lightweight wheels and tires for lift

[b20beast]

Hey people, I have a 2001 expo XLT. Who knows of any lightweight wheel brands and tires to give my expo a more lifted look and better mpg?

 

[FordandPolaris]

Well I guess those are kind of offsetting. Pretty much any wheel will be fairly light, but if you are going to slap bigger rubber on there for the "lifted" look, the extra weight of the tires will probably offset any savings in the wheel. You can fit 33's on the truck without a lift. That's about as big as you can get without doing spacers and the torsion twist.

On stock rims, that tire size would be 285/75/R16 or 285/70/R17 depending which size rim you have.

 

[b20beast]

good thought, also offsetting is the extra drag from under that im going to pick up while cruising on the highway, lol. I have the 16's... thnx

 

[FordandPolaris]

The change will be negligible. When I put 33's on my truck, I did not find any difference in the MPG's from when I had the 31's.

 

[b20beast]

what about the spare with that same chunky tire.... does the undercarriage have enough space for it?

 

[b20beast]

what name brand tire at that size wont make a lot of road noise? I've heard duellly's on the highway with chunkys' and it sounds like a public transit bus

 

[FordandPolaris]

I think it has enough room but I did not buy a fifth tire, since I wanted to eventually do dual exhaust. Road noise all depends on the type of tire. Mud terrains are gonna hum like crazy since the tread goes against the grain of motion. This is good for biting out of thick mud and deep snow, but not much else. My tires (Cooper Discoverer S/T Maxx's) are a mix between a mud terrain and All Terrain. They hum on the road, but are not obnoxious. Personally I like Cooper Tire, but Wrangler Dura-Trac's are good, as well as Nitto Terra and Mud Grapplers.

If you just want the look and do not plan on wheeling the truck very hard, stay away from the mud terrains and look for the step below. I chose mine because I knew that mud terrains and ice were not usually a good combo, and we face a lot of winter conditions here. I love these tires and would probably buy them again.

Another thing. Don't let me discourage you from doing wheels, nothing looks meaner than a set of black rims with some good tread, and you can usually get them as a package deal online. Just don't expect much other than aesthetics and better off road performance. There are other mods you can do to achieve better gas mileage, but unless you go with low rolling force Prius tires, the rubber will probably not help.

 

[b20beast]

Thnx on the info

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[Canadian Expy]

My Pro Comp X AT is quiet, the Good year Dura Trac are not ...

the Pro-Comp is a good tire..

 

[b20beast]

These are what I'm working with

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