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Old Jan 22, 2016 | 10:28 PM
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I am getting a 2003 Ford F150 Heritage Edition within the next week or so, and I was wondering if 295/70/17 Mastercraft Courser MXT's would fit without them rubbing or having to trim anything? also the truck does not have any lift/leveling kit on it.
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Old Jan 22, 2016 | 11:00 PM
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They will fit no problem
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Old Jan 22, 2016 | 11:55 PM
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You may need to turn up your tbars a tad and get an alignment. That is almost a 34" tire.
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Old Jan 23, 2016 | 12:07 AM
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You may be able to pull that off without a leveling kit. I run 275/60R20 on mine. I had to trim the lower valence back a bit and level out the truck. When I would hit a big dip in the road I scrapped pretty bad.
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2wd or 4x4? On a 4x4 they'll fit no problem.
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Old Jan 23, 2016 | 01:26 AM
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2wd or 4x4? On a 4x4 they'll fit no problem.
The truck is a 4x4
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Old Jan 23, 2016 | 11:05 AM
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Yeah they'll fit without issue. A lot of tire shops (around me anyway) will do a test fit for you too to make sure it's what you want.
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Old Jan 23, 2016 | 03:32 PM
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Ok, thanks for the help. When I get the truck I think I'll get the tires. Hopefully I'll be able to put up some pics of the truck soon.
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Old Jan 23, 2016 | 08:33 PM
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The question is always will it rub when the suspension is compressed. Thats hard to test without relaxing torsion bars, jacking wheel up and turning lock to lock
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Old Jan 27, 2016 | 06:02 PM
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Ok so I might not be getting the 2003 Ford f150, but instead I might get a 2005 Ford f150 xlt 4x4. And I was wondering if the same 295/70/17 Mastercraft Courser MXT's would fit?
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