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So I need new boots for the nifty F150. Well, actually, I’m going to give my son my Dynapros for the last 20k to replace his Crapinentals, so I need some boots. I’m thinking of leveling and maybe adding a taller rear block sometime, but not right now. I’m curious if stock 275/55R20’s will look out of place after the level/rear lift. I wanted OWL tires, but they are not available unless you get into 34’s with much wider widths. I’m not interested in the mpg hit with big boots. Any pointers from experienced veterans?
Does it look bad? No, but kind of off looking. The longer wheelbase makes the tires look even smaller.
You could do a 285/60/20 (33”). A 275/65/20 (34.1”) will fit perfectly on you wheels with a leveling kit. You can buy brand new Super Duty Michelin take offs in that size cheap, as many want AT tires put on when new.
Agree, if there's any sort of level they get lost in the wheel wells, personally I think they're a bit lost in the wheel wells as it sits stock, 33.5-34 should be much better.
Does it look bad? No, but kind of off looking. The longer wheelbase makes the tires look even smaller.
You could do a 285/60/20 (33”). A 275/65/20 (34.1”) will fit perfectly on you wheels with a leveling kit. You can buy brand new Super Duty Michelin take offs in that size cheap, as many want AT tires put on when new.
Interesting. My cousin has a set of new 275/65R20 Michelin’s he’ll give me. I wanted to put them on my sons truck, which is leveled, but thought they’d rub. Will they? I don’t want them because they are heavier by 17 pounds a piece. That’s almost 50% more than the stock tire. For a daily driver, it’ll kill my fuel use.
Those tires will fit factory 20” wheels perfect with a 2.25-2.5” leveling kit.
All of the 20” tires that are more than 33” tall will be load range E and will be on the heavy side. Fuel mileage will look bad if you don’t recalibrate the speedometer. Since the larger wheels are turning slower, the truck records less miles between fill ups than actually travelled.
Johndays’s truck above has Raptor wheels and tires on it. Mine has the same. 34.5” tall. Fit’s just right with a 2.25” leveling kit. I wouldn’t go any taller or wider. They are 315/70/17s load range C, so they don’t ride too bad.
My 18” wheels have Toyo 295/70/18s on them. Very heavy tires, E rated but for over 4k lbs each. Once I adjusted the speedometer my MPG was only off about 1.5 or so. I didn’t adjust for the Raptor wheels/tires as they are just about the same height as the Toyos that were on it.
315/70/17 stock Raptor wheels and tires. 34.5” tall
To my eye the 17" tires look more proportional. More rubber, less wheel. Probably ride better too.
To me they look too "balloony" and I'd question the ride quality. When I had the 275/70R18 LT tires on my truck, the handling went to poop and the ride was stiffer. I much prefer the ride quality of my new 275/60R20 Cooper's. Now with that said, if I could find 275/65R20's in a P, XL or load range C in a highway tread, I'd be all over them as long as they weren't $$$.
JKBrad's ride with the 18's looks the best to my eye.
To my eye the 17" tires look more proportional. More rubber, less wheel. Probably ride better too.
That's what I think too. I got new 17" wheels for my truck (not on yet) and 285/70R17 tires which are only an inch taller than the stockers, but they look way bigger.
Steve great looking wheels lol. Raptor take offs and the 17” ride so much better than the factory 20” I took off. 8 lost right at 1 mpg when I corrected the speedometer
07-09-2019, 09:50 PM
