Tire size and stance

[ty.thompson1981]

Hey guys. Needed some help. I have a 97 ranger with a 302 in it and I'm trying to decide if I wanna go with the big tire rugged look or if I wanna lower it and go for the muscle stance with the fat tires out back and smaller ones up front. If I go with the rugged look, I'm wanting to go with 31x10.5x15s. I'm not going to raise my truck at all so I'm wondering if those will fit on stock suspension. Can u guys post some pics with those tires on stock suspension and also some pics of lowered trucks so I can decide on a stance? Thanks everyone.

 

[bobbywalter]

2wd?


go low with 24's and a wing on the roof with dual stacks....

 

[Dune Runner]

Im running those tires. You can look in my album for a better pic. Mine is 4x4 though and is lifted a little stock.

 

[chvlfrk]

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Street....Explorer rearend & suspension setup:

 

[ty.thompson1981]

Hey chvlfrk that looks really good. Is that on stock suspension? What size front and back tires and rims r u running? Bobby my truck is 2 wd

 

[chvlfrk]

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Hey chvlfrk that looks really good. Is that on stock suspension? What size front and back tires and rims r u running? Bobby my truck is 2 wd

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15X5 fronts with 215/75's
15X12 rears with 28X15.50's
Front is stock.....rear has been setup like Explorer (springs under frame) and the 8.8 has been narrowed 3".

 

[ty.thompson1981]

Damn those r some thick meats. I'm looking for street tires that will fill the wheel wells a bit. I think a 295/60/15 would be good but can't find a street radial that size only drag radials.

 

[cvar]

Yup, size 31x10.5x15 easily fit on the stock 4x4 without any rubbing. Is yours 2WD or 4x4?

 

[chvlfrk]

Well..........

Damn those r some thick meats. I'm looking for street tires that will fill the wheel wells a bit. I think a 295/60/15 would be good but can't find a street radial that size only drag radials.

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I'd like to find some taller ones, but not in the cards just yet, as I have quite a bit of room left to fill.......

 

[ty.thompson1981]

Hey cvar mine is a 2wd. 31x10.5x15tores r also on my mind. Not sure if they will rub at all with stock suspension. If I can find me some tall and wide street tires I may go for the sporty look. I don't want to really lower my truck which is why I want a little taller of a tire. Does anyone make a 295/60/15 street tire? That would probably fill out nicely for width and height in the rear.

 

[ty.thompson1981]

I hear u chvlfrk. Ur tires look good width wise. Could go a little taller but what size would u go with to get width like that and a little more height?

 

[chvlfrk]

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I hear u chvlfrk. Ur tires look good width wise. Could go a little taller but what size would u go with to get width like that and a little more height?

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Some 30x15.50.......I do have a set of worn out slicks that are 32x15.50 on 15x13 steelies, but can't run them on the street since my TOY does draw unwanted attention sometimes.

 

[ty.thompson1981]

Lol yea I hear that. I also have a 98 cobra that's built. Draws attention as well. It's got 275/60/15s on it. I am going to pull them off and put them on the back of the ranger just to see how they would look.

 

[bigmark303]

31x10.50x15 will fit a 2wd just fine with stock suspension and wheels.

If you want to go wider for tires youll need a deeper offset wheel in the front to complete full lock turns.

I run 31x10.50s on all my 2wd Rangers and there is plenty of room to spare in the rear of the truck because of the stock rake to the 1993-1997 years. You would need to lower the rear about 2 inches for a 31x10.50 to fill it out nicely. Ive shoved 35s in the rear of my 2wd before it looked filled out.

 

[ty.thompson1981]

Hey bigmark thanks for the advice. I actually flipped my rear shackles already so that brought the rear down a little and leveled it out with the front. Do u have any pics of any 97 rangers with 31x10.5x15s? Worse comes to worse I may try and stuff 32s under it lol.