those 285 look good. is there any rubbing at all. or did you do any trimming? what would work w/ a spindle lift if anyone knows.

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2000 4.2l V-6 w/sport package std. cab. 2wd, bright red
billet grille
clear corners
herculiner bed liner
k&n filter
sony head unit
two 10" kicker comps.
sony amp

future:
spindle lift
fipk
chip
headers when they go down from $330
exhaust

 

roland,
how much were your tires, because I want to find some at a good price

-thanks

 

Hey there!

I have 285/75/16s on the stock rims on my 1998 F250LD 4x4. They fit easily, and were pretty cheap!

They are Cooper Durango MTs (pretty darn aggressive tire) and I got them from Pep Boys- special order.
Cost??
Including mounting, balancing and installing- 75 bucks a tire... not too bad if you ask me!

And they have done wonderfully in the snow and mud that is a Maine winter..lol.

Cooper Durango MTs..maybe not the best "name" brand, but a great tire for me!

Maine Mudder

 

I bought my tires from discount tire, $156 per tire, plus all the extras came out to $830 total. The reason I paid so much is because of the warrenty, lifetime balencing and rotating, and lifetime free replacement. I knew that I would be offroading a lot and if I killed a tire, I know they will fix it or replace it. If you don't want all the extras, go with that cooper tire that Maine Mudder was talking about. That's an awesome price. And no, I did not have to do any valence trimming, I did have to relocate a loom of wires that was running on my drivers side frame rail. I don't know how it works on other model years, but on my 2000 it wasn't a big deal. Check out my initial post on getting this to work and a bunch of pics. It's at https://www.f150online.com/f150board...ML/000756.html

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2000 Silver F-150 XL Sport
Reg. Cab, Reg. Bed, 4.2L V6, 5-speed, 4x2

mods:
Tailgate lock, Generic bedliner
285/75r16 BFG AT ko (32.9x11.4)
Sony CD player, Blaunpunkt 5.25" speakers
Crimeguard alarm, Power locks
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Never let your schooling interfere with your education --Mark Twain

 

My lift is 4"s, not ajustable.

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98 Black F150 S/C 4x4 ORP 5.4

4" Rancho lift, 14 KC lights, lots of other goodies. Check out www.F150World.com/Mudder for pics and all the info.

 

thanks for your help guys, i like the filled wheel well look and i am probably gonna go with 285's. I dont plan to do that much offroading quiet yet so I will most likely go with the tires maine mudder suggested or something close. thanks again and I'll have pictures when I'm done.
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