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- Vehicle Year
- 1997 and 1999
- Make / Model
- XLT 4x4 & B3000
- Engine Type
- 4.0 V6
- Engine Size
- 4.0L in XLT, 3.0L in B3000
- Transmission
- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
- Tire Size
- 31x10.5-15 K02's on the Ranger, 235/75R15 on Mazda
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- The perfect is the enemy of the good.
Tell me if this makes any sense. It's about the B-series trucks.
02-04 The B4000 SE ran 245/75R16 but you could get and off-road pkg which basically made it to an FX, and that ran 31x10.5R15
05-08 B4000 SE ran 255/70R16 and there was no off-road package, but, the SE's came with everything that was in the off-road package before, except, not the 31" tires
I guess my question is why would they get rid of the 31" tires and is there any reason you couldn't run 31" or is it a lot different to 255/70 which is 30.1" (I realize they are different wheel sizes).
I'm thinking the 255/70's might be quieter on the road, and they're cheaper. Might not be as good off-road.
As to the why probably there is no more reason to it than anything else mfgrs seem to do year to year.
02-04 The B4000 SE ran 245/75R16 but you could get and off-road pkg which basically made it to an FX, and that ran 31x10.5R15
05-08 B4000 SE ran 255/70R16 and there was no off-road package, but, the SE's came with everything that was in the off-road package before, except, not the 31" tires
I guess my question is why would they get rid of the 31" tires and is there any reason you couldn't run 31" or is it a lot different to 255/70 which is 30.1" (I realize they are different wheel sizes).
I'm thinking the 255/70's might be quieter on the road, and they're cheaper. Might not be as good off-road.
As to the why probably there is no more reason to it than anything else mfgrs seem to do year to year.