2005 F150 XLT NO BFG tires???

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Old 09-29-2005, 01:52 PM
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Question 2005 F150 XLT NO BFG tires???

I just got a 2005 F150 SuperCab 4X4 and it has some "real nice" highway tires on it. I naturally figured I would get some BFG AT's on there as I have had them on all my other trucks. The tires sizes for the truck ( as listed by Ford)
235/70R17 and optionally 255/65R17. Unfortuntately BFG doesn't make tires in these sizes...

What tires have other people put on their trucks for a good snow, all weather, light duty off road tire like the BFG AT's? I need it for our MN winters!

Is there another size of BFG AT's I could fit on with no lift kit?

Any info would be great!

Thanks,
Gene
 
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Old 09-29-2005, 02:32 PM
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The LT265/70R17 will fit no problem, although you might want to get 5 due to the difference in size with your spare as there is a difference of over 1.5" in diameter between the 265/70 and the 255/65. Also you will lose some power off the line due to the larger tire.
If you really want to go larger, the LT285/70R17 will also fit.

Edit - You would also probably want to get the computer reprogrammed for the new size, to get the speedometer correct.
 

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Old 09-29-2005, 10:12 PM
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I agree.
 
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Old 09-30-2005, 12:20 AM
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285 70 17 will also fit...I have LT 265 70 17 BFG RTT/A on my 04 f-150...Soon the aftermarket will catch up to Ford's odd ball tire size(S) Also the FX4 is 285 70/18....I bought a 2nd hand 40.00 Good year tire RTS mounted balanced as a spare...( more tread on the spare than came with the Hancooks..org tires which suck.. )
 

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