Thread: Put 285/70/17 on stock 4x4!

im gonna run a 285 on mine more than likely

Originally Posted by dixie_boysles

im gonna run a 285 on mine more than likely

i would forsure they look like they should be stock!

my dad is rockin 285s on his fiddy its a 01
im rockin 285s on my truck also and its a 06 ford ranger

Originally Posted by rangerwheelinmike

me and my buddy took my ranger up to walmart to get the 36-14.5s blanced just did it as a joke and they wouldent even touch it they told me i was stupid and gunna kill someone becouse my truck couldent handle them tires lol

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

I'm no expert, but have put larger tires than the specs call for. The manufacturer leaves itself SOME le way on size. However I believe its against the law for a dealer to knowingly sell larger tires than the Manufacturer calls for. It's probably is in some of that 2 pages of small print that comes with the tires from any good sized tire company. A little extra width as long as it doesn't rub, what harm can it do. However, every time you increase the diameter you change the gear ratio. At some point it is possible to over do it. As far as traction don't forget 200 lbs per square inch will give you more traction on slippery roads than 150 lbs per square inch. (these figure are for comparison only) Sooo, the narrower tire will give more traction on snow, ice or water than a wider tire. In Maine, when I was a kid, the town trucks always remover the outside rear dual when they put the snow plows on, why? Traction.

Walmart will not mount or balance tires for a Vehicle with larger than stock tires. If it didn't come with it they wont touch it because of some liability laws, at least that's what they claim here in Co. And if you go to 4x4 shops they can sell and mount over sized tires for you, but you sign a liability waiver with them. I even had to do this at discount tire when we put Kateys 00' exploder on 31's stock. We were also told they wouldn't fit. And lo and behold they do haha. I think the issue is that the tire shops are issued a book with specs in it for vehicles, and are told to abide by whats in the book.

discount put the 285s on my ranger the first time when it was stock then after it was lifted they put my 34s on it