Newbie needs some advise!
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Newbie needs some advise!
I've been searching this site and have gotten more confused, so I'm hoping I can get some advise specific to what I want to do with my '97 F150 4x4.
First...will a 16" wheel clear my calipers? What I'm thinking is going with a set of Eagle 187's, 16x8, 11mm offset, 4" backspacing. Mounting either Nitto Terra Grappler 305/70/17 or BFG A/T's in the same size...or maybe TOYO's?
The other question is: would these rub anywhere? I'd appreciate any opinions and/or advise as to what I should do. I originally started looking at 285/17 BFG A/T's for my stock rims but for a "little" more I was thinking I could get new rims AND tires if I went down to 16". Thanks in advance.
First...will a 16" wheel clear my calipers? What I'm thinking is going with a set of Eagle 187's, 16x8, 11mm offset, 4" backspacing. Mounting either Nitto Terra Grappler 305/70/17 or BFG A/T's in the same size...or maybe TOYO's?
The other question is: would these rub anywhere? I'd appreciate any opinions and/or advise as to what I should do. I originally started looking at 285/17 BFG A/T's for my stock rims but for a "little" more I was thinking I could get new rims AND tires if I went down to 16". Thanks in advance.
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Originally Posted by wandell
Yes, 16's will fit. No, you shouldn't have any rubbing, although personally, I'd go with a 16x10 inch wheel with 4.5 inches of backspacing. If you go with 16x10's you will have to trim a little plastic off your front bumper's lower valance for clearance.
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Thanks Wandell, I'm looking at getting tires sometime after the first of the year, just not sure if I should up-grade rims at the same time. I have 285/70R17 tires on factory teardrop rims now and would like to go to 305/70R17. On a 2003 super crew 4x4 would there be any tire rub if the rim size was 17" or 18", 8"-10" wide?
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Well, a 305/70-17 is basically a 34x12.50 tire. I'd stick with a 305/65-17 (33x12.50). If you stick with a 33x12.50 tire on a 10 inch wide wheel, or narrower (with 4.5 inches of backspacing), it really doesn't matter if the rim is 16, 17, 18 or 24 inches in diamater. If you use a 10 inch wide wheel, you will just have to trim a little plastic off your front bumper's lower valance for clearance. I have some pics of this trimming in my gallary.