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Old Aug 16, 2015 | 11:38 AM
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Tire size

Ive already tried to search this but, can anyone tell me what the biggies fire I can fit on a 97f350 drw 2wheel drive is?
 
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Old Aug 16, 2015 | 01:06 PM
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I believe it is 235/85R 16 on the stock wheels. Can't find the thread that I saw that on now, but may have been on the 99 - 03 forum.
 
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Old Aug 16, 2015 | 01:19 PM
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I believe from my reading that anything bigger would rub together on the duallies when loaded with any weight. Spacers may be able to help out there.
 
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Old Aug 16, 2015 | 01:38 PM
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I have 265/75's on it now but would like to put the military tires on it but they are 37" tires I was just wandering if they will fit. They is another forum that was talking about this same thing and was supposed to have pics of them on the truck w/o a lift and with a lift but it was soo old I guess they were deleted and I couldent find any definite prrof that they would or any answers on what the biggiest t that will fit.
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Old Aug 16, 2015 | 02:31 PM
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"BiggEST" doesn't mean anything. Are you looking for a TALLER tire, a WIDER tire or a tire with a larger RIM size (or some combination thereof)?
 
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Old Aug 16, 2015 | 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by madpogue
"BiggEST" doesn't mean anything. Are you looking for a TALLER tire, a WIDER tire or a tire with a larger RIM size (or some combination thereof)?
I am wandering if the 37" military tires will fit without a lift.also if anyone has or knows where I can look up a pic of them on a truck without a lift if that's even possible that would be great also.
 
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Old Aug 16, 2015 | 04:24 PM
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What is the width of those tires?
 
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Old Aug 16, 2015 | 07:46 PM
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What is the width of those tires?
I believe they are 12.50's
 
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Old Aug 16, 2015 | 08:51 PM
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2wds came with 215s and a 5,00" offset rim
4wds came with 235s and a 5.35" offset rim

If you want to go to a wider tire(anything numerically higher than 215) I suggest the 4wd rims to start then a spacer between the two rims.

I was running 315s on my dually with a 4wd offset outer aluminum rim, a dodge offset inner aluminum rim and a 2" billet steel spacer between them.
I Should of used a 2.5" spacer
 
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Old Aug 17, 2015 | 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Diesel_Brad
2wds came with 215s and a 5,00" offset rim
4wds came with 235s and a 5.35" offset rim

If you want to go to a wider tire(anything numerically higher than 215) I suggest the 4wd rims to start then a spacer between the two rims.

I was running 315s on my dually with a 4wd offset outer aluminum rim, a dodge offset inner aluminum rim and a 2" billet steel spacer between them.
I Should of used a 2.5" spacer
Was it at stock height or did you have a lift?
 
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Was it at stock height or did you have a lift?
Approx 2" over stock
 
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Old Aug 18, 2015 | 11:21 AM
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Was it at stock height or did you have a lift?
What model dodge wheel did you have to run? I dident know Ford and dodge had the same lug pattern.
 
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Old Aug 18, 2015 | 05:19 PM
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What model dodge wheel did you have to run? I dident know Ford and dodge had the same lug pattern.
It was an Alcoa wheel for a dodge. I had the center hub hole machined out to fit over the sterling hub. Ford, Chevy and Dodge all used the 8 on 6.5 bolt pattern until 99. Then ford screwed it up and went to a 8 on 170 metric pattern.
Dodge still uses the old pattern(but smaller hub hole) and chevy I think changed somewhere around...
2011(not sure on their hub size)
 
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