35s on a stock 2wd

[Expeditionary]

I work for a Valet company here in Tampa, and yesterday I drove this guy's expy who was running 35s... which is what I want to do too That wasn't amazing to me or anything but what was amazing was that it was a 2003+ gen 2wd with NO LIFT!!! and it didn't rub all that bad... is it just me or is that crazy!

 

[DR3W]

Wow! Did he dpo any major trimming?

But werer they skinny, ,cuz thats where the rubbing happens is on wide tires. Lol

 

[Thermo]

Expeditionary, it may work fine as long as you remain on level ground, but twist up the truck a little bit and see if you want those tires still. I ran 35's on my 97 (granted, it is a 4x4) with the stock suspension for a month. It worked fine as long as I was on the highway or side streets. But, if I went to turn off of one road on to another and the new road was on a hill at the corner, I could hear every nub of the tires raking across the corner of the bumper. I'm sure the 03+ trucks are very similar.

 

[Expeditionary]

Wow! Did he dpo any major trimming?

But werer they skinny, ,cuz thats where the rubbing happens is on wide tires. Lol

35x12.5xr17
the exact size that im getting on my truck

looked like no trimming, though he didnt have running boards

 

[Expeditionary]

Expeditionary, it may work fine as long as you remain on level ground, but twist up the truck a little bit and see if you want those tires still. I ran 35's on my 97 (granted, it is a 4x4) with the stock suspension for a month. It worked fine as long as I was on the highway or side streets. But, if I went to turn off of one road on to another and the new road was on a hill at the corner, I could hear every nub of the tires raking across the corner of the bumper. I'm sure the 03+ trucks are very similar.

i have a 97 but as you can see in my sig i have 3" of lift, but i still wont run 35s without a body lift first

 

[walnuts4x4]

it can be done.... if Thermo runs 37s on 4" of lift compared to my 37s on 11"... with the right tire/rim combo it can be done.... plus depending on the tire certain tires are actually smaller than what they say they are...

 

[SOLISIMO]

On a second generation there is no way to run 35s with no lift. Its impossible unless he takes his fenders off.

 

[panda24619]

yeah there should be no way. i mean this guy has a ready lift and 35s. look at how close till he rubs. http://expeditionforum.com/showthread.php?p=53402#post53402

 

[Thermo]

This is what a 37" tire with 4" of lift looks like when under full travel of the suspension. Sure, take off an inch for the tire height, but then you also need to factor in the 4" suspension. Don't forget to factor in the additional 2-3" of height for a 4x4 truck compared to a 2wd truck. So, you would have to imagine what this would look like with the body of the truck sitting 5-6" lower than this. Please tell me you can see how the tire would not rub.

Granted, here is my truck on level ground. Again, factor in the heights and tell me that it wouldn't look like a stuffed sausage with those big of tires and no lift.

 

[nvycrmn]

thermo, just come out here to cali and help me work my inner fenders and whatnot so i can stuff some 37's under there without getting the body lift! better yet, i get out at the end of the year, you can meet me in iowa!

 

[Expeditionary]

On a second generation there is no way to run 35s with no lift. Its impossible unless he takes his fenders off.

no bs dude i got pics of it on my fone, I checked the spings for spacers and nothing, and no body lift either, and they read 35x12.5xR17 on stock rims too!
he had every thing on but his running boards.

 

[Expeditionary]

it can be done.... if Thermo runs 37s on 4" of lift compared to my 37s on 11"... with the right tire/rim combo it can be done.... plus depending on the tire certain tires are actually smaller than what they say they are...

also remember this was a 2003+ model expedition, so its kinda hard to compare the 1st gen to the 2nd

 

[Expeditionary]

yeah there should be no way. i mean this guy has a ready lift and 35s. look at how close till he rubs. http://expeditionforum.com/showthread.php?p=53402#post53402

his tires were WAY tighter than that in his wheel wells, it looked like they were just stuffed the F#$% in there lol

 

[panda24619]

then post the pics man! or it didnt happen! haha

 

[SOLISIMO]

no bs dude i got pics of it on my fone, I checked the spings for spacers and nothing, and no body lift either, and they read 35x12.5xR17 on stock rims too!
he had every thing on but his running boards.

Damn I would love to see pics. Not calling you a liar just think it would be cool to see.

 

[walnuts4x4]

 

[Expeditionary]

http://fordexpeditionforum.com/album.php?u=102

there you will find all the answers to your questions of wether this phenomenon is real or not lol

 

[walnuts4x4]

those look like small 35s but damn how can that expy turn on an uneven road....

 

[panda24619]

HOLY CRAP!!! those are crammed in there. and idk if they are a true 35. street 35s are usually 1/2" smaller than a true 35.

 

[Expeditionary]

35x12.50xr17
General grabber AT2
Not 315/70r 17
True 35s not street 35s lol