ksacer31s

It is time for new shoes for my truck, it has the stock size 265/70R17 on right now, would like to go maybe 285/65R17, any good suggestions out there on what to buy or a combo that may make the stance a little better? I'm just not sure I want to go with the same size again. Thanks in advance.

Tackle

https://www.f150forum.com/f6/35s-tbars-cranked-197341/
WWW.tirerack.com look at reviews.
WWW.eBay.com
"Make the stance a little better" tells us nothing.

All terains from:
Bfg
Cooper
Toyo
Bridgestone

ksacer31s

Kinda new to posting, thank you for the reply, by stance I meant I don't really like the skinny ish tire, want to go wider but not lose the fullness in the wheel well if that makes sense.

FordmanUGA

Cooper S/T, I have that tire in that exact size on my truck right now. This will be my fourth set of Cooper S/T's and each set has lasted me about three years and I drive 20,000-25,000 a year. The 285 fills out the wheel wells nicely without rubbing any. I could've got a 33/12.50 if my bumper wasn't bent slightly backwards, literally it's not even a noticeable bend, but it is. The 285/65 17 is a 33 but I believe the width is 11.75" or something like that.

Correction, my tires are 285/70R17. My bad.

ksacer31s

That is exactly what I was talking about and the pics to support it, thank you very much!!!

FordmanUGA

You're very welcome. For whatever reason it's hard to find pics that show how tired fit on a truck, lol. I couldn't find any regarding the 285's, so I just took a chance on them.

FordmanUGA

Just for a little more perspective here are some before pics and then the after pics again.

ksacer31s

I have been looking for weeks to find pics of them so yes I know how it feels, a friend of mine told me to check this forum so I said what the hell lol, again thank you and yes those tires make a huge difference.

FordmanUGA

You're welcome, that's what we're here for. It's funny though, I couldn't wait to get these tires and now I'm looking at it wanting to put a 3" lift and some 35's eventually, lol. The mod bug bites hard once you start.

4x4dave

Seriously guys, as 65 series (285/65/17) is a very uncommon size and falls well short of 33". Exact diameter is 31.7". I'm not even sure if they make offroad / all terain tires in this size.

Get a 285/70/17 is a 32.7", that's more the size your probably after and there are lots more tire options in that size.

There are definitely other metric sizes you can use too, but the size i mentioned is fairly common since they are a bit wider, and are VERY close to 33's. They generally fit without any modification and are readily available. Hense the popularity with them.

Def checkout a tire calculator