Hello all! I recently installed Traxda's lift kit on my '13 Explorer. The lift is great, I decided to keep the 17" steel rims that are OEM on the base model (for now), and paired them with 265/70R17 tires. This wheel fitment DOES RUB! I know it's been mentioned here previously, but in case there was any question, in the rear, the small mud guards will have to be removed to fit this size tire. In the front, I cut a small bit of plastic off that was over the pinch weld at the rear of the wheel well. The big issue now is the tire is rubbing on a portion of the frame at the front of the wheel well. I'll be putting adapters on to fix this issue (it only rubs at full lock). I'm going for a pretty aggressive look, my only wish is Bora's adapters came in 1.25" thickness. As it stands, I think I'm going to be ordering 1" adapters all around.
Base model stock stance:
With the Traxda kit installed:
All that extra space filled in with rubber:
These tires are General Grabber A/T2, a BFG A/T KO knockoff: