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Old Aug 3, 2007 | 01:34 PM
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How Big ??

Hello have a couple questions i hope someone can help me with.

I have a 1989 Ford F-250 with towing package can anyone tell me how manny inches it should be from center of wheel to bottom of finder it has a small lift but i am not sure of the size. I am putting new tires on and tring to figer out if i can go with 33x12.5x 16.5 without rubbing and bumping i think it should work with np. My other question is how wide of rim should i have to run 12.5 tires and how wide should i have to run 10.5 tires. Last questin, I have 2 sets of rims for this 16 and 16.5 other than looks any pros and cons to one or the other. Thankyou

 
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Old Aug 3, 2007 | 02:12 PM
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10.5 tires should have an 8" rim, 12.5 tire on a 10" rim. 33" rubber will likely fit, but unless you have 4:10 gearing performance and towing capacity will suffer.
 
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Old Aug 3, 2007 | 04:18 PM
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you can run a 12.5 wide tire on 8" rims if thats what you have. also a 16" rim would be better then 16.5. most 16" rim size tires have a better load rating and will also hold a beed better when aird down compared to the 16.5.
 
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Old Aug 8, 2007 | 11:01 PM
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I ran BFG AT 33/12.5/16's on my stock height '90 F350, they only rubbed at full steering lock
 
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