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Old Oct 14, 2021 | 10:10 PM
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Transition to Mud Tires

Hi all. I’m new here. Any advise is greatly appreciated. I have a 2019 F150 XLT 4x4 that I recently had leveled. Now I’m ready to put a bigger/mud tire on the truck. I have the stock 17” rims. I’d like to put some 33x12.5 Nitto Mud or Trail Grappler tires on my stock rim. I’ve been told I need to put 2” spacers to clear the upper control arm. You guys see any other issues I need to be considered about? These are the spacers I bought.
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Here is the truck with the stock rims.
 
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Old Oct 15, 2021 | 09:49 AM
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I'd get slightly larger knobbier tires that will actually fit without using spacers. It would look good.

Use this tool with a tape measure: https://tiresize.com/calculator/

I did that with my truck and it fills in the wheel wells and looks very nice.

I think your truck would look great the same.
 
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Old Oct 18, 2021 | 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Hokie978
Hi all. I’m new here. Any advise is greatly appreciated. I have a 2019 F150 XLT 4x4 that I recently had leveled. Now I’m ready to put a bigger/mud tire on the truck. I have the stock 17” rims. I’d like to put some 33x12.5 Nitto Mud or Trail Grappler tires on my stock rim. I’ve been told I need to put 2” spacers to clear the upper control arm. You guys see any other issues I need to be considered about? These are the spacers I bought.
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Here is the truck with the stock rims.
Will the 2-inch spacer be too thick? Will the widening of the wheel-track without authorization wear out bearings and other parts? I think they are dangerous.
 
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