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Dec 1, 2006 | 01:04 PM

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ATC Crazy

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Thanks for the info man! And Im glad you posted that link to DixonBros. I have been looking for a long travel kit for my F150 for a couple months now. A little pricey...but Im sure it's well worth it.

Dec 1, 2006 | 01:58 PM

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i think the owners name is chris - and hes REALLY nice...although the kit is not cheap - it IS the business in peformance!!

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Dec 1, 2006 | 02:37 PM

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Heh yeah performance and cheap dont usually go together well.

Dec 1, 2006 | 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by preppypyro

Heh yeah performance and cheap dont usually go together well.

not unless youre talking about ghetto prostitutes!!!

drj

Dec 2, 2006 | 02:47 AM

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Nightrain

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Glad I found this thread!!

I have a specific tire question...

I have a set of "5-fin" chrome 15" F-150 wheels that I think would look good on the 1998 F-150 SuperCab 4x4 that I'm looking at.

I want to run the biggest Maxxis Buckshots that I can on the truck without a lift of any kind.

On my current 1992 F-150 4x4, I have 32x11.50x15 Buckshot's, and they only rub the torsion bars when the wheels are cut fully to either side.

So, on those 15" wheels, what is the BIGGEST Buckshot that I can stuff under a factory-lifted '98 4x4 without rubbing?

Thanks!

Nightrain

Dec 2, 2006 | 02:56 AM

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Sorry if I'm misunderstanding your question. I can't answer the tire size question, but the wheels from a '92 will not bolt onto a 98. Different bolt pattern and mounting style. Sorry.

Dec 2, 2006 | 05:20 AM

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I have an 99 F150 and changed the tire to a different series tire. If I recall, the stock tires were 255/70. I changed them to a 265/75. Basically, the 265 is the treadwidth in millimeters and the 75 is the percentage of sidewall height to treadwidth.
In my example:

Before: 70% of 255 MM x 2 + rim diameter = total height
After: 75% of 265 MM X 2 + rim diameter = total height

Dec 2, 2006 | 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by tdister

Sorry if I'm misunderstanding your question. I can't answer the tire size question, but the wheels from a '92 will not bolt onto a 98. Different bolt pattern and mounting style. Sorry.

Well dad-gum... lol.

I figured they would, but oh well. So much fer that.

Thanks fer yer reply.

Nightrain

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Dec 2, 2006 | 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Nightrain

Well dad-gum... lol.

I figured they would, but oh well. So much fer that.

Thanks fer yer reply.

Nightrain

Even if they did have the right bolt pattern, a 15" wheel will not clear the brakes.

But, to answer your other question, a 285/75/16 is just about the biggest tire you can fit under a bone stock '97-'03 4x4.

For some reason...I can fit 34's on my '97 without rubbing.

Dec 3, 2006 | 01:26 AM

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Whew, I didn't realize there was that much difference.

Thanks fer the heads up!!

Nightrain

Dec 4, 2006 | 12:01 AM

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Hey atc crazy, what size are your 34's? Is that a 315/75r16?

Dec 5, 2006 | 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by kanarman

I have some 33X11.50X16 Bridgestone Dueler Revo A/T mounted on Mickey Thompson Classic II

Those 33x11.50x16's that you have...

Did they ever rub any when they were on your truck, especially with the wheels turned all the way in either direction?

Also, what was the width of your Mickey Thompson wheels?

That's the size of tire that I'd like to go with when I finally get one of these trucks...

Thanks, bud!

Nightrain

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