I am looking for a tire/wheel combo that will give me close to the same "stance" as the stock 17" ORP does. I think they are 265??? I was thinking of going to 285/75/16 on 16X8 wheels. Will this be taller or the same or what? Thanks for the help.

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1994 Toyota 4wd 22re Soon to have either 2001 Supercrew 4wd, or 2001 F-250 4wd PSD.

 

If you want the same tires that come on the 17" rims you want to get some 265/75/16 tires. They 285/75/16 tires are larger than the 265s. I just got a set of 285s, had to upgrade after my 265s went bad on me. I like they way they look on my truck.

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1997 F-150 Lariat
Ext Cab Short Box
4x4 Off Road Package
3.55 Gears
265/75 R16 Uniroyal Laredo M/Ts



My 2 cents worth

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Wouldn't there be a height difference with the 16" tires? I want something with the same height and stance that the ORP has. I am pretty dumb when it comes to tires and wheels. Thought the ORP came with 265 17's but thought that 265 16's would still be shorter?

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1994 Toyota 4wd 22re Soon to have either 2001 Supercrew 4wd, or 2001 F-250 4wd PSD.

 

the sidewall aspect is what helps determine the height of the tire. 265/70 on a 17" rim is the same height as a 265/75 on a 16" rim is the same height as a 265/80 on a 15" rim, etc. I learned this back on the days of my old Mustangs, when they went from the 225/60r15 to the 225/55r16.

Search the net, i used to have it bookmarked, but there is a calculator for tire height and all that sort of stuff.

Bambino

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Bambino Online
Owners Gallery Truck #179
1999 reg cab/short box/ORP - 3.55; 4.6l 5sp; factory snapless tonneau; twin 6" kicker sub tubes; Custom Exhaust; Mobil 1 5w30/Motorcraft FL820-S

 

Try using this site for tire sizes. It has helped me out

http://www.powerdog.com/tiresize.cgi

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1997 F150XL 4x4 SC 4.6L Oxford White, A.R.E Cab High FB Topper, SI/DO Performance Exaust, Head light, tail light and SC window covers,Ventshade bug shield, Cooper 265/75/16 tires and Pilot driving lights mounted inside the grill.

 

SCOOBY14B,
To get the same diameter (height) of your ORP 17" stock tires with a 16" rim, you'll need to find either 285/70R16 or 265/75R16. They each are approximately 31.6" in diameter. Don't know if both those sizes are available or not, but they'll both give you the same height as your stock setup. I always prefer the wider tread width, in which case I'd go for the 285/70's. The tread width of the 285/70's is 6.7" and the width of the 265/75's is 5.2". Hope this info helps. Good luck.

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1997 F150 SC Lariat 4x2 Styleside
Oxford White/Prairie Tan Metallic
4.6 auto, 3.55
17" ORP wheels w/ 275/60R17 Goodyear Eagle GTII's
Extang soft tonneau cover
Kenwood 7003 CD head unit w/ remote, Sony 2x25W and Clarion 2x100W amps, Ultimate 10" pickup boxes
Powerdyne 6 psi supercharger, Autometer boost gauge

To come:
Ford Motorsports headers
Ford Motorsports 9mm plug wires w/ plugs?
Autometer fuel pressure gauge
Superchip
4.10 rear w/ 23-tooth speedo gear (gotta read right!)

Wishful thinking:
SVT 18" Lightning rims (painted Prairie Tan to match two-tone) w/ 285/55R18 Yokohama AVS's

 

Formula example 285/75/16

285 x .03937 = 11.22 tire width in mm to inchs

11.22 x 75% = 8.41 tire section height (from tire bead to edge)

8.41 x 2 + 16 = 32.83 section height x two plus rim diamter equals tire height

 

I switched from the General 550AS tires to 265/75/R16 Goodyear Wranglers RT/S. This gave me the same height as the 17 inch wheels. I also had to change my VSS (velocity speed sensor) gear to adjust for the increased diameter.

Mark


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I did the same thing a while back. I went from 265/17's to 265/16's. They are the same height, and no change in speedo or anything. Get the 265/16, all will be fine.

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98 Black F150 S/C 4x4 ORP 5.4

4" Rancho lift, 14 KC lights, lots of other goodies. Check out www.F150World.com/Mudder for pics and all the info.

 

So if I replace the stock 255's with 265/75/16, it will have the same stance and height as an F150 with ORP and 265's on 17's? Even though the wheels are 1" taller?