need help on tires 4 2002 ford explorer xlt

[duse213]

hey. im new but not 2 this site (I have a 2002 ford explorer xlt,i have 235/70/16 tires on now. I am looking for(THE SQUARE LOOK)were the tires stick out a little bit and not so short that there is a big open space in the wheel well.....the 2 sizes I have come down to are(265/70/16 & 255/65/16) and looking for the best buy ,was told *mastercraft couser axt*-*also with no modification needed/no lifts etc...*IF ANYONE CAN PLEASE GIVE ME THIER SUGGESTIONS OR ANY TYPES OF ADVICE,HELP-I WOULD VERY THANKFUL......thank u -duse213...

 

[96firephoenix]

Mine had 270/65 on it when I bought it, and it looked pretty rockin... They were pretty much slicks and I didn't want the extra $40 per tire to replace them vs getting 255/75

They sure look better than the 235/70 stock ones...

Edit: if it's got a 4 auto button on the dash, make sure to get a set of 5 and rotate them properly. otherwise, as soon as you put the spare on a front tire, 4wd is gonna go all hulkmode on you

 

[duse213]

hey. im new but not 2 this site (I have a 2002 ford explorer xlt,i have 235/70/16 tires on now. I am looking for(THE SQUARE LOOK)were the tires stick out a little bit and not so short that there is a big open space in the wheel well.....the 2 sizes I have come down to are(265/70/16 & 255/65/16) and looking for the best buy ,was told *mastercraft couser axt*-*also with no modification needed/no lifts etc...*IF ANYONE CAN PLEASE GIVE ME THIER SUGGESTIONS OR ANY TYPES OF ADVICE,HELP-I WOULD VERY THANKFUL......thank u -duse213...

 

[Aem5700]

Recommendation

265/75/16 will fit... but, need to bend back the splash guard a little so the front tires don't rub.