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Vrinner - Are you running the stock suspension or do you have a lift?
If you are stock, is there any rubbing?
100% stock suspension and yes it is rubbing
On the drivers side, if I go full left wheel lock, the entire tire tread rubs on the drivers side front wheel well liner on the back side. It rubs about 2" from the bottom of the liner so it's not going to immediately rip it off or anything. But I do need to see if I can somehow pull it back towards the rear of the car a bit.
I'm guessing once I get new tires, I'll gain another 3/8 inch or so of tread depth and it will rub even worse.
I do eventually want the v/b spring upgrades and new shocks (truck has about 140K miles on it.
Thanks for the information. I think I read somewhere on this great forum the best way to tie back the liner so that it doesn't rub. I tried to look for it and couldn't see it, perhaps someone can/will chime in on it.
I am picking up a set of 20" wheels and tires from a 2008 f250 tomorrow off Craigslist so I was curious if they were rubbing.
The look of the newer wheels is great, but the price of the good hubcentric spacers at $740 for all four is a pricey pill to swallow! Guess that I am headed in that direction though.
Any idea on the finished height on a stock suspension excursion with 20" wheels and Fred's spacers? I bought a set of 2008 f250 lariat wheels and spacers but am concerned with getting it into my garage. The garage doors are 8' and I don't think that the excursion would be anywhere near that height, but I wanted to be sure before I mounted them.
If it won't fit in the garage, they won't be going on. I don't like having my vehicles sitting outside, fortunately I have a couple garages...
Super duty's with 20's had 275/65-20 tires from the factory which measure out to about 34" compared to our stock tires being 265/75-16 which are about 31-32" (depending on brand).
No problems with an 8' door with that combo Hoss. I can still fit my EX under our 8' garage door opening with the 35"s and modded X/B springs (plus a few extra bits), getting under the overhead loft which is a bit lower is a different story, no jacking it up under there!
Looks like tomorrow I will be putting the new (to me) wheels and spacers from Fred on my x. Any last minute words of wisdom? The lug nuts were a bit of a mystery but I think if have that part ironed out.
Hopefully tomorrow I can lost up some "after" pics.
Hope this isn't too late... Make sure that when you mount the wheel/tire to the spacer that the lugs from the stock hub don't bottom out on the wheel. I had that issue with 2 lugs on one hub... I heard a "chirping sound" coming the front right hub. After I realized what it was, I took off the wheel and used a grinder to remove the unthreaded portion of the lug. Easy fix. I could see on the wheel where the lug was rubbing on the aluminum wheel. I believed I had enough clearance, but after torqueing the wheels down, obviously I didn't.
I just reread the thread and saw my previous advice...
Originally Posted by 71-4R3SONS
First, you made a wise choice by getting your spacers from Fred.
Here's a couple notes of interest.
1. Put a light coat of anti-seize on the back of the spacer where it makes contact with hub.
2. To be safe, I used a dab of blue loctite on the hub lugs (NOT THE SPACER LUGS) and used a 2 step torque process 100# then 160# to tighten the spacer to the hub.
3. BEFORE you mount the wheel to the spacer, make sure that no part of the hub lug "protudes" out past the spacer. (I had to grind down a few mm's on a few lugs of one hub... weird, only one hub.)
4. Put a light coat of anti-seize on the spacer's steel "hubcentric part" of the spacer.
5. Use the same 2 step torch process when mounting your wheels as done in mounting the spacer to the hub.
Thanks for the post. Once the spacers were torqued, I ran a straight edge across the face of the spacers between the lugs and it did not catch. Visually it looked really close though.
I will probably run it 50 miles or so and pull the wheels to check.
10-18-2015, 01:47 PM
I can still fit my EX under our 8' garage door opening with the 35"s and modded X/B springs (plus a few extra bits), getting under the overhead loft which is a bit lower is a different story, no jacking it up under there! 
