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Best all terrain tires and leveling kit
Posted on 1/3/17 at 6:12 am
Posted on 1/3/17 at 6:12 am
I want to put all terrains and a leveling kit on my Ford F-150. What is the best bang for your buck as far as no humming in the tires and best performance? Also, how many inches is necessary for no rubbing in leveling kit? TIA
This post was edited on 1/3/17 at 6:14 am
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Posted on 1/3/17 at 7:07 am to KRobinson
I just bought a new Silverado and had them swap tires for BFG K02. Best AT I've had so far. They look great and are very quiet on the road. They are normally rated #1 on tire websites. I don't remember what level kit I went with; However, if your putting it on yourself I've heard good things on Rough Country and there are some videos out there showing very simple install.
Pretty sure mine was a 2"
Pretty sure mine was a 2"
This post was edited on 1/3/17 at 7:08 am
Posted on 1/3/17 at 7:32 am to Columbia
Would the rough country 2" leveling kit make it absolutely level?
Posted on 1/3/17 at 7:47 am to KRobinson
I would think so. The kits come by model. I would would call the company before ordering to make sure you get exactly what you want. Some depends on the tire size you go with. My truck initially came with 22" wheels which I thought looked ghetto and I couldn't get the tire I wanted with them. So, I went with an 18" wheel and got 285/65 tires. I like the look.
Posted on 1/3/17 at 7:50 am to KRobinson
I have 2.5" on 2011 f150. It's perfectly level.
2" maybbe just a tad lower in the front, but it'll be hard to tell.
Get Mickey Thompson ATZ
2" maybbe just a tad lower in the front, but it'll be hard to tell.
Get Mickey Thompson ATZ
Posted on 1/3/17 at 7:59 am to CP3
Here's a pic of tires and look
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2.5" level + 305x70r18 ATZ
Posted on 1/3/17 at 8:14 am to KRobinson
If you do any towing on a regular basis you may want to go with a 2" in the front and not go 100% level. because your rear will sag and point the front end up when towing.
Posted on 1/3/17 at 8:15 am to TexasTiger
^- that is my only complaint. I plan to add the fire stone airbag kit in the back to fix that though
This post was edited on 1/3/17 at 8:16 am
Posted on 1/3/17 at 8:17 am to KRobinson
2.5" AutoSpring leveling kit...Stock tires still. I went with the AutoSpring kit because it has an offset on the spacer that is supposed to not allow the control arms to contact the coil spring at full articulation. (Not that I go off-road with the truck. Kept my '98 Yota for that).
This post was edited on 1/3/17 at 9:07 am
Posted on 1/3/17 at 8:28 am to bootlegger
Is the front higher than the rear? Hard to tell by the pic. I'm looking and I have the same truck. Thanks.
Posted on 1/3/17 at 8:32 am to SkintBack
No, to the eye it's perfectly level like I wanted, glad I didn't go with just a 2". On the measuring tape, from the center of hub to bottom of fender, it's actually 1" higher in the back.
Posted on 1/3/17 at 8:32 am to SkintBack
Anyone care to explain what the 265/65/16 mean in a dumbed down version. Been looking at some bfg. I'm assuming the demensions of tire/or rim but what does each number represent
This post was edited on 1/3/17 at 8:33 am
Posted on 1/3/17 at 8:33 am to CP3
I have a 2" on my f150 with 275/65/20 ko2. it sits pretty level but like cp3 said it may a 1/4" rake left buy you cant tell. when I pull my bay boat, it hardly raises it up to make it look nose high. rough country is a good brand and the 2" kit will be fine.
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Tire width(mm) / ratio of sidewall height to tire width(mm) / rim size
Just use an online calculator to convert to actual size
Just use an online calculator to convert to actual size
This post was edited on 1/3/17 at 8:41 am
Posted on 1/3/17 at 8:40 am to LSUfootball222
265 is the width in mm. So there are 25.4 mm's in an inch. 265=10.43" wide. 65 is the height from the edge of the rim to the top of the tire in percent. 65% of 10.43"=6.78". That is basically your side wall height. If you start at the ground and work your way up the tire you have 6.78" of sidewall, 16" of rim, and 6.78" more inches of sidewall. This gives you a 29.56" tire height. Sorry for the detail, I know no other way.
This post was edited on 1/3/17 at 9:50 am
Posted on 1/3/17 at 8:42 am to bootlegger
Ok thanks. That's what I want. I like the look.
Posted on 1/3/17 at 8:51 am to SkintBack
Perfect. Thanks
Posted on 1/3/17 at 10:05 am to CP3
Posted on 1/3/17 at 10:27 am to KRobinson
Firestone Destination AT. You're welcome.
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