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different wheel
I have a 2003 f350 CC,4x4. I currently have 285/75R16s. The question is can I put some wheels from a newer superduty that are 18s or maybe 17s. They seem to be easier to find cheaper tires for.
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03PwrStk,
That's exactly what I've got into with my '03 SD 6.0 PSD F350 Single Rear Wheels CC 4x4. Bought this truck a few months ago with less than 100k on it. The dealer just had got it in the day I looked at it. It had a set of aftermarket 16.5" rims with extremely worn tires. Didn't want the 16.5" rims, hard finding tires around here for that size. Dealer says he'll buy a set of 17" pull-offs for it. I said great. The pull-offs had a set of 265/70/17 BF Goods on them. They would have looked okay except for the fact the truck also has a 6" lift. Looked like a set of bicycle tires on it! I noticed that they rubbed the springs a little. No big deal. I swapped over my set of 315 Mud Dawgs. Looks great. Rubs like crazy!
The plan: Buy Christmas for the four kids, wear out the Mud Dawgs sometime around spring, and break the news to the wife I have to have new rims, with tires. In the meantime, demostrate to the wife how bad the rub until she succombs...
***Question: Is there any way to know what the backspacing on the originals were on my '03 SD 6.0 PSD F350 CC 4x4? (Since I'm now in the market for rims)
That's exactly what I've got into with my '03 SD 6.0 PSD F350 Single Rear Wheels CC 4x4. Bought this truck a few months ago with less than 100k on it. The dealer just had got it in the day I looked at it. It had a set of aftermarket 16.5" rims with extremely worn tires. Didn't want the 16.5" rims, hard finding tires around here for that size. Dealer says he'll buy a set of 17" pull-offs for it. I said great. The pull-offs had a set of 265/70/17 BF Goods on them. They would have looked okay except for the fact the truck also has a 6" lift. Looked like a set of bicycle tires on it! I noticed that they rubbed the springs a little. No big deal. I swapped over my set of 315 Mud Dawgs. Looks great. Rubs like crazy!
The plan: Buy Christmas for the four kids, wear out the Mud Dawgs sometime around spring, and break the news to the wife I have to have new rims, with tires. In the meantime, demostrate to the wife how bad the rub until she succombs...
***Question: Is there any way to know what the backspacing on the originals were on my '03 SD 6.0 PSD F350 CC 4x4? (Since I'm now in the market for rims)
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Fireman- your story sounds very familiar. I also bought my 03 CC, 6.0L, from a dealer with under 100,000. 16 inch wheels with worn tires. I dont have a lift however. I want to do 17"rims and 35 inch tires. Costs alot to do it all so will have to wait.
