Put about 300 miles on them so far and I'm getting 17 mpg on the hwy so I can live with that.

 

Had them rotated yesterday at 11k miles and they are wearing great, still look new. Two things I've noticed is that they handle better in the rain then I thought but make more noise at crusing speed's. Not bad but a little noisy. Nobody will stay along side of me with their window's down at 65mph!! Good thing

 

Paw Paw: A "little noisy" just means you need to turn your cruising tunes up just a tad. That is a great looking tire/wheel combo. I love my A/T's so far and they ride nice and quiet. So far they are great in snow and rain as well. I gave up a little width to go with more height.

 

How often do you hear stones get slung? I would prefer to switch to some step bars like the FX4s similar to your set of bars, but with all of the driving on gravel my truck sees in a week, I'm always hearing a stone get slung up to hit the under body, or the underside of my big ole plastic XLT running boards. They are hideous but it sounds like they have saved my paint on many occasion. What is your review on those tires with your bars? Any door damage?

 

My work parking area is crushed limestone and it takes a pretty good chunk to get caught in the lugs. When it does look out! The Toyo's throw less rock's then the BFG's I had on these same wheels. That's why I put them on different wheels to tuck them inside the wheelwells. The steps on my truck must be doing a good job because it's remarkable how little damage from rock's I have on my truck in 6 yrs. Most offroad ventures for me are out in muddy areas and pastures where it's hard to find a rock! I like the step's on my truck a lot better then the ones I had in the past.

 

Since I moved out in the country a little over 2 year's ago I've been doing more highway driving then offroading. Most of my offroading is right around my new house. Pasture land's that are wet a lot of the time and some wooded areas. Can't run on the Gulf beaches anytime soon thank's to BP. I had some 285x70x17 Toyo AT's and thought they looked too small on my truck so ended up selling them to my nephew who put them on his Xterra. I don't think too many guy's in their 60's are running these tires on their truck's!!

 

Hey PawPaw,

Love the look of those tires!!!! What size would I need if I wanted them on stock 18" rims? Whats the height of your tires?

 

The 295x70x17's convert to 33.5x12x17 which is almost a 34" tire. I find this size to work out great on a leveled 4x4. I think a 275x70x18 would work out great on the stock wheels on your truck.

 

Looks good pawpaw. For my next tire Im gonna get the 285/75/17 Toyo MT. That 34" size does look great on a leveled F150. 35s are too much and 33s arent enough.

 

That's a good size tire also, I think it's a 34x11.5x17. A little taller then mine but not quite as wide. On a 17x8 or 17x9 wheel they'll look great. I've had 35's and 33's but like the 34's better. The 3.73's and the Edge programmer help out a lot too.

 

Yep those are the right dimensions. I have 17x8 XD spys to put them on so I think it will look good. Right now I am running Firestone Destination MT in 285/70/17 and they are just too small looking. I would also like to get new gears but man they are expensive. Someday...

 

That setup ought to look great. The Toyo MT's are real heavy so you may want to upgrade your brakes if you haven't done them yet. If you have the 3.55's and a programmer you should be OK as far as performance goes. My tires are heavier then the 315x70x17 BFG AT's I had on before and I get about 1 mpg less on the highway with the shorter tires due to the heavier weight and more rolling resistence compared to the BFG's.

 

Yeah thats the only thing I dont like about the Toyos. Their tires are heavier than just about every other manufacturer in the same size. Thanks for all the help.

 

hi pockets for stock 18 rims go with 275 70 18 thats what i got on my stock 2007 and they look great.

 

Those bfgs look good! what size are those?