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Recommended tire and wheel size

I have a 2002 Ford Ranger 2wd Tremor supercab and I just recently for got a 3" body lift for Christmas and I was wondering if anyone knew what size tires i should get? I would like to keep a 16" wheel though.
 
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285/75/16 is a nice size. It's about a 32.8" high and 11" wide. It will fit nicely on that stock tremor wheel also.

Ever think about doing the spindles also? You'll get about 3" more.
 
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Thanks for the help. No I didn't think about spindles I'll have to keep that in mind.
 
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id go with 15's atleast ur tire and rim will be cheaper...go with some 33's! BFG's..and some 15x8

and post some pics of ur tremor
 
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your stock wheels will not allow a 285 to sit completly on the ground and will cause uneven wear.

it does this because a stock wheel is only 7" wide, not 8.

so if you want to stick with 16s i would recommend a 16x8 wheel.

15" tires and wheels are ALOT cheaper! just an fyi
 
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id go with 15's atleast ur tire and rim will be cheaper...go with some 33's! BFG's..and some 15x8

and post some pics of ur tremor
^why pay atleast 400 on new rims when he has the stock (and might i say very good looking) Tremor rims?

I second the 285/75R16

i am running 275/70R16s on my 16x7 rims and they seem to wear just as well as any other
 
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yeah I have 285/75/16 on my truck and it seems to also have full contact to the pavement on stock wheels (16in) I would go with that but also thats just my opinion
 
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