Bigger tires on my 04 mounty

[1_v8_merc]

Hey everyone, im new here, I guess I'd finally join an Explorer/mounty forum.

But my question is pretty simple and probably been answered before, however I tried searching and came up with nothing.....

I have a 2004 Mountainer v8 AWD, the tires I have on it right now are starting to crack pretty badly....at only 16k miles on the truck!!!!!!!

The tires I have now are P235/70R16, and they look pretty small on the truck.

I just wanna know how big and wide I can go without throwing the speedo off alot and not rubbing..... With STOCK rims.

The guys at the tire shop said I could go 245/75 no problem......But that's really not alot bigger I dont think....maybe im wrong.

It looks like I got PLENTY of room under there.....

Im just lookin for a good set of Sand or Mud tires....havent decided yet.
I dont plan on really doing any Off-roading, but it's probably gonna spend some time in the sand.....actually the AWD works GREAT in the sand with stock tires, so having a better set of tires should work wonders for me.


Any suggestions for tire size or tires?

Thanks.

 

[emtkfresh]

Ttt

 

[Aero540T]

A lot of us have been putting 265/70R17(or 16)'s on our third gen Ex's, I'm pretty sure it would be the same for the Mounty's but I can't tell you for sure. Try searching some more for pics, there's a bunch out there.

 

[dannyb420]

Its the same you will be fine with 265/70R16's I would suggest it actually, what a difference!