Biggest size tires no lift

[ntfd206]

Hey all. Wanting to know if anyone has bigger-than-stock tires on the expedition. I want to know how big I can go without a lift. 2000 Expy EB

 

[ExplorerTom]

On the factory wheels?

 

[carlos08]

If you have the stock 17's, you can put 285/70/17 tires.

 

[copper]

I'm currently running LT285/70 R17 tires. I had only very minor trimming to do on the front bumper valence for the front right tire since my bumper is a little twisted. For you, however, you'll be able to clear them without trimming.

 

[whitelightning99]

I'm currently running LT285/70 R17 tires. I had only very minor trimming to do on the front bumper valence for the front right tire since my bumper is a little twisted. For you, however, you'll be able to clear them without trimming.

Do you have any pics of were you trim ? I might go with the same size tire in the future but don't really want to hack too much off and want to see if i like the way it looks before i go trimming How much do you trim off ?

 

[copper]

Do you have any pics of were you trim ? I might go with the same size tire in the future but don't really want to hack too much off and want to see if i like the way it looks before i go trimming How much do you trim off ?

This is all I trimmed off. It's about half an inch off of the bottom inner valence of the front right wheel well. I didn't have to do it on the left side because my valence was a little bent on the right side. You may not even have to trim if your valence and bumper isn't bent in any way. I just took a saw to it and cut it off a little. You can't even tell unless you stick your head in the fender well:


This is my truck with the tires. My truck is more lifted now, but this is back when I just had 1 inch coil spring spacers in the front. It's slanted downwards on a hill, so with the spacers it would sit higher in the front if it was on level ground, so looking at the picture this is "about" what it would look like for you with no spacers or additional lift on level ground. Maybe slightly lower for yours, but whether you put spacers in the front or not, you'll clear them with super minor trimming.



No trimming needed for rear. I think they could even clear 35's. These tires are 32.70" and they fill nicely in my opinion. Let me know if you want more pics or have any other questions. People rarely post stuff on Expy's, so I'll help you out if you can't find any info for what you're looking for.

 

[houlster]

295/70 R18 on mine. Measure about 34.5" tall. Fit with a little front valence trimming.

http://www.expeditionforum.com/threads/largest-tires-without-lift.22256/page-4#post-199810

--Dan

 

[joethefordguy]

i've got 33.8" tall tires on my 2nd Gen with no lift, no trim.
285 / 75 / 17

 

[MattsExpedition]

i've got 33.8" tall tires on my 2nd Gen with no lift, no trim.
285 / 75 / 17

I know I’m late but no rubbing at all?