ANYONE out there with 16 by 8 aftermarket wheels on there 97 to 99 F-150 4 wheel drives
can you tell me how far they stick out i have
factory fender flares are they flush with them. or are they still up in the fenderwell?
i am looking for something agressive looking
i have 285/75/16 tires on factory aluminum
rims.new out american racing has 16 by 10 inch rims in the atlas style but they was rubbing the calipers and they have to do
them over and they told me that it would be
6 to 8 weeks before they would be done can anyone help me would i be satisfied with the
16 by 8"s or should i wate and get the 16 by
10"s wich is going to cost me $400.oo more

 

Hey F-trucks,

I have 16x8 American Racing Baja rims on mine and they are great. I replaced my factory 17" rims because I didn't like the tire selection and rim selection at the time, plus I wanted the option of possibly going with bigger tires in the future. The 16x8's don't stick out at all, and if you wanna stick 285's on em, well that's the best rim size to do it(16x8). I plan on putting on a set of 285's sometime in the future, and everybody says that a 16x8 is the proper size for them. I'm currently running 265's, and it works great. Best of luck to ya, hope this helps.

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Mudder, Black 98 F-150 4x4 0RP 5.4 S/C Styleside, Magnum bug shield,Grizzly
roll bar,4 KC lights,2 Baja lights (I can turn night into day), Manik grille guard,Westin step bars,Sonic aluminum treadplate 36" tool box, Flowmaster dual exhaust, K/N air filter, 265/75/16 BFG AT/s, American Racing Baja wheels and a F150 Online sticker. More to come for the Attention Getter: Ramsey winch will be on it next week, 2 more KC lights, Rancho shocks. If you would like to see pics, email me at mudder46@hotmail.com




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F-Trucks
I also run 16x8 with no part of my tires sticking out from the wheel well.

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99 SC 4X4 5.4 ORP 3.73LS Lariat Black over Gold on Tan.
Mods-K&N FIPK,Superchip,Dual Flowmasters,Westin Nerf Bars, 305/70/16 GY M/T's, Extang Black Max Tonneau

 

F-trucks, I'm planning on getting 16x8's on my truck. I think that some brands will stick out. It depends on the offset or the backspacing. I hope mine stick out at least a little. I mean with 305/70/16's they would have to a little. BTW, which 16x8's

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98 F150 2WD,Bright Red, Regular Cab, 4.2, 3.55, Superchip, 3 Inch Bullseye Lift Spindles, Manik Grill Guard,Nerf Bars, Vent Visors, Fog lights, Kc Lights, Alpine CD Player, 2 Kenwood Amps, Tinted Windows. And Coming Soon: 3 Inch Body Lift Kit, 16x8 American Racing Baja Wheels Wrapped With 33's

 

I have the 305/70 16's too. Although they are some pretty wide tires (12" to be exact), they only stick out from the bottom of the stock wheel well covers about a 1/2" or so. The top of the wheel wells cover the tire completly. I wouldn't want them to stick out much more than that - I sure do like the paint! Awesome look if you ask me. Just be prepared to lose a little umph in the get up and go category!

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'97 F150 Lariat, Flareside, SC, ORP, 5.4, Mods: 305/70/16 GY ATS, AR Baja wheels, dual exhaust, Smittybilt nerf bars and fog light mod.

 

I have the MT Challenger 16x8 wheels with the BFG AT 185/75/16 tires. Nice looking setup, but the dealer says 'no dice' for lugs and centers. says to use OEM. anyone else have this problem????

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'97 F-150 4.6L lariat 4x4 flareside. k&n genII, gibson super truck, hella ralleye 2000 lights, JET module,just ordered the JBA coated headers from Steve online

 

THANKS guys and girls i guess i will go with
the 16 by 8"s since you all seem to like the
looks so well! i will take the other $400 that i was going to spend on the 16 by 10"s and get me a custom ram air hood! thanks for
all the helpful info CHEERS!!!!