Yet another Wheel/tire question
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Yet another Wheel/tire question
Next month I will be purchasing new tires for my Ex., not usually a big deal. I already know what brand and model tire I want and I'm on the fence on if I'll purchase new wheels as well, since the factory ones have the clear coat peeling off of them. If I do a wheel / tire combo should I stay with the 16" inch wheels and the 265 tires ? Are there benifits to going to a 17 or 18" wheel ? At the moment the truck sits at the factory height and I mostly just use it on our trips up north... so no offroad duty or anything. I tow a #7000 trailer on occasion so I'm not sure if I want to go with too much taller of a tire with the 3.73 gears (V10).
If the funds are good at the time of purchase I will most likely go with new wheels along with the tires, purely for the cosmetic part of it so it would be perfect for a wheel size change.
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If the funds are good at the time of purchase I will most likely go with new wheels along with the tires, purely for the cosmetic part of it so it would be perfect for a wheel size change.
Suggestions ?
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Is there a specific look you prefer? Do you like the OEM look? Do you love chrome like no other? Is flat black not as dark as your soul? You planning on running more for looks or for MPG? Lots of info to really get a good answer 
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Mileage?? You are kidding right? Its a V10 Excursion...LOL. I don't want it to get any worse though. I do like the square openings on the later model OEM wheels,don't really know year they would be though. My 01 wheels have oval type openings. Chrome does nothing for me, and my truck is bone stock (blue/brown) so black wheels as cool as they are won't look good on my rig. I guess I'm pretty boring...the OEM-ish look will be fine. Whatever I do I don't want to sacrifice ride or handling,or lose any kind of towing power by going with too tall of tire.
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Now would be a great time to step up to an 18" rim with a 285/60 or /65 tire. They come out to damn near the same size as a stock tire, still with decent sidewall. You'll get a slightly stiffer tire which should help with the handling a little bit, plus since so many manufacturers are doing 18" and up rims, they're actually a bit cheaper than the 16's in the same overall size.
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Now would be a great time to step up to an 18" rim with a 285/60 or /65 tire. They come out to damn near the same size as a stock tire, still with decent sidewall. You'll get a slightly stiffer tire which should help with the handling a little bit, plus since so many manufacturers are doing 18" and up rims, they're actually a bit cheaper than the 16's in the same overall size.
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His 2wd looks cute sitting so low, too! Almost looks lowered, even. WTF Apoc? 
Seriously, though cw mi, I went with 20" rims with 33" tires to help eliminate some of the sidewall flex of the stock 16s. Helped a lot!
Then, put a OEM 30mm rear sway bar on, and had another (bigger) cornering improvement. I would definitely go with at least 18s if you can!
Seriously, though cw mi, I went with 20" rims with 33" tires to help eliminate some of the sidewall flex of the stock 16s. Helped a lot!
Then, put a OEM 30mm rear sway bar on, and had another (bigger) cornering improvement. I would definitely go with at least 18s if you can!
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