Guys sitting on 20s, come in!

[wayneex]

i think they are10. 10 inch will stick out about a inch past the fender its up to you but iv got the same wheels on my explorer http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx215/wayned05/093.jpg

 

[nygbrad]

So yours are the 10" too? Nice truck BTW!!

 

[wayneex]

no they are 8 inch what size wheels where you going to run

 

[nygbrad]

The typical 275/45-20 everyone seems to use. I think with 8.5" wheels that should be fine unless you think the 255/50-20 on the new Explorer's would work better.

 

[wayneex]

it up to you iv got 17 inch on mine and i run30 inch tire put 10inch wheels it give it a diffrent LOOK

 

[wayneex]

im putting 22 or 24 on mine and droping 1.6 inch this is a pic of one with 24s and lowered 1.6

 

[nygbrad]

I live in FL and drive on a lot of dirt roads for work so I'm stick with 20's. The extra sidewall gives it a better ride anyway. Nice ride though.

 

[wayneex]

i dont drive mine much so the bigger the better no dirt roads for me car show only

 

[LVmounty]

Here are my 20's

 

[nygbrad]

Those are Sweet!! I keep checking the salvage yards or other places around me hoping someone is dumping a set of those!!

 

[JarvisB]

Here are my 20's

I like those wheels a lot. they are from sport trac, correct?

where did you find them? the prices are insane on ebay.

 

[nygbrad]

I like the Saleen wheels too but the 2005+ Mustang wheels offset doesn't work on our 3rd Gen vehicles, right?

 

[seanc11b]

I like the Saleen wheels too but the 2005+ Mustang wheels offset doesn't work on our 3rd Gen vehicles, right?

thats a good question that i would like to know the answer to also...ive been eye balling a set of saleen 7 spokes 20x9 up front and 20x10 for the rear but i have no idea if they will fit...offset for the 20x9 is +36 and the 20x10 is +45...ive been looking at these for over a year now

 

[adam2kgt]

I have 20" wheels on my 04 EB 4wd, and I ran Pirelli STR 245/50/20's for a season. They wore well (30,000 miles and still 6-7/32nds tread), but I had an issue with one being out of round. They aren't rated that great on TireRack for snow and ice, but I had EXCELLENT luck with them in 1+ feet of snow in PA for a trip last winter. I would recommend a larger size, probably 255/50/20 or 265/50/20 (I have the latter size on my Explorer now in a different brand tire). Put them on a 8-9" wide wheel and they will fit great. For a 10" wheel, you are going to need a 285-305 section width tire, and if you live in an are with a lot of snow, wider isn't always better. I am even considering a 245/55/20 if I can find them for my next size tire.

 

[adam2kgt]

thats a good question that i would like to know the answer to also...ive been eye balling a set of saleen 7 spokes 20x9 up front and 20x10 for the rear but i have no idea if they will fit...offset for the 20x9 is +36 and the 20x10 is +45...ive been looking at these for over a year now

Factory wheels on the 3rd gen were 17x7.5 with +45mm offset. Going to a 9" wide wheel, with +45mm offset would give you an extra .75" of wheel each direction, meaning they would be .75" closer to the suspension, and .75" farther out towards the fender. Going to a 9" wheel with +36mm offset would give you a wheel that is .4" closer to the suspension, and 1.1" closer to the fenders. A 10" wheel with +45mm offset would be 1.25" closer to both the suspension and the fenders. There is a bunch of math involved in finding this, which I won't get into here. This also does not take into account the increased diameter of the wheels, going from a 17 to a 20 or 22. It's just to give you an idea of how a wheel will sit in under the vehicle compared to a stock wheel.

 

[Limited02]

I have 20" wheels on my 04 EB 4wd, and I ran Pirelli STR 245/50/20's for a season. They wore well (30,000 miles and still 6-7/32nds tread), but I had an issue with one being out of round. They aren't rated that great on TireRack for snow and ice, but I had EXCELLENT luck with them in 1+ feet of snow in PA for a trip last winter. I would recommend a larger size, probably 255/50/20 or 265/50/20 (I have the latter size on my Explorer now in a different brand tire). Put them on a 8-9" wide wheel and they will fit great. For a 10" wheel, you are going to need a 285-305 section width tire, and if you live in an are with a lot of snow, wider isn't always better. I am even considering a 245/55/20 if I can find them for my next size tire.

I have 275/45/20 Hankook Ventus ST RH06 that I just purchased to replaced my worn Goodyear Eagle GTII's and so far they are great! Well priced tire($156 each installed) that has a 50,000 mile warranty. We'll see this winter how they do in the snow...

 

[EX-SV]

Great thread for some pics of 20's.

 

[EX-SV]

Today I saw a 3rd gen with 20's and 275/45/20, looked good. I guess this tire size is popular.

 

[25Horseplay]

Here is my 2003 Limited with Boss wheels.

 

[nygbrad]

Nice ride 25Horseplay. I cannot wait until this summer after my wedding to look for some Boss 20s!!

Keep up the good work!!