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Old 08-06-2009, 07:21 AM
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I'm wondering how small of a wheel (cheaper tires) I can fit on my 03 King Ranch 4x4. I go down to my buddy's property and hit some mud holes every once in a while and I'd like to get a set of dedicated mud wheels/tires for that and the winter months. I'm think something cheap like Crager soft 8's or something. Also, what's the biggest tire I can throw on a bone stock suspension without cranking t-bars and a body lift? Thanks for any help!
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Smallest rim you can run is a 16" b/c of the brakes. You can run 285/75/r16 w/o doing any mods for tire size.
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Awesome, thanks man!
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iowaredneck is right. Thats what im run on my 2003 here is a pic with it on a trail with the tire up in the fender wheel and it still wont rub or hit.


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I'm picking up a perfect set of 17" saw blades for $100 today off a guy from a local forum, so 285 75 17 is correct?
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that is going to be bigger then what he is running bc the rims are 17's, he is only running 16's
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If I remeber right they are bigger than the 285/75/R16 so they may not fit.
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is there a difference the only difference i thought was a bigger hole for a rim lol i mayber wrong
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285 is the height, 75 would be the width, and 17 would be the wheel size. I'm thinking that is correct but I've been wrong before.
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Originally Posted by spdkilz02
that is going to be bigger then what he is running bc the rims are 17's, he is only running 16's
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Originally Posted by zeon88
If I remeber right they are bigger than the 285/75/R16 so they may not fit.
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Originally Posted by tfarms
is there a difference the only difference i thought was a bigger hole for a rim lol i mayber wrong
correct the rim diameter has nothing to do with the tire height or width


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