Tire size

[Walsh1]

I have 2000 ford expedition that i just put on 3 inch pa body lift and two inch level kit with 2 inch coil spacers. I have new set of 285/75/16 falken AT wildpeak. will these tires look ok on the truck or will they look to small?

 

[DR3W]

4x4 or 4x2. Im guessing it would look a lil small.

I have a 4x2 with 3.5 front lift and 2' rear on 33's. (305/75/17)

 

[Thermo]

Walsh, the correct look for a tire is dependent on the owner. It is like asking if a certain color will look good on a vehicle. Some will say yes, some will say no. The question is, do you like the look? With the setup you have, you can run up to a 315/75R16 on 8" wide rims. If you step up to a rim that is wider than 8", you WILL!!!!! end up with rubbing without further modifications.

With that being said, you can run up to something around the range of 36x12.5 on an 8" wide rim. I am running 37x12.5's on a 4" suspension lift. Please keep in mind that my truck has a lot of other modifications to make the tires work. I know 35x12.5's on an 8" rim will fit on your truck no problems with what you have done. Just keep in mind that as you start going up in tire size, the need to change gearing becomes more and more important. 33's, stock gearing is fine for even moderate towing. 35's with stock 3.73 gearing is ok, but towing capacity should be reduced to under 5,000 pounds to prevent overheating of the transmission. If you have 3.55's and are planning 35's, then regearing should be considered being done. Stepping up to 37's is a garanteed regearing unless you are going to be doing no towing and plan on keeping the truck empty almost all of the time.

 

[Lane24]

Sometimes running a smaller ( Not that a 33 is a small tire ) can make a moderate lift look even bigger. You have a little more room in the fenderwell, and a 5 inch lift ends up looking like a lot more. That being said. sometimes it looks wierd. I have the 315's, but I'm sure the 285 will look great too.

Before I put my 35's on I had 265/75's and the 5 inch lift looked like a lot more than 5 inches. It was a little too much air between the tires and the fender, so I upgraded. Here's a look with the 265's.

 

[Canadian Expy]

I run a 35x12.5x20 on mine with 5" of lift the rims 9.5 x20