35's?

[FordBoy86]

Can you squeeze some 35's on a 1994 f150 4x4 truck with a 2inch leveling kit? i know i can fit 33's but i can get 35's for like 10 bucks cheaper a tire so why not right.

 

[95F350XL]

Yea if you do a 2 inch block in the rear, and spacer in the front you will clear just fine. Oh if you have a 5.0/5.8L with stock gears, your gonna notice your alot slower, and MPGs way down, and Overdrive is pritty useless. At least on most of mine they are.

 

[89frankenford]

35's would work in the rear no problem. the only problem you will run into even with a lift kit is tire rub in the from on the trailing arms(radius arms). BUT it all depends on how wide the tire is also. i have 33"/12.5"/15" tires on my truck and there is DEFINITELY tire rub when turning at full turn. the height of the tire wont make a difference in rubbing but the width will. even when i had 10.5" wide tires i had rubbing issues. basically it takes away from the max turning radius and with 12.5" wide tires i loose about 1-2" of turning in each direction give or take.

 

[flareside_thunder]

Little bit of fender love is definitely in your future...hell I'm runnin 33's with a 4 inch lift and getting fender love...course I'm 2wd!

 

[FordBoy86]

so how to you fix the rubbing with the 35's? do you have to mess with the backspacing or offset maybe?

 

[89frankenford]

to fix the rub there is a few ways you can fix it. you can get backspacers(which i personally dont like), you could get some new rims with a more of an offset so the tire sticks out a bit more giving you that oom you lost to rubbing back, or now im not 100% sure on this but i think they might make radius arms that curve in a bit more to allow wider tires.

 

[95F350XL]

Just get some nice 10" wide wheels with a good offset. My 35's on MT Classic Lock's 15x10, dont rub on my arms.

 

[FordBoy86]

what do you have done as far as a lift?

 

[LEB Ben]

If I were you, I'd space out the front bumper, and get a rim with about 3.5" of backspacing, and you'll be as good as you're gonna get.

 

[Truckin4life]

Ben its a 150 pushing the bumper wont be enough...
Some fender trimmings are coming his way...

3.5" backspace sounds accurate though...

Also i have seen the curved radius arm's not sure where though, thought they were pretty spendy too...

 

[LEB Ben]

Ben its a 150 pushing the bumper wont be enough...
Some fender trimmings are coming his way...

3.5" backspace sounds accurate though...

Also i have seen the curved radius arm's not sure where though, thought they were pretty spendy too...

I didn't think it would be enough...just figured it would help with a tad more clearance considering the minimal amount of lifting he's doing.

 

[Truckin4life]

I didn't think it would be enough...just figured it would help with a tad more clearance considering the minimal amount of lifting he's doing.

truth... It would help. Im sure he will have to cut a small section of the bumper anyway...

 

[FordBoy86]

anyone have any pictures of f150's stock or with a leveling kit with 33's or 35's?

 

[89frankenford]

anyone have any pictures of f150's stock or with a leveling kit with 33's or 35's?

this is my truck

1989 F-150 4x4 with the 4.9L

no lift or leveling kit

the tires are 33"/12.5"/15" BF Goodrich All Terrains

 

[Skandocious]

I've got a 4x4 with a 4" suspension lift and I couldn't stop rubbing my 33's on the fenders when I came down too hard on the dunes in Pismo. Even had a little bit of carnage.

 

[Truckin4life]

 

[Truckin4life]

my truck with 36"s notice the fender trimming i did upfront...

 

[FordBoy86]

ive decided to go with 33's since it is my daily driver and i dont know a whole lot of offroading just deer hunting and what not. anyone have any experience with big o big foot x/t tires? they look a lot like the nitto terra grapplers and i had some of those before and loved them.

 

[LEB Ben]

ive decided to go with 33's since it is my daily driver and i dont know a whole lot of offroading just deer hunting and what not. anyone have any experience with big o big foot x/t tires? they look a lot like the nitto terra grapplers and i had some of those before and loved them.

I'm sure your engine/tranny/gears/mpg's will be much happier with you. I don't have any personal experience with those tires (mainly west coast distribution), but I do know a few folks with them...they appear to do a great job of clearing in mild snow and mud. Tread life seems to be aroun 45-50k...so I think they're a good tire for the price

 

[FordBoy86]

Im here in Kentucky and we have a lot of Big O Stores here. they are 198 a piece for 33x12.5x15 and that includes mounting balancing lifetime rotation and warranty