Largest tire on stock wheel??

[The_Breeze]

hello, and im sure that many people have posted this before me, and i apologize for that but what is the largest tire size that i can fit on my truck without ANY rubbing at all or lifting the truck?? i have a 1996 F-150 2wd with 15 inch wheels. Right now it still has the factory tires on it 235s. I've heard that 245 is the biggest i can get without lifting it and i've also heard 31s.

 

[flareside_thunder]

It all depends on the truck as not every truck sits the same.....I've seen guys throw 33's on a Gen 9 2wd and have no rubbing other than turning full lock. I think I'd play it safe and go with 31's or 32's....

 

[Fordzilla80]

If you don't want any rubbing, stay with 31's. If you go with a 31x10.5, then the sidewall will rub against the radius arms at full turn. Most people don't make wide turns, so it's not usually a problem.

 

[FordF-SuperDuty]

You could go 30x9.5 and have no rubbing at all.

 

[LEB Ben]

You could go 30x9.5 and have no rubbing at all.

^^^That gets my vote.

 

[Skandocious]

Yeah I wouldn't go ANY taller than 30-31 inches, and no wider than 9-10 inches.

 

[5.0Flareside]

it all depends on how much your suspension is worn.. the 88 i had had 265/75/15 tires on there (equivilent to 31x10.5) and i had no issues... and it looked great!!!!

if your suspension is worn then i would go with something in the 30 in. range and bout 10.25 wide...


pics for example...

88 F150 2wd w/31x10.5 tires...

92 F150 Flareside 2wd w/ 255/70/15. somewhere in the range of 10.05 in wide and 29 in tall

both together so you can kinda see the difference.