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Ford Explorer Community - Maintenance - Modifications - Performance Upgrades - Problem Solving - Off-Road - Street
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Sounds like it will be close. Probably only rub on the swaybar in the front. With the torsion twist alone I was able to fit 32x11.5/16s with only minor rubbing on the sway bar. Why not do the twist and go to 32s? You can get some pretty nice performing/looking tires at that size and if you have the 16x7 wheels, they will fit fine.
From my experience, and from watching others, if you are looking for bigger tires for possible off road use, you might as well go as big as your budget will allow now because you will not be satisfied later on and will want to go bigger anyway...
For example on the Explorer: I started with 255/70R16s then to 32/11.5x16s, then 285/75R16s, and now 33/12.5R15s and will probably go with 35s someday...
I've saved alot of money on other trucks I have owned by going with my ultimate tire size first even if it took a little time to get the parts/money together. Example: Isuzu Pup-22" lift-36s, 3 Jeeps 7" lifts-36s, IH Travelall-36s.
Well, this truck will be used on road and i didn;t really want to mess with the suspension because i want to preserve the ride quality. i had 265/70 and they worked fine with no rub, and the 275/70's caught my eye...
They should be fine, but you can make sure by measuring the distance from the tire to the closest inside and outside fenders/swaybars etc. and see if the extra width of the tires exceeds that amount. Probably not. A good tire shop should test fit your fronts for you. The backs should be no problem at all.
