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Old Nov 21, 2005 | 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by kdds05screw
Closest I've seen to a good winter tire for our rim size and also is a 'slight' size upgrade is a non studded BFG 285x65x18 ALL TERRAIN KO. Local Ford dealer quoted 210.00 each. I live in PA so these will do but I've had studded snows in the past and nothin stops on ice but the studded ones. Good luck.
Will you need a leveling kit in order to run these BFG TKO's?
 
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Old Nov 21, 2005 | 10:17 AM
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no you will not. I ran mine for a month without a leveling kit and they didn't even come close to rubbing. mine were the 285/70/17's but they are the same tire diameter and width as those tires.
 
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Old Nov 23, 2005 | 08:36 AM
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what is siped?
 
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Old Nov 23, 2005 | 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by ford2004F150
Will you need a leveling kit in order to run these BFG TKO's?

No, my brother just put them on his 05 FX4 screw. They look great and there is still plenty of room in wheel wells. I put his used stock Goodyear Wrangler AT/S tires on my 05 Lariat screw. ( only 9k rotated miles on them ). I had 15k on the stock BFG Rugged Trails. Noticed immediately the Wranglers are not as good traction as the stock bfg rugged trails in the rain. Also, instead of the normal 3 foot burnout at one of my favorite stop signs with the rugged trails, I can spin them across the entire intersection. Gonna leave them on for the winter though, cost 90 bucks for the mounting and road force balancing at dealer. They look better and wider footprint ( LT's versus P ) but I am sold on the bfg tire performance overall and will be putting the same all terrains on my truck after the holiday's...
 
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Old Nov 23, 2005 | 08:23 PM
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can 16" rims be put on these trucks? i have the 18's now
 
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Old Nov 23, 2005 | 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by mxz600
can 16" rims be put on these trucks? i have the 18's now
Nope, smallest you can use is 17".
 
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Old Nov 24, 2005 | 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by mxz600
This is rediculas, not to mention a safty issue. I cannot find any winter tires that will fit my truck, 275/65/18's. What is everyone doing in the winter? I want studable winter tires, not all seasons. I obviously live in the north, so i should not hear from ye southerners braging about how u don't know what snow is, just like i won't brag that i do not know what Hurricanes, tsunamies, and tornados are.
So far i havent experienced a tsunami....but aparently there common in the south so ill keep my eye out for one.
 
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