Interested in possibly changing the wheels on my harvest gold '00 F150 supercab.. anybody change out their wheels that may want to share a picture? Trying to get some ideas..

Wayne

 

Let me ask a different question.. what will be the impact of changing my OEM wheels to 20" wheels.. of course, I know the obvious, such as needing different tires. Also figure it will affect speedo.. what other impacts?

Wayne

 

Wheel size won't affect your speedo, tire height does. For instance if the OEM tires are 32 inches tall, it doesn't matter if you go to a 20 or 24 inch wheel, as long as your new tires are 32 inches tall, your speedo will still be correct.
Also, when you go to a large wheel, they are usually heavier, which will increase your braking distance.

 

Thx for the reply... netting it, it sounds like the ramifications are next to zero... if that is the case, I will look for a larger wheel..

Would still love to see pictures of larger tires on 2x4 F150's..

Wayne

 

Hmmm ... this would mean that the larger the wheel, the lower the tire profile to keep the 32" hight in your eg, correct?

What I don't want to do is go w/ such low profile tires that they pop the 1st time I go over a railroad track.. I still want the versatility of a truck .. ie, don't want to customize to the point of not utility..

Thoughts?

Wayne

 

You got it. That's the problem. You have to find a good compromise. What size are your current tires?

 

P235/70-R16

 

If I recollect correctly, 235/70/16 would be 70% of 235mm converted to inches * 2 (top and bottom) + 16" (rim) or
(9.25*.7)*2 + 16
6.475*2 + 16 = 28.95

so.. my tire height is only 29"... this is the reason the tires look dwarfed on this truck...

Given this.. what do you suggest to make the tires look like they 'fit' for this truck?

Thanks!!

Wayne

 

I believe that I would go to a taller tire. A 285/50-20 works out to be approximatley a 31x11.50-20. It would be about 2 inches taller and would help fill up the wheelwells.

 

Wandell.. after reading posts today.. looks like you are the guru on this subject.. on the Ford Truck Enthusiast forum, someone posted the following as a guide for F150 4x2's..
No lift = up to 29 in. tall (265-65-16)
3.5 in. lift = up to 33 in. tall (285-75-16)
4-5 in. lift = up to 33.5 in tall (295-75-16)
6 in. lift = up to 34 in. tall (305-75-16)
7 in lift = up to 35 in. tall (315-75-16)

I was hoping to go to 31" w/o a lift kit.. but this info would indicate that I would not be able to do so.. What is your take on this?
Thanks for your input..

Wayne

 

I've seen several people mount 285/75-16's on stock 4x2's, but it is an extremely tight fit. Tons of people have mounted 265/75-16's which is a 32x10.50. So, you will have no problems mounting a 31 inch tall tire.

 

Thanks sir, for your info and for the quick reply.. much appreciated..

Wayne

 

OK Wandell..here's 1 LAST question on this (I promise)!
I have now decided to stay with factory wheels on my F150..
You have mentioned (above) that you have seen:
- 285/75-16 (tight fit)
- 265/75-16 (many have this)

So.. which would you suggest? I don't do any offroading.

As a note, the 285/50-20 sounded tempting, but the more I thought about spending 2K - 2.5K, the more I realized I could do w/o 20" rims.. also, kind of like the look of a larger tire on 16" rims rather than the low profile look.. (just an opinion of course)...

Thx sir..

Wayne

 

I'd go with a quality all terrian 265/75-16 like the BFG AT KO, Nitto Terra Grappler, Toyo Open Country or Bridgestone Dueler AT (or AT Revo).

 

Thx sir!!

Wayne