tire size?
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tire size?
I was thinking about getting some 33s for my truck but i am worried with zero lift they will rub to much i know they will rub and full streeing lock but what is the biggest size a stock truck can have? (truck is a 95 f-150 eddie bauer 4wheel drive extended cab short box 5.8)
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You could probably run 32s with little to no rubbing stock. Any higher than that and you will rub without spacers or trimming. I've heard of some fitting 33s with only bumper trimming but I wouldn't do that personally.
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Ive run 32x11.50s and 33x12.50s on aftermarket wheels on a factory SCSB 4x4 with zero rubbing, even when on the trail. Just had to trim the corner of the bumper a bit. It's going to have more to do with your wheel back spacing then anything.
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Thanks guys I'm still not sure what i wanna do because i know I'm going to run good year Duratracs tires but they only come 31 or 33. and I'm a college student so I'm only doing one big thing each summer to my truck since I'm only driving three months of the year. but next year i wanna do 2" suspension and 2'' body lift so i don't wanna have 31's with that lift, but i cant do the lift this year because I'm doing a 6L tune on my truck (I have a 351) and the truck needs some lovin the last owner was kinda an *** to the two he owned it for two years and never did anything. when i changed the oil the truck only had 4L of oil in it (they take 5.7L) almost 2L less 29.8% less then what the book calls for. So one thing at a time
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wheel spacers
wheel spacers will stick your wheels out further.
sometimes so much it crosses the double yellow line.
I have seen Jeeps especially with wheel spacers (not sure if it was 1 or 1.25) but it was obscene at how far the wheels stuck out from the axle.
I know if you want bigger tires with no lift the max is 31"
stock tires are 235/75.15 and with a different aftermarket wheel you could get a hundreds of different tire sizes.
from 15x10 to 18 inch wheels.
I would look for the 'ply' rating. you can get 2 ply 4 ply 6 ply 8' ply 10 ply and 12 ply.
the bigger the ply the bigger the sidewall, which in turn is better for towing and hauling loads.
in a 235/75/15 the biggest ply rating you can get is 4ply.
the taller the tire, the more stress on the drivetrain, and poorer mpgs.
sometimes so much it crosses the double yellow line.
I have seen Jeeps especially with wheel spacers (not sure if it was 1 or 1.25) but it was obscene at how far the wheels stuck out from the axle.
I know if you want bigger tires with no lift the max is 31"
stock tires are 235/75.15 and with a different aftermarket wheel you could get a hundreds of different tire sizes.
from 15x10 to 18 inch wheels.
I would look for the 'ply' rating. you can get 2 ply 4 ply 6 ply 8' ply 10 ply and 12 ply.
the bigger the ply the bigger the sidewall, which in turn is better for towing and hauling loads.
in a 235/75/15 the biggest ply rating you can get is 4ply.
the taller the tire, the more stress on the drivetrain, and poorer mpgs.
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My stock tire size is NOT 235/75r15 I have the Eddie Bauer with the upgrade d wheels so I have centerline rims with a stock size of 265/70r15 abd horible gearing 3.08 (not a joke not a typo yes I have 3.08 gears) I'm not worried about crossing the double. Yellow lines in Canada the lanes are so f**king wide I'm good lol. I was just wondering if the wheel spacers would help fitment or make it harder for larger tires???
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Also I did mention I only drive this truck in the summer months so I wanna make it My truck. I'm 18 but I wanna keep this truck for a long time. After killing my first truck (Ford ranger) in mud then slowly killing my Suzuki sidekick doing rockcrawling and trails with build jeeps (while I was stock) I know how to kill a truck to easy so I love my truck he's me best friend Im not gona kill Eddie :P. I also run a property maintenance company small so I don't have any large equipment but still sometimes I gotta hual loads of down trees or brush so Eddie is my dirt road Prince
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My stock tire size is NOT 235/75r15 I have the Eddie Bauer with the upgrade d wheels so I have centerline rims with a stock size of 265/70r15 abd horible gearing 3.08 (not a joke not a typo yes I have 3.08 gears) I'm not worried about crossing the double. Yellow lines in Canada the lanes are so f**king wide I'm good lol. I was just wondering if the wheel spacers would help fitment or make it harder for larger tires???
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I'm not sure what alcoas means but I know these rims came from the Ford dealer as an opion for the Eddie bauer truck
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you can get wheels that already have the correct backspacing, without getting wheel spacers.
but then you'd have to purchase a aftermarket set of wheels.
why exactly do you want bigger tires and a lift.
no to go into any length of great detail but a lift and bigger tires aren't going in any way shape or form;
isn't going to allow you to haul anymore than the truck is capable of.
if anything it would limit your ability to do so
but then you'd have to purchase a aftermarket set of wheels.
why exactly do you want bigger tires and a lift.
no to go into any length of great detail but a lift and bigger tires aren't going in any way shape or form;
isn't going to allow you to haul anymore than the truck is capable of.
if anything it would limit your ability to do so
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This x1000. I have 33's and the stock 3.55's and my 5.8 struggles at times and gets barely in to the double digits for mileage most of the time.
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Ok so I never did ask about gas mileage I understand it is a big part of driving but I only drive this truck 3 or 4 months of the year so I think I have a. Plan of a two inch lift in the front and add a leaf on the back then 33s