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as someone said above the height of the rim isn't a problem because more rubber is always better for off roading, however if you are looking to do some more intense trails wider rims would be better a better option because they give you more traction
That just sparks the age-old debate of skinny vs. fat tires for off road purposes.
Depending on what you want to spend and what type of off-roading you want to do.
Fatter tires are generally better, thinner wheels allow you to air down your tires more (I off-road my Jeep fairly regularly, 35x12.5R15 Mickey Thompson MTZs on 8" wide wheel, I run them at 6-8 psi).
If you're concerned about backspacing and just starting out, there's likely nothing wrong with wheel spacers providing you get ones that are hub centric and bolt to the hub and then the wheels bolt to them.
You'll want to check them the same way you check your wheels now for being loose.
I wouldn't recommend the single piece spacers that you bolt through.
It's more important that you air down for loose sand. Generally, mud tires aren't great for sand as they are designed to dig in which is not what you want in sand. Obviously, some tires will be better than others but just airing down will help tremendously.
It's more important that you air down for loose sand. Generally, mud tires aren't great for sand as they are designed to dig in which is not what you want in sand. Obviously, some tires will be better than others but just airing down will help tremendously.
Airing down will help you pretty much any off-roading condition.
You almost always want a larger contact patch. About the only condition I can think you'd want a skinnier tire is muck or snow on top of hard pack. Or winter driving.
It's more important that you air down for loose sand. Generally, mud tires aren't great for sand as they are designed to dig in which is not what you want in sand. Obviously, some tires will be better than others but just airing down will help tremendously.
Mud tires are pretty good in the sand as long as you air them down. Sure, there are tires out there that are designed specifically for sand, but any mud tire will do just fine if aired down, especially if it's wide like most mud terrains are
I ran 17's on my work truck since the tires were cheaper and more available.
This last set was a 255/80-17 on some older F150 factory rims. Big enough for a little more clearance but still able to run chains on all 4.
Good sir, do you have any more pictures of your truck with that tire?
I am considering getting a set of these as summer tires and keep my BFG ko2s for winter.
I can find pics on Tacomas and Wranglers but not much on 2004-14 F150s
Any stock tire or AT as long as its aired down. MTs can get you into trouble on the beach, more so with a heavy vehicle. You don't want to dig. You want to float.
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