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Old 12-03-2012, 09:46 PM
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i have an 01 regular cab 4x4 xlt off road with a 2.5 leveling kit. i currently running stock 17s with nitto terra grapplers and have no trouble at all with rubbing etc. but i am going to up grade to larger rims and tires leaning towards 18s but i dont know if this will create problems.how big can i go without problems with just up grading rims and tires? truck is off road around once a week and pulls around 5 times a month. please help!
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Originally Posted by Andrew Alexander
i have an 01 regular cab 4x4 xlt off road with a 2.5 leveling kit. i currently running stock 17s with nitto terra grapplers and have no trouble at all with rubbing etc. but i am going to up grade to larger rims and tires leaning towards 18s but i dont know if this will create problems.how big can i go without problems with just up grading rims and tires? truck is off road around once a week and pulls around 5 times a month. please help!
I'd go with a 285/65/18 or a 275/70/18 if you wanna go to 18's and up the size of your tires. (not sure what size you have now). The 285s are a shade under 33" tall and a shade wider than 11", while the 275s are a shade taller that 33" and a shade narrower than 11". that size tire on a leveled truck from this generation looks just plain badass, especially with a set of aftermarket wheels.
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Ya I agree with the 275/70/18" tire size. It's a common size that you can find at any tire shop,because that's the stock size on the current ford superduty when equipped with an 18" wheel.
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I just put 325/60/18 on mine. -12 offset rim and just a torsion bar crank. They fit, and look, great!

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Here's one from the front too

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