Help with lift and wheels

[RichV]

Hey guys. I have been trolling on here a while but haven't been able to find my answer. I have had an 07 ST for 5 1/2 years and need new tires so I wanted to freshen up the look with wheels too. I planned on doing the Truxxx lift and mayby going up to 265/70/17 or 265/65/18 tires depending on the wheels I get. I have found a set of wheels I love but wanted a little help with fitment. They are 17x8 with 0mm offset. Here is a link. would this pose a problem other than sticking out a half inch or so beyond the fenders? Just don't want any rubbing on the control arm or liner.

Any help would be very appreciated!

http://4wheelonline.com/American_Racing_Slot_Series_AX186_Custom_Wheels.167962.616684

 

[wanna1]

There's a picture of my setup using 18 offset rims in the thread below. I did a littles trimming of the liner with my dremel.

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=318876

 

[RichV]

Thanks. I saw your post. Truck looks great! How loud are those Mud Terrains on the road. I was thinking of those for tires.

 

[wanna1]

Not as loud as I thought they'd be. Conversations and radio are no problem. Your mileage will fall off due to tire size and design. If I were doing a lot of highway miles, I wouldn't choose the mud-terrains.

 

[RichV]

I decided on Nitto Terra Grapplers 265/70, 17x9 Forza 306 chrome +12 offset, and Truxx lift. Getting installed right now and will get pics up in the next day or two. My only worry is the Truxx lift lifting the front too much and not being level. 2 1/2 front and 1.25 rear seems like a big difference. Seems like 2 1/2 front and 2 rear would have been better but we will see.

 

[wanna1]

I can't wait to see it!!

 

[RichV]

Just picked the ST up and WOW! It looks like a truck now! I couldn't be happier. Its getting the front windows tinted to match the rear windows now than I will get pics up tomorrow.

I looked around and don't see how to post pics on the forum. Can anyone help me out with that?

 

[FLOffroad]

You have to upload your photos to a hosting site first (like photobucket or imageshack).
Then, get the direct link to the image (URL ending in .jpg or .jpeg or whatever filetype you're using for your image). Copy that URL.

Then, come back to EF, click the little

icon. Paste the URL in the box that pops up. And you're good to go.

For reference, I actually did it in the post just now, the url for the image above is - http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/images/editor/insertimage.gif
(It's a gif). I'm using Firefox so I just had to right click on that image I wanted and click "Copy Image Location", then I clicked that Mtns and Sun button normally, hit Cntrl-V, and it's done.
I put the "space*space" in so the code wouldn't work.
[ * IMG]http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/images/editor/insertimage.gif[/IMG]

 

[RichV]

Pictures of them are on a new thread called "My new wheels/tires"

 

[GreenMando]

Pictures of them are on a new thread called "My new wheels/tires"

Why did you start a new thread??