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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 04:38 PM
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285's Fit ????

I know this has been beatin to death as I just read 50 posts on this subject through the search method,,,BUT........

Will 285/75/r16's fit a stock 2004 f250 psd ???? and if a 1.5 - 2" leveling kit was applied to the front would 285's be ok.

If anyone is running this setup I would be happy to hear from ya, and pictures would be great.
 
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 04:56 PM
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Check my gallery. 285's work great with 2" leveling kit!
 
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 05:35 PM
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i have 285s with a stock suspension and they work fine, plus a 285 spare will fit in the factory location. see gallery
 
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 06:36 PM
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Cool, thanks guys, welp that settles it im ordering my 285 Cooper STT's let the chips fall where they may !!
 
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 07:25 PM
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I have 305's on my stock height, no rubbing at all, so 285's should be no problem.
 
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Old Jan 17, 2006 | 11:33 PM
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285's on my stock F250, no rubbing. I could go larger.
 
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Old Jan 18, 2006 | 02:38 PM
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I have 285/75/16's on my 2000 X, no problems at all.
 
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Old Jan 18, 2006 | 03:34 PM
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285s on my 03, and even when on prairie trails they don't rub! Plus they actually fill up the wheel well better than those factory 265s, if you want a better definition of too small of tires, go look at chevy HDs that come from the factory with 245s.
 
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My 285s rubbed on my 01 250. Going to put 305s that are supposed to be the same height as my 285ats. Might need a leveling kit and 350 rear blocks.
 
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Old Jan 18, 2006 | 09:44 PM
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I have a 1999.5 4x4 with the 2" leveling and 1" extra blocks on the rear axle and I have had both 305/70 and 285/75s on the stock 16" rims. They are Pro-comp from 4 Wheel Parts. No rubbing or anything.
 
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