Will 265s fit?

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Jun 26, 2012 | 08:41 PM

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Greg B

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You can also go to Tire Rack's web site. Select the tire you are considering and click on specs and the diameter is listed there. You'll raise the truck by 1/2 the diameter difference of your current tire.

Jun 28, 2012 | 03:53 AM

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Alright guys, thank you. I'm pretty sure I'm convinced 265s will fit. For one, everyone here says so, everyone else I've talked to about it thinks they'll fit, and my friend who works at a tire shop put 265/70/17s on a 2wd F150 just like mine, and they fit - albeit they were highway tires and not all terrain, but they should fit. I was also looking in my wheel well, and even if the 265s would rub a bit, I can drill a few holes in the plastic of the wheel well and put a zip tie through, then another connecting to some bolt in my engine bay (I think it might hold up the bumper, but it doesn't look like having a zip tie on it will do anything at all to it. I know it's a bit redneck, but it's less damaging than straight up trimming the wheel well).
So I'm now pretty sure I'll be getting the 265/70/17s. I'll most likely be getting these from Sams Club (they have a sale in July) Tire Details - Discount Tire.

Jun 28, 2012 | 09:49 AM

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They will fit just fine. No zip ties or trimming necessary.

Jun 29, 2012 | 11:44 AM

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Just curious, and I imagine its not a problem since no one has brought it up, will these tires we are discussing fit the stock rim? I admit i'm not a tire expert so I'm just curious.

Jun 29, 2012 | 11:47 AM

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Yes they will

Jul 1, 2012 | 03:30 AM

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Alright, thank you guys.

Jul 2, 2012 | 12:45 PM

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Ok, rather than start a new thread I thought I would continue on this one since like the OP I am planning on going to 265s. Short of a tuner how can I adjust my speedo and odometer for the change? Thanks

Jul 2, 2012 | 01:17 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by gijim2k1

This is something I'm not too familiar with. As far as I know, you gotta use a tuner. I'm also not sure if a tuner would let you change the speedometer on more than one vehicle. If I were going to mess with my speedometer without getting a tuner, I'd probably go to the local Ford house and ask if they can do anything about it. I don't see any reason to mess with the speedometer with the little amount of change that is happening though. My speedo is currently about 1.5 mph slow, i.e., if it says I'm going exactly 70, I'll actually be going somewhere between 68 and 69 mph. The increased tire size would make a perfect speedo that shows 70 actually go about 73, so in my case, it would either make my speedo more accurate, or even just inaccurate to the same degree, but be over what the speedo says rather than under.

If anyone knows any different, I'd like to know about this too.