I have a 97 4x4 OFF ROAD F-150 flareside I'm currently running 285x70x17's and was wondering if I installed a leveling kit would I be able to run 305's? If anyone out their knows any advice is appreciated.

 

i ran 305/65/17 before i leveled my truck. do not buy the "leveling kits" for these trucks. all you have to do is turn the torsion bar bolts on it now to level it, then go for an alignment. its what i did and many others on the site! hope that helped!

 

Thanks I thought the 305's would rub sometimes at full turn I can hear the 285's rub a little

 

How much do you need to turn these bolts? ABOUT HOW MUCH LIFT IN THE FRONT CAN YOU EXPECT

 

really? your 285s rub? when i ran 285s i had no problems and still have none with 305s which are an inch wider than the 285s. make sure you turn each side equally, one of my bolts have a few threads left til they would be maxed, i didnt want to do that with mine though. it only took about an inch to level mine out. they all come different from factory. a few turns on each side should level it up.
you will see one side has more threads left than the other, this is because of the different weight on each side of the truck, gas tank etc etc...just dont try to make both the bolts even.

 

Ok thanks again the plastic inner fender is creased and bent in a little it may be rubbing that

 

yeah anymore questions feel free to ask. others will be here to help ya out as well. my tire shop actually did mine for me. what width wheels are you running those tires on?

 

They're on stock 17x7's for now but would love to get some new rims ive been looking at some **** cepek dc 1 wheels in the black do you know anything about these wheels any other suggestions?

 

What kind of back spacing would I need with these wheels I would like my tires to set out of the fenderwells just a little for that tough look.

 

yeah i know what you mean. as for that question leave it up to Wandell on here. he's good with that. but im guessing 4.5" of BS

 

Right. For the look you want, you need a 10 inch wide wheel with 4.5 inches of backspacing. You will have to trim some plastick off the front bumper's lower valance for clearance.