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Oct 23, 2005 | 07:23 PM

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Tire Size

What is the largest tire you can run on a stock 83 F250. Its got s 351 and a Dana 60, not sure on gearing. Oh yeah 2wd.

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Oct 23, 2005 | 07:43 PM

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Do you have stock rims?

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Oct 23, 2005 | 07:49 PM

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i guess, they are 16.5" rims, might change them to 16's later on down the road. Just kinda fiddlin with ideas at the moment

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Oct 23, 2005 | 07:54 PM

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I don't know what the max size is, but I do know if you have aftermarket chrome rims with a different offset, you can run bigger tires and they will not rub on the radius arm.

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Oct 23, 2005 | 07:56 PM

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Alright, thanks I will have to look into that more when i go rim shopping, thanks

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Oct 27, 2005 | 09:27 AM

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I got a 80 f 100 with 33s so a 250 should be able to get a little more

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