I have a '97 f150 4x4 xlt and here soon i plan on putting a 3" body lift on it and throwing on some 315/75/16's. As mush as i'd love to go with bigger rim's, the cost just gets too crazy for my pocket right now since i'm still in high school. I'm probably gonna go with a 16x10 or 16x8 pro comp 1079 (or something like it). And the tires i've been looking at are everything from baja claws to hankook dynapros MT's, all the way to cooper discoverer stt's.

So my questions are, which rim size should i go with, or what are the ups and downs of both sizes? Which tires are a bargain for the price, but dont sacrifice durability, looks, quality, etc.? (i'm open to just about anything, i'm kinda leaning toward a MT though)

any help is greatly appreciated, so thanks in advance!

-Cody

 

I will be the first to endorse the Hankooks, I have them, almost 30k miles on em and they are wearing really well.......

Also, go with the 16x10's with the 35's it will look great, that is the best combo with a 3'' bl. I am sure Wandell and Keith Bennett will both chime in, they have that setup and it looks sweet, as do others....

Rims to consider other than those pro comps, eagle 058, mickey thompson classic II and classic lock....Good Luck man!

 

Here ya go....3inch body lift, 16x10 eagle alloys with 4.5" of backspacing, and 315/75r16 toyo open country mt.....

 

I have 16x10's also

 

Yeah, as for value, I'd suggest looking at the Eagle Alloy, Pro Comp and Mickey Thompson wheels and Nitto Terra Grappler tires.

 

I really like my eagle alloys. There are tons of tires to choose from depending on what you want. In the all terrain i would suggest bfg at, toyo at, nitto terra grappler, mickey thompson atz, **** cepek fcII and pro comp extreme all terrain......In the mud terrain i would suggest toyo mt, bfg mt, mickey thompson mtz, cooper discoverer stt, and hankook mt. I would stay away from nitto mud grapplers. They loud and have horrible tread life.

 

I really like my eagle alloys. There are tons of tires to choose from depending on what you want. In the all terrain i would suggest bfg at, toyo at, nitto terra grappler, mickey thompson atz, **** cepek fcII and pro comp extreme all terrain......In the mud terrain i would suggest toyo mt, bfg mt, mickey thompson mtz, cooper discoverer stt, and hankook mt. I would stay away from nitto mud grapplers. They loud and have horrible tread life.

 

I agree with wandell and keith. Dont forget about **** cepeks DC-1 rims. And the Mud Countrys.

 

Thanks for all the help guys! I saw another truck today with the same setup i wanna get and it looked real good so i'm pretty excited. Do ya'll know the tread life of the Mickey Thompson's or the Cooper's?

Thanks Again

-Cody

 

Check out my gallery..I have a 3 inch pa body lift, 16x10 procomp 1079's and 315 75 16 bfg mudders..https://www.f150online.com/galleries...cfm?gnum=10276

 

with all of ya'll showing me pictures it's making me anxious! haha, great looking trucks though without a doubt. like i said, makes me even more excited for when i get mine stuff put on.

Thanks again for the input and help

-Cody

 

take a look at the Maxxis Bighorns they're a very good quality tire and a great price (i paid $130/tire for my 285/75/16's), and i have yet to get stuck, and yes i do take my truck offroad
also i have American Racing Baja's which i like.