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32 x 11.50's ??

badgett

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1998 XLT 4.0 SOHC 4x4
I have a 98 4 door 4x4. I have a 2in TT and warrior shackles. Can I put 32's on my truck without trouble ?
 



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i'm going to go ahead and say yes. if u can fit a 31" tire with no lift or maybe 1" lift... then 1" to 2" more should clear the 32". maybe with minor trimming of plastic.
 






I fit them just fine. I rub occasionally while backing up.
 






There is going to be trimming. the 11.5 is going to give you the problem. I would opt for a 265/75/16 about 32 by 10.5 still may need to trim all trucks are different and the 4 door sits lower than the sport and i know i would need to trim for 32 x 11.5 and i added a longer tt bolt. But my fenders are huge and i have MTs not ATs
 






i'll let you know in the morning. wheels are at 4WP's gettin tires put on right now. i'll take pics of them with no trimming, and after trim if there is any.

i've got 33 x 9.50's on thier now with no trimming. i am anticipating a slight trim job with the 11.5's
 






yes you can... i had the exact setup..... DON'T DO IT....

go with 30x10.50's or 31x10.50s

looks better.. better mileage.... the 32's are just TOO big and look horrid.
 






dpw41285 said:
There is going to be trimming. the 11.5 is going to give you the problem. I would opt for a 265/75/16 about 32 by 10.5 still may need to trim all trucks are different and the 4 door sits lower than the sport and i know i would need to trim for 32 x 11.5 and i added a longer tt bolt. But my fenders are huge and i have MTs not ATs

97WillowXLT said:
yes you can... i had the exact setup..... DON'T DO IT....

go with 30x10.50's or 31x10.50s

looks better.. better mileage.... the 32's are just TOO big and look horrid.

what can i say about both of these threads except they are both dead wrong.
 






32's are too big? maybe if your a pavement pounder. I am going to 33's and wish Icould cheaply put on 35's. I am already regretting going to only 33s and I havnt even got them on yet.

and I have got 32 1150 to fit on stock rim with a tt
 






I guess I'll just go with 31x10.5's. What about 255/70/15 ? Will they work ?
 






for the nay-sayers.

32 x 11.50 15 pro-comp MT's (true sizes from PC website:31.4 tall, 10.9 buldge width, 9" tread width) on the stock wheels. 2" TT and a 2" add-a-leaf. no trimming. 100 miles since last night and no rubbing as of yet.

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looks good sceep. It looks like you could clear 33's pretty easily too. A little trimming on the front bumper and take the plastic off the rockers.
 






33-9.50's fit just fine.. thats what i just took off of there. i doubt anything wider would work without some trimming.
 






badgett said:
I guess I'll just go with 31x10.5's. What about 255/70/15 ? Will they work ?

255/70/16s are one of the factory options so the 15s would surely work fine.
 






i have 4 inches in the front and 3 in the rear and i could only fit 31 inch trxus m/t. even then, i still had rubbing and had to do some trimming (only plastic). The 31's look sick and there is no rubbing when it is flexed out. if i ran bigger, i couldnt flex nearly as much. i say 31's.
 












Like dirt said, Id go with 31~32's x 11.5~10.5. I have Trxus m/ts 265/75's & they dont rub at full flex (in the rear) but the tire comes real close to hitting top of the inner fender.

Trxus m/t's measure 31.9" high, 10.5" case size, 7.7" tread width. I wanted to get 33x12.5's put on really bad but wasnt worth it cause they WILL rub w/out a bl, least on ours. If you get the $170 bodylift i would imagine theyll fit fine.

Some shops will test fit tires for you also.
 






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