Just wanted to say hello and thanks for the great forum. This is one of the most informative sites I've ever seen to date.

I purchased a 2003 F150 Supercrew 5.4 V8 Triton, 4x4 with 20k miles last Thursday. It is red with a bug guard and some ZeeDee nerf tubes.

The only question I have for the board today is...

I'm wondering what size tire I can fit on my truck without rubbing the fenders? Currently it has 265/70/17 tires on it, does anyone know if I can safely go up to a 285/70/17 without causing rubbing when I turn? It isn't a big deal, I'm satisfied with the tire size at the moment and I think they've got about 20k more miles left on them before they will need replacing. I'd just like to know what I could go to when I do need to replace them.

All replies appreciated

 

OK, so I'm a retard. I just came back to the forum to see if I received any replies yet and I saw the sticky on the top about tires sizes...

Looks like I can for sure use 285/70/17's and some people are saying I can even do 305/70/17's... next time I buy tires maybe I'll reply to the sticky with a size that works without trimming.

 

Welcome to the Forum

 

Welcome to the forum Rambo.

 

Welcome aboard
Any snow still where you are?

 

Yes, there is lots of snow here at the moment. I live in Homer, which is on the peninsula you see sticking south out of the middle of Alaska. It's a pretty warm place compared to most of Alaska, but we just got a foot and a half of snow at my place in the last two days. It started raining this morning though, so the roads are pretty fun.

Anyone ever go offroading in snow? That is actually what sparked my tire size question, because I've got all terrain tires on my truck (can't remember the brand at the moment, some offbrand no name tire) and my friend in his '97 F150 totally smoked me. He, however, has some nice tires on his truck and he dug through the snow a LOT better when we went out the other day.

Ever been stuck in the snow for 2 hours, digging for all your worth with a snow shovel, while its snowing so hard you can only see 30'? I hadn't either. Still, it was fun and I'd do it again

 

Welcome to the Forum!

I go off roading all the time during the winter here in South Dakota. I run BFG All terrain's and IMO, they are the best all round tire that you can buy, hands down. They are very great in the snow, and even come with a severe winter weather rating (very very few tires have this rating).

My .02

 

Now that is what I wanted to hear. I like the look of the BFG A/T tires, but on another forum I read that if you ride in mud at all, you can just plan on being stuck if your using those tires, so I was a little hesitant to purchase a set.

If they work good in snow, I'll probably end up with a set, because there is snow 8 months out of the year here. I do a lot of road riding and in the snow, and probably only 3 or 4 times a year do I actually go into mud that is more than 2 inches deep.

 

Welcome from Canyon Lake, Texas!

 

You may wish to look at Goodyears MT/R tires too. They are really good in snow and really GREAT in mud. They don't load up, but they do throw lots of mud on your truck.

 

I need a tire that is good on road and offroad... I care more getting a tire that will last a long time on the pavement than I do about getting a tire that will really keep me from getting bogged down in the mud. I want the best of both worlds, but I'd settle for the best road tire and the almost best offroad tire

 

Goodyear estimates 60,000 miles tread wear on this tire. I have seen some with 45,000 on them and although the tread was getting down, they still had a good amount. They were nowhere near the wear bars. I think they could make 60,000. They are a bit pricey, but they are also fairly quiet on the highway. They don't drown out my tunes like the BFs used to on my Dodge.