Has anyone bought bigger tires to fit the factory 18" rims to help fill in the wheel wells? If so what do you go with? Thanks...

Converted chevy owner

04 f150 lariet
Black/arizona beige
captains chairs
moon roof
pwr rear window

 

I bought Nitto terra Grappler's 325/60R18 but had to buy Eagle Wheels Series 178 18x9 to fit the 13inch tires.

 

Nitto Terra Grappler 285/60R18's ... kept stock wheels. Love 'em!

 

Gordo:

Those do look nice on the stock wheels!!!

 

Gordo.....

Your truck looks awesome and very menacing with the all black look. NICE.....VERY NICE!!!!

I'm curious....

1) Why did you remove the stock 265/60-18 BFG Radial Long Trail TA's and put on the the 285/60-18 Nittos?

2) How much did you pay for the Nittos?

3) How did the Nittos change your ride and/or handling?

4) Are the Nittos noisy?

5) How are the Nittos on dry and wet roads? Snow?

6) What kind of speedometer reading correction did you have to make as the 285/60 Nitto is a wider and BIGGER IN DIAMETER tire than stock BFG 265/60 tires that came on the truck?

Thanks in advance for your quick response....

Fred

 

BlkButy -

I love the look of your wheels tires. Question on your Eagle 178s - I notice Eagle lists a "Chrome" and a "Polished" version of the wheel. Which did you get?

Thanks!

 

BlkButy....

NICE truck.....VERY NICE!!!!

1) Where did you get your billet aluminum antennae?

2) What did you pay for it?

3) How long/high is it?

4) Is it very flexible?

5) Did it screw into the stock antennae base with no adapters, etc.

6) Did it have any negative or positive effect on your reception?

By any chance, ave you seen the polished billet aluminum fuel doors for the 2004 F-150? They are available at www.performanceproducts.com for $41.95! It would look awesome on your black truck! I just ordered one for my truck...

Thanks,
Fred

 

fanman2,

"...very menacing with the all black look." -- that's the idea/look I was going for! I'm probably going to switch out the front grille for a black one as well. And may someday add a Manik brush guard.

1) Why did you remove the stock 265/60-18 BFG Radial Long Trail TA's and put on the the 285/60-18 Nittos? -- I wanted to be able to pull up next to another stock Lariat and be just a bit higher ... a little taller. So, I added the Daystar leveling kit and the Nitto's. They look better IMO. Nothing against stock tires, but I REALLY like my new ones.

2) How much did you pay for the Nittos? -- I had my local Discount Tire store order them. I paid $771 before taxes and the 'free replacement' warranty. I was able to get the store manager to give me $60 per stock tire ($240 total). They had 25 miles on them when I swapped out the tires.

3) How did the Nittos change your ride and/or handling? -- no change in how it felt. I could tell I was taller, but the ride is just the same. At first, they put in about 30 lbs of pressure in the tires. I went back and had them check the pressure, and they said I should probably go with 35. I did. The ride is a little rougher (obviously), but it feels like a truck.

4) Are the Nittos noisy? -- Not at all. Remember, you're already in the quietest (interior) truck ever built. These tires do not have a big mud tread or anything ... nothing that'll put you to sleep at 60 mph.

5) How are the Nittos on dry and wet roads? Snow? -- Excellent so far. I now have 475 miles on them. No problems at all on any road conditions. Snow? Well, the snow we had here (first in about 15 years) didn't stick to the streets, so I didn't get to test it out.

6) What kind of speedometer reading correction did you have to make as the 285/60 Nitto is a wider and BIGGER IN DIAMETER tire than stock BFG 265/60 tires that came on the truck? -- None. I asked about recalibrating the speedometer. Discount Tire ran some computations and said I'd basically be driving 67mph when the speedometer read 65mph. I asked my dealership about having it corrected, and they suggested I just leave it as is. If anything, my odometer will be a little less than normal. They said the recalibration would cost (?) $75 or so, and that the difference in tire size just didn't really warrant it. So, I did nothing about it.

By the way, I REALLY wanted BlkButy's tires and wheels. He (& his ride) are one of the reasons I went with Nittos over Toyo, BFGs, etc. I just couldn't afford getting new rims. So, I opted for the Nitto's that would fit on the stock wheels. I have ZERO regrets about my tire change (pun intended).

 

i actually went with 20 inch wheels and a 305 55 20 nitto grappler this tire is the best tire on the market right now pricey but worth it

 

I also like the all-black look of Gordo's and BlkButy's trucks, especially with new wheels/tires.

To compare, has anybody seen a picture of the Blk/Tan two-tone lariat with aftermarket wheels and (larger) tires??

I'm very curious as to what that would look like, but can't find a picture anywhere....


Thanks!

 

Just put some 18x9 Helo Maxx Chrome with 325/60-18 Terra Grappler on my 250. Great all around set up. A little trimming helped though.

 

Not exactly on the subject of aftermarket tires, but a tire question. I found out that my FX4 that's on order will have the P rated 18" tires. To my knowledge those are the BFgoodrich tires aren't they? Never owned a set, always had Goodyear or the Michilen man. Are they good, or would it worth my efforts to get the dealer to swap them for a set of the goodyears once the truck arrives? I would really like to go up a size or 2 to like the grapplers you guys are talking about, but I don't know if I'll wanna spend the extra cash for them.

I ordered it with the LT version of the 18" tire, but due to a lack of those tires, which is causing delays my dealer switched the order to the P version to speed up my order.

 

hey BLKBUTY: I was wondering whether the wheels you had were 1789 series or 1786? and did you have to do any trimming for the rubbing that occured on the passenger side?

 

They are the Eagle Series 178 - Chrome! I did NOT do any trimming because the rub is very minor and I really never have to crank it that far - well as of yet anyways! I love the look. The tires stick out from the fender well equal to the stock nerf bars so it kind of gives the look I wanted. Although I do have 1 chip from a rock on my truck but the touch-up paint took care of it for me!

And there is nothing better then sitting in Hooter's eating Chicken Wings and being parked at the front entrance spot and watching EVERY single person stop and look at the wheels/tires. I swear FORD finally came up with a EXCELLENT truck.


Now on a different note - all I can say about the 2004 F250 Black Harley truck ---> OH MY GOD I SHOULD HAVE WAITED! My friend bought one and that thing totally ROX!

 

thanks BLKBUTY for replying so quickly. i agree with you on the fact that ford has got a nice truck out too. i think the only thing hotter than what you were talking about is actually eating the "911" wings at hooters at the same time. hehe.

anyways, the tire dealer whom i ordered the eagle 178 and nitto 325's from said that there might be a problem with the offset (however i forgot to tell him i put the daystar leveling kit on). he said that in the "178" series there are two verisions : 1786 and 1789. i was just wondering if the ones i ordered (1786) are the same ones you have on. any information you can give me will be appreciated.

i'll provide the link to the website to show you what i m talking about. (http://www.aewheel.com/wheels_detail.cfm?id=39)...on this page there are part # 1786-9994 (what i have ordered) and 1789-994. both rims look the same i was just wondering if you knew which one.

p.s. i saw your earlier post about airraid vs. volant...i read a few people on here had problems with their wrench light coming on and having to go to dealership to reset once they installed the airrad. just a tip.

anyways thanks for your help.