Fitting 265/75's

[JohnnyO]

My kids have an annoying tendency to keep growing. I have decided to turn in the Ranger and get a new Sport Trac, I'm picking it up Monday. I lease through my company. Base XLT with 3.73 limited-slip and 235/70-16 tires. I wanted the 3.73's because my Ranger has 4.10's, spins too much rpm, and is awful on gas. That said, those are some puny tires.

I already did a torsion twist on my Ranger to level it. Essentially I gather if I do a torsion twist on the Sport Trac and put on Warrior shackles, I can fit 265/75-16's. Correct? I might go with 265/70's, I had those on my Ranger.

Second, will I need a TrueSpeed to correct the speedo and/or will it shift out of OD too easy with the taller tires and will a TrueSpeed correct that?

I don't off-road a lot but I go two or three times a year with The Ranger Station.

Thanks. Sorry if this is a repeat question but I didn't see exactly what I needed in a Search.

 

[boominXplorer]

265/75/16s would fit nice The speedo wont be off but like 3% so you dont really need the adapter for the speedo

 

[terdrocket]

You'll wish you had gotten the 4.10s w/ the 32" tires.

 

[sk1er17]

na, 3.73's will be perfect for that sized tire for the best combo of acc and gas mileage. They're just smaller than 32's and 10.5 wide.

 

[GaSouthern1]

285s WILL fit on a Sport Trac with a tt and shackles. If you go the 285 route then get the 4.10s. I think you should get 4.10s regardless, the gas mileage difference will be negligable.

 

[JohnnyO]

So do y'all think the 265/75's will fit without lifting then?

 

[GaSouthern1]

So do y'all think the 265/75's will fit without lifting then?

yes, just like we said above. You will have no problems at all.

 

[JohnnyO]

Got 'em last night. They seem to fit okay, sure do fill up the fenders. I think I'll turn the bars up and get shackles anyway just to look better and get a little more clearance. I do off-road a bit.

Thanks.

*EDIT* The fronts rub a little at full lock in reverse. Turning the bars about 1" ought to fix it. The rear looks good so now I'm undecided on the shackles. I don't like how they hang down and I'm a little afraid of hitting rocks with them off-road. Gotta ponder this.