sites the minimum wheel size for that tire is 7.5 (per Nitto), If it was me I would go to a 10" wheel to make the tire look it best and have the flatest tread.

 

17x8 with 235/65s. see post #88. sorry but can't seem to post a photo right now.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...-a-f100-6.html

 

Another heap of money down the drain!

Here is what I ordered.

235/45/17 on 17 x 7 Fronts
275/40/17 on 17 x 9 Rears

Thanks for the replies. Hoping they turn out as well as I think they will!