I ran 305/70/16 on my 99 f150, the price was high, and they wore good, I did have a small bit of tire rub on the inside against the sway bar. I did find they wore front end parts out faster than most tires because of the air pressure and the tough side walls, I found that Trail Marks in 285/70/16 rode alot better on bumps. But if your lookin for off road performance the MTR is the way to go.

 

Ok lets see if these links work this way. After www put in fordtruckworld and you'll be set.

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josho66,

You sound like your in the same boat that I am. I'm finishing up Christmas shopping then I'll re-org to check the damage! It'll look like the first week in Jan for me.

Thanks for your help.

Dudley

 

Oh ya, same thing going on here. I just changed jobs and gotten no pay in four weeks. I have $650 right now, but the damn things cost so much I will have to wait a little longer.

Should I get an alignment after getting the tires???

 

Glad to hear you guys are going with the MT/R's!

Up here in snowy Canada, the mt/r's are working well. On snow packed streets in town they do just fine. Put it in 4x4 and off you go!

However, the way these tires look in the 305 is worth everything!

 

The way they look on your truck is the reason that I am going to spend $900 for the 305's. Thanks again for all the help.

 

josho66:

I'm definately doing an alignment after I put on those 305's!

Dudley

 

This may be a dumb question, but with the larger size I know my speedo will be off. Now will it show that I am going faster or slower than what I actually am going??? I am going to get a tuner to adjust the speedo but for now I just want to know.

 

josho66,

No dumb questions! As the size of your tire increases, they rotate slower for the same speed achieved. Thus, your spedo will read SLOWER then you are actually going, so be careful! I've found with my GPS v/s my Spedo, with 285's, my F150 reads about 7% slow. With 305's, you're looking at 10+% (easier to calculate at least!). With 305's, if you're spedo reads 70, you would be going roughly 77mph.

Hope that helps!

Peter

 

THat is exactly the info that I was looking for. Thanks

 

Dudley: I went from factory tires to 305 MT/R's and I didn't do an alignment, and the tires wore good

 

I have a question....

What are you all doing for a spare? I hear you can't get a 305 underneath the bed due either to the overall diameter or the section width. Are you keeping your stock spare. I'm hearing it will wreck havoc on your differential in the case of you having to run your spare of a different size in just a few miles.

What is everyone doing out there if they get a flat in one of their big ol' tires?

 

Did you get those tires yet???

 

Those pictures just don't do any justice for the actual tire. I just looked at the 285/75/16 up against my stock wheels and they are awesome. I can only imagine what the 305's look like. Your truck looks great buffalotr8.

I am getting the EA wheels and tires out the door for $1289 with all the trimmings tomorrow. Can't wait. Will post the pics after.

Thanks for all the info guys!

Al

 

Good luck and enjoy!