Time for new tires, thinking maybe wheels to

[Moeman]

Here are the 275/60-20's we finally ended up with:


and 33x12-18 (tried out my F150 wheels to size them up. looks tough, but a little too Mad Max for the wife)

 

[maxgibson]

Did u have to lift it for these?

 

[Left Coast Geek]

and 33x12-18 (tried out my F150 wheels to size them up. looks tough, but a little too Mad Max for the wife)
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oooh, I like! so 33x12x18's fit without any lift or suspension mods? Hmmmmm.

 

[Moeman]

oooh, I like! so 33x12x18's fit without any lift or suspension mods? Hmmmmm.

Right, no lift. The 275/60-20's clear with maybe an inch to spare at most, so with the +18 offset I would be reluctant to go any bigger. I didn't turn the steering wheel when I put my 18's on it, so can't say for sure that they wouldn't rub. But, the tires are Toyo R/T's and they actually only measure about 32" (?). The 275/60's are a hair larger in diameter. So math says they should be ok. If you go this route it will depend on what the true diameter of the tire is.

 

[Moeman]

I did take a picture with a jack under the front simulating a ~1.5" lift when I was going through this exercise. Looks pretty good

 

[kbot]

I have an 18 Limited with 20' wheels. A friend of mine bought a 22 Exp King Ranch with 22" wheels. He has committed that my 18 rides better than his. So, he found some 20" factory wheels at a salvage yard and replaced them. Problem solved.

 

[bshowalter]

Stealth with its 22's (286/45R22)
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same Stealth with 18's and 275/65R18's (f150 'take-offs')
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This looks great, I'm thinking of doing the same thing. Can you share the part number of the 18" wheel? Did you have to cut the ends off the rear axles to get them to fit?

 

[Left Coast Geek]

I got my 18's from takeofftires.com. these guys resell 'dealer takeoffs' which come from new car dealers when someone buys a SUV or truck and wants different custom wheels on it at initial delivery. The particular ones I have came off a recent year F150 FX4 with the 'appearance package', complete with the new OE tires. I didn't even have to swap the TPMS, just use a ford tpms sync tool on all 4.

recent generation (2002+) F150 wheels are a direct fit on the 4th gen Expedition *except* the 4G Expedition rear axle stubs stick out about 1/2" too much for the stock caps to fit over them. solution is to cut off about 1/2" from the axle end.

note, Bronco, Ranger, and SuperDuty wheels are NOT the right offset or size.

 

[Tonka]

I got the Cooper Discoverer Road & trail AT tires. I love them the stick great even in rain I feel confident. They look aggressive and you will get a few rocks in them. You may feel them a little while driving. They are 18 inch factory wheel. I’ve been real happy with this tire though.