I have a 97 supercab 4x4 4.6L with 235/70/r16's. I want to go to a bigger tire, but not sure how big I can go without a lift of any kind. I know I can go to a 255/70/r16 but was looking at 265/75/r16 or bigger. Anyone have any advice?

 

I have 265/75/r16 all country's on my 97 f 150 with no problem

 

Ive seen stock f 150s with 285/70.

 

Thanks guys that is good to know.

 

i went from the same size you have now a few weeks ago to 265/75r16 no doubt i could have gone 285/75r16 with a tiny bit of trimming to plastic on the bottom of the front bumper. im in iowa city about once a month i can show you sometime if you would like or if your ever in the des moines area get ahold of me

 

32 inch pro comp mud terains.

 

Sounds like now all i need to do is decide if I want to go with the 285's. Thanks for the input guys.

 

when my '03 was stock i ran a set of 285/75/16 bfg mud terrains on 16x8 m/t classic 2's. There is plenty of room, although as mentioned above you will probably need to do some slight trimming of the lower plastic valance as to avoid contact in a full turn. The 97 is a different front bumper, but on my '03 i removed the lower 2 inch black plastic strip from the lower valance, then drew a few different lines in pencil till i got it figured out, trimmed off what i wanted with a dremel cut off tool, filed the edge and hit it with sandpaper one time and you wouldn't know it's been trimmed unless you compare to a stock'er. Now that i have a 6" lift, it provides plenty of breathing room for my 35's.