I have a 1997 Regular cab f-150 4x4 my tires are on their way 285/70/17 Firestone Destination M/Ts with the factory Fx4 wheels.. I am going to put a three inch body lift on it and wanna see some pictures of trucks like mine just to look foward to what I will be doing and the outcome...here is a pic of mine right now

 

You know what, I'll make a suggestion. With a 3 inch lift, crank the torsion bars, add the 17's and go with a 315/70/17. Trust me, it looks awesome. The 285's will look great without the lift, but if you're doing the lift anyways, get 315's. I'm thinking it may rub a bit at full lock, but TRUST ME, it looks great. I got 285's on a stock setup to give an idea of what it looks like. See gallery.

 

97F1fifty this is xactly what your looking for..... wasnt able to upload this image right off but here is a link to a picture of my old f-1.
It has a 3 inch body lift with 16 inch wheels with 315/75/16 tires equal to a 35-12.50 the tires were mickey thompsons baha atz's they were a very smooth ride but they didnt last but about 25,000 miles.This was by far my favorite truck wish i would have kept it. It had 105,000 miles when i bought t and in this pictue it was setting right on 201,000

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Here you go

 

thanks for the replys so far love all of the trucks they look great!

 

3" PA Body Lift, 315/75/R16 - No Trimming, No Rubbing

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the only reason why im choosing not to go with any bigger tire right now is because I have a 4.2l and im not looking to regear right at this moment i've got college to pay for soon and not got the money for all of that right this moment