Will 315's fit?

[Petrini]

I know its not ideal, but would I be able to fit 315/75/16 Goodyear Duratracs on my factory suspension for a couple of weeks until I can do the rear coil conversion with spacers and torsion twist up front? Ordinarily I would wait, but a guy wants to trade me straight across for my 285's and he is moving out of town soon. I guess I could possibly do the twist while I was waiting for the rear parts. idk, any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

 

[nvycrmn]

the rear would probably be okay but you would def wanna do the twist right away. then you can wait till you get your conversion kit.

 

[JDMitchell]

Are the stock 16x7 wheels wide enough for a 315?

 

[nvycrmn]

i would have to say no. you could probably get away with a 9" wide rim but i am pretty sure 7 is going to be too narrow.

 

[JDMitchell]

i would have to say no. you could probably get away with a 9" wide rim but i am pretty sure 7 is going to be too narrow.

That is what I thought. I knew I was pushing the limit with 285's on a 7 in rim.

 

[Petrini]

Well that sucks! I didnt think my 285's looked too bad on my stock rims... Has nobody tried it?

 

[JDMitchell]

Well that sucks! I didnt think my 285's looked too bad on my stock rims... Has nobody tried it?

Buy some cheap 16x9 or 16x10 steelies (craigslist or ebay for $200 or less is common) and mount those 315's. Then crank your keys and bulldog it until your spacers come in.

 

[nvycrmn]

from what i have seen online you could get away with a 16x8" rim. that would have to be the smallest. it says that you have a range of 8-10 for rim width.

 

[nvycrmn]

JD, bulldog is the other way around. lower in the front, higher in the rear...you are thinkin cali lean...

 

[nvycrmn]

http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp?action=submit.

 

[JDMitchell]

JD, bulldog is the other way around. lower in the front, higher in the rear...you are thinkin cali lean...

my bad..........

 

[walnuts4x4]

there are a few people on f150online.com that are running 315s on stock rims... they can work but its gonna be tight... problem with a 315 on wider rim is it is too wide for a stock height expy or f150...

 

[nvycrmn]

true, but you also dont want the rim too small cuz that thing will be ready to blow at the seems with one bad pothole!

 

[walnuts4x4]

http://www.f150online.com/forums/wheels-tires-brakes/310347-315-75r16-size.html

and even here.....lol

http://expeditionforum.com/showthread.php?t=7586

 

[nvycrmn]

i stand corrected. i did not think you could fit them on a 7" rim....hell, i say go for it then and then get wider rims in the future.

 

[Petrini]

i stand corrected. i did not think you could fit them on a 7" rim....hell, i say go for it then and then get wider rims in the future.

Thats sort of what I was thinking. Thanks for all the input everyone

 

[panda24619]

im doing stock rims and 315s in a year or so. and if thats straight across go for it! i'm thinking 315 duratracs for my next tires.

 

[BAX318]

the whole leaning nicknames thing is as follows...
front up is bulldoggin (look at a bulldog) also known as cali lean
front down is stink bug (look at one)

as for the tires question. i ran 315s for a good while on my stock 17x7.5" rims. no lift no problems. with tt and spacers with 8s is best 10s with 35s rub a lil on the back of the wheel well if u run mud tires with big side lugs. all terrains are fine i now have 315 nitto terras. no rub at all...

 

[KWT2000]

well i guess mine is a stink bug that is untill the boat or sled trailer is on it then it is level just like i was hoping for haha

 

[panda24619]

i always thought bull doggy was rear high front low. just looks like one cause of how they look, but i see how that can be on most english bull dogs. i still like cali lean better. less confusing.