265's in a 2008 Ford Ranger

[true_north]

So for the past little while, I've been thinking about moving from the stock 255-70R16's to something a little bigger, 265-75R16 on a 16x8 rim.

Long story short, I could not find a straight answer about whether or not the 265s would properly fit my truck. Some people said it would, but they had a lift, others said it wouldn't. Basically, never a straight answer.

After much hemming and hawing, I took a chance and got the bigger tires.

Here's the low-down on what I've figured out:

265/75R16's on 16x8 rims WILL FIT a STOCK 2008 Ford Ranger Sport 4x4 without rubbing on lock to lock steering.

There.

As for my 2-cents on the "conversion", I found the truck is noticeably taller, but with no real change in handling. I did notice a slight increase in fuel consumption (but this would perhaps be due to the knobbier tires I chose as compared to the stock tires).

So there you have it, hopefully this will help someone. I know it would have helped me.

Cheers

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[monsta]

Now all you need is a leveling kit.

 

[Paka]

Or if it has torsions like my 03 twist em up a little , I like the stiffer ride . My 2 cents

 

[Mac]

I ran 265's-16, believe 70 seriers on my '05' 4x4 on stock rims with no problem.
Dave