Tire size - will it fit
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Tire size - will it fit
I am looking at some new tires and rims. The rims are going to be American Racing "Crater", 16x8, in chrome and 285/75-16 Bridgestone Dueler Revo ATs. Will these fit a 2wd 96 model or will I need to put leveling coils on the truck? Any iinfo/experiences with similar sizes or setup, please let me know.
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i am running on 35" buckshots, 16x10" pacer rims, no lift of any kind, and all this on a 96 F350 4x4 7.3L 5 speed CC/LB and ranchands f/r
the 285/75R16's are about 33x11R16 (in SAE, roughly). if you trim your front bumper they outta fit with no problems. your bioggest problem will be when you turn at full lock, you might scrub. but like i said if you trim your front bumper (just the tiny lip on the inside corner) they will go on with no problems
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the 285/75R16's are about 33x11R16 (in SAE, roughly). if you trim your front bumper they outta fit with no problems. your bioggest problem will be when you turn at full lock, you might scrub. but like i said if you trim your front bumper (just the tiny lip on the inside corner) they will go on with no problems
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The stock 235/85/16s that came on your truck are right around 33 inches tall, so really you are only going a bit wider with a 285. If you are careful with the backspacing on your new wheels they should fit with minor bumper trimming.
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Attention good buddy, You should have no problem at all. Like fishmann said you may have minor rubbing in the bumper but with that tire I doubt it. I run 37/12.50/17s on A 17x9 rim on my 2000 F350 4x4. I did need the extra clearence for that tire so I installed the leveling kit. But even before I did the rubbing only occured at extreme full turn, but was compleatly drivable.
Though it's A different bodystyle your results shouldn't be that different, Good thing for us FORD has always given us very adequate fender wells to deal with. Unlike other brand I won't mention that start with C... (squared off wierdo fenders)
hope this was any help, good luck, just remember with alittle work you could go BIGGER, witch is usualy better in my opinion. You won't regret it!
Though it's A different bodystyle your results shouldn't be that different, Good thing for us FORD has always given us very adequate fender wells to deal with. Unlike other brand I won't mention that start with C... (squared off wierdo fenders)
hope this was any help, good luck, just remember with alittle work you could go BIGGER, witch is usualy better in my opinion. You won't regret it!
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I'm looking at a set of 39/11.00/16s. I can get them for a good price, but am having trouble finding rims. I found some 16/8 in rims, but would like 16/9 or even 10 better. Don't want to spend too much on rims. Actually, don't care if they're steel rims either. I just want the big meats on it.I have a dually and was thinking of just using a srw rim in the back. Only looking at changing the back so far. I would likely need a bit of a lift to put them in the front, eh? If it gets to be too much $, I'll just wait a year or so, but the sooner the better of course.
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I am running 285/75x16 Cooper Discoverer ATRs on mine on the factory rims. They rub slightly on the back side when in a full lock turn and moving forward, the bumper ends are VERY close but do not hit. I have the factory springs, 2 wheel drive extended cab long bed with the common sag to the front springs (about 1" of sag, near as I can tell). I have no problems at all. If your wheel offset is the same as factory you should not either.
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Originally Posted by mpdxtreme
Does anyone make a leveling kit for the 96 250? Just new fr coils and fr shocks, I got one for my 150 from Skyjacker but cant find one listed for the 250s
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I havent ever measured mine but how high does the front end need to be brought up to make the truck sit level. If it is over 1 or 2 in I understand why all the drop bracketry is needed.
Also after lifting,leveling that truck did it affect his tow rating any??
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Also after lifting,leveling that truck did it affect his tow rating any??
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Gotta raise the truck about 3" for it to be level. Tow rating stays the same. I'm working on a air-bag/4-link suspension for the rear of mine so that when I lift the front I can always keep it level even when heavily loaded by inflating the bags. You can also just use air helper springs to achieve the same thing, i just thought the 4-link would be cool and eliminate axle wrap.
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