03 7.3 F250, want to put 05-07 king ranch 18s on 35s. Will 35s fit these wheels? Planning on 35/12.5-18 mickey thompson atz

 

The tires will fit the wheels, you will probably have some rubbing with that tire/wheel combo on your '03. the 05-07 trucks had coil springs and wider axles so ford changed the offset of the wheels during those years to have a more positive offset that previous. the wheels will be slightly more tucked into the wheel well which will make rubbing on the springs more prominent than with original '03 rims. The 35"s may also rub the inner fender and bumper without a leveling kit. When I got my truck it was already leveled and then I put a ranch hand on before I got the 35"s to prevent rubbing.

 

I was thinking of putting a 6" lift with those wheels and tires. Would that make it easier to fit?

 

A 2.5" leveling kit and a little (very little) bumper triming will fit the 35"s for sure, but I almost garuntee you that the tires will rub on the springs. My stock wheels with with 35"s rubbed like a sumbich; then I got my 16x10 -38 offset wheels and it does not rub the springs anymore, but it rubs the inner fender well in a flex (f**k!!!).

My suggestion is to get different wheels if you are that concerned with rubbing on the springs. I drove mine rubbing in full lock for 3 years and it never really bothered me. I don't like high lifted trucks to I would say instead of buying a 6" lift get a leveling kit and properly sized wheels.
On the other hand you could put 2" steel hub&wheel centric wheel spacers with those wheels and it would not rub the springs. I don't know if the spacers will clear the fenders though ( I have no experience with them). I would not suggest this because I have heard enough horror stories about wheel spacers to just stay away from them, and good ones i've seen are more expensive than most aftermarket wheels.

Hope this helps

 

the newer 05 wheels wont work on theolderleaf sprung truck without a hub-centric spacer

 

heres a excellent video explaning everything on the newer 05 wheels on the older trucks. If i wanted to do this id spend the money and buy the ones this guy is talking about
WHEELS AND SPACERS - YouTube

 

Other than if they will rub you may want to think about that width of a tire on that wheel. I believe the wheels you have are 8".....minimum recommended with most 12.5's is 8.5". There are a lot of guys that will still take the chance and run factory wheels on 35x12.5 tires but if you research enough you will hear some guys complaining that it gives a feeling of loss of control especially when changing lanes at highway speeds. The weight of a diesel seems to be more likely to cause this.

 

I agree with BOHAWG175. My stock wheels were 16x7 and they were a little too small for the 12.5 wide tires. I never had the "feeling of loss of control" but I could see that being a problem with a diesel. The problem I had was the center tread of my tires were wearing much faster than the rest and I had less traction than I wanted. I switched to 16x10s and now I have a lot more noticable traction and my tires are wearing more evenly. The only complaint I have with the 16x10s is the steering likes to buck on me a little when I hit bumps in the road. I will cure that ***** with a steering stabilizer soon though.

 

So it will work if I get these steel spacers?