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Those tires ought to fit fine with just a leveling kit. I'm running 285x70x17 Toyo's on mine now and have lot's of room. When I had my 315's on they had minor rubbing so I took them off. The 305's should be around 33.7 the 295's a little shorter so you should be ok. When you get over 34" tall you can look for some problems. Check out my gallery.
I have Nitto TG's 295/70/17 on 17x9 MotoMetal 951b rims with an AS 1.5". The left front rubs the bumper skirt a bit in reverse at full lock. With my tire/rim combo I should have gone with a 2 or 2.5" spacer. I may put on a 2.5" and an AAL sometime in the future. I tow a travel trailer, so the AAL would be nice. But, it would put the back end up a lot higher than the front, so I'll have to add a little more to the front.
i'm kind of considering bigger tires sometime in the future too. I dont have a newer model F150 like i think you guys do, but i'm wondering,
are the 295/70/17 and 305/70/17 tires bigger in height than 285/70/17's, or are the 295/305 referring to width of the tire. I had 285's on the truck i totaled early in january (it was a 2wd with a 3 inch suspension lift) I just bought a 98 F150 4wd and want to lift it 2 or 2.5 inches with the torsion bars and add-a-leafs. if i can get that much lift on this truck, i wanted to see if i could get a tire slightly bigger than the 285's, but dont want to get 315's, i know those are too big for me. thanks for your help on the subject guys!
I'm running 305/70/17's on 17x10 Atlas rims. The only thing I got rubbing on was the front valence. Since I notched that off I don't get rubbing on anything, even at full lock.
This probably doesn't apply to you though, mines an 01.
i'm kind of considering bigger tires sometime in the future too. I dont have a newer model f150 like i think you guys do, but i'm wondering,
are the 295/70/17 and 305/70/17 tires bigger in height than 285/70/17's, or are the 295/305 referring to width of the tire. I had 285's on the truck i totaled early in january (it was a 2wd with a 3 inch suspension lift) i just bought a 98 f150 4wd and want to lift it 2 or 2.5 inches with the torsion bars and add-a-leafs. If i can get that much lift on this truck, i wanted to see if i could get a tire slightly bigger than the 285's, but dont want to get 315's, i know those are too big for me. Thanks for your help on the subject guys!
I'm running 295/70r17 Thunderer Trac Grip MT's on my 03 F150 4x4 sport , has just a leveled front end and no rub at all. They're measuring out right at 34"x12" on an 17"x8" rim (I must add it towers over leveled Z-71's with 285s).
