Since I am new, real new, a cherry, to trucks, I don't know dilly squat. So, my questions might be pointed and/or a little stupid.

With that said, looking at some F150s with 20+ aftermarket wheels look dam good. And the ones that were lowered look better. However, would a lowering setup work well with an F150 with 20+ aftermarket wheels that does a lot of towing?

ceh
F150 wannabee

 

What kind of trailer ?

Nothing really has a *problem* as long as you got some helper springs.

 

A 6x12 enclosed haulmark trailer.

http://mysite.verizon.net/cehowardrc51/tlr1.jpg

When you say helper springs??

ceh
F150 wannabee

 

My truck is lowered, 2" front 3" rear with 23'' wheels and I haven't had any problems. I had a 78 Cadillac Sedan DeVille (which was about as long as my truck) on the car hauler and it was fine.

 

Towing that if all it has is a couple three bikes and the usual track tools would be no problem.

I understand you want big wheels on your truck. The problem isn't the size of the wheels; it is the overall diameter of the wheel. If your 'bling' wheels and tire combo are taller than 31 inches, you need the 5.4 and the 3.73 rear end. If they are taller than 32 inches even that combo is gonna feel a tad gutless when you pull the trailer.

Taller than 33 inches and the truck will be a dog on towing.

Laws of physics catch up pretty fast.
You see guys with 35 inch tires posting but they have lowered their gears or seriously modded their trucks. Or they don't tow.

That said, if I wanted the truck for towing I would get the lowest (highest number) gear option they would put under it and keep the rim/tire combo under 32 inches tall.

Or budget 5-6 hundred bucks for a regear to 4.10 or 4.56 if I was putting on taller tires.

Again, it is not the rim size. It is the overall diameter of the rim and tire that changes the gearing.

Chris

 

cehowardf150, notice that his tires are 305/35/23. Thus are nominally only 31 inches tall. Or about the same as the stock tires on his truck.

Actual measure can be up to an inch bigger because of the tread variation on brand.

So while you lose a little towing with big rims due to the extra unsprung weight on the rim, the big loss occurs when the tire diameter itself gets taller.
Chris

 

My F150 supposed to have 4.10 LS, towing package, and heavy payload package combined. I have an insight on some 24 inch wheels online. That means I might be cancelling out on a local deal of 24 inch wheels and tires combined. If I buy the wheels and tires from a dealer, I get a chance to measure of ask for measurement before they mount them. Not so if I order the wheels from one source, tires from another, and then get them mounted at another place. If they are taller then the 33 inches, it might seem where I am phucked!! and will have to eat them. Going to tread lightly here..

Picking up my truck today.. That is from the dealer and driving to my selling dealer. If they don't throw any monkey wrenches in the deal, I should have my truck no later than Tuesday 11/8/05, if not today..

ceh
F150 (future F150 freak)