Wheels & Tires Semi-Tech General discussion of wheels and tires for the Ford Ranger.

pic request?/help

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
  #26  
Old 05-27-2009
manofak's Avatar
Member
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: elk grove, IL
Posts: 225
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
yea i dont rub at all but dont get steelies on mine you can feel it has to work more to stop the truck
 
  #27  
Old 05-27-2009
2wd03xlt's Avatar
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: wildwoods,nj
Posts: 126
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
i take it ill be paying more for an aluminum wheel right but its better even for rust since i live at the beach
 
  #28  
Old 05-27-2009
2wd03xlt's Avatar
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: wildwoods,nj
Posts: 126
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
really so the weight is a factor lol. i was gonna just cause there cheap but i guess ill spend the extra bucks
 
  #29  
Old 05-27-2009
Toreador4x4's Avatar
Member
iTrader: (6)
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Livonia, MI
Posts: 3,958
Likes: 0
Received 3 Likes on 3 Posts
my 33 on a 15x10 aluminum wheel weighs 13lbs less than my 32 on a 15x8 steelie did
 
  #30  
Old 05-27-2009
2wd03xlt's Avatar
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: wildwoods,nj
Posts: 126
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
wow thats a big diffrence im gonna get aluminum now lol. do you think black or polished for a silver truck. sorry im asking alot of questions
 
  #31  
Old 05-27-2009
Toreador4x4's Avatar
Member
iTrader: (6)
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Livonia, MI
Posts: 3,958
Likes: 0
Received 3 Likes on 3 Posts
find some you like and have em photoshopped on
 
  #32  
Old 05-27-2009
2wd03xlt's Avatar
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: wildwoods,nj
Posts: 126
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
that works. thanks man
 
  #33  
Old 05-27-2009
ClemsonRanger03's Avatar
Member
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Clemson, SC
Posts: 804
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
wow makin me feel small here. Im still runnin 255/70/16's (30x9). They are new last July though, and money is going elsewhere now though. Eventually I will get 32's and some black rims. I have the BAJAs right now, and I like them, but they are chrome and two of them has some real bad curb rash and the chrome is all peelin and it just kills me. Oh well, prolly gonna get exhaust and some other mods before rims and tires.
 
  #34  
Old 05-27-2009
2wd03xlt's Avatar
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: wildwoods,nj
Posts: 126
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
lol im still in the saving process but rims and tires is like all i can do. i dont really have a need for a lift im basically goin for looks. i wanted the polished bajas over all are they an ok rim??
 
  #35  
Old 05-27-2009
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Skagit Valley, Washington
Posts: 1,175
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Originally Posted by 2wd03xlt
lol my dad would be so pissed. i think they just dont want me spending my money on rims and tires
i am in the exact same boat man, my dad is anti-lift and i want just a 2". i want to get wheels that stick out a little bit and when i convince him that they are the right one she is gonna be pissed. i know exactly what you mean bro
 
  #36  
Old 05-27-2009
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Skagit Valley, Washington
Posts: 1,175
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
i dont care about weight though, i am gettin pro comp series 51 fosho!
 
  #37  
Old 05-27-2009
2wd03xlt's Avatar
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: wildwoods,nj
Posts: 126
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
hah it sucks to. i just want 2 aswell but they wont let me. they think it will mess it up. sive been trying to get them to let me get rims and tires for month now. i no i want bfgs idk what rims lol
 
  #38  
Old 05-27-2009
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Skagit Valley, Washington
Posts: 1,175
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
my dad has wore out a few pairs of cooper st and they have lasted the most out of any other tire he has owned. i hear alot of good on bfg, but also alot of bad, idk dude, its your choice, i personally dont think weight in the wheels is that big of a deal. im only goin to be driving to school and back.
 
  #39  
Old 05-27-2009
2wd03xlt's Avatar
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: wildwoods,nj
Posts: 126
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
i here good and bad about alot of tires lol makes it really hard to choose one i think. ill mainly be driving to school and stuff to i live in a small town everything is pretty much close lol it would save me money. but the steel will prolly rust faster
 
  #40  
Old 05-27-2009
Toreador4x4's Avatar
Member
iTrader: (6)
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Livonia, MI
Posts: 3,958
Likes: 0
Received 3 Likes on 3 Posts
Originally Posted by silverbullet32
my dad has wore out a few pairs of cooper st and they have lasted the most out of any other tire he has owned. i hear alot of good on bfg, but also alot of bad, idk dude, its your choice, i personally dont think weight in the wheels is that big of a deal. im only goin to be driving to school and back.
weight plays a large factor in acceleration and MPG trust me, more than you think

i had steelies on my ranger and went to aluminum wheels and noticed a big difference in accel saving 13lbs per rim/tire

same with my superduty, i went from 16.5x12 steelies with swampers to aluminum 16x10 and a kevlar belted tire, i saved about 50lbs per tire and rim...biig difference
 
  #41  
Old 05-27-2009
flatblack96's Avatar
Member
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 126
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
BFGs have been used by more people than any other tire you will probably be hearing about so there will be more bad reviews, but also more good reviews. I've run several different sizes and types of bfg muds and a/ts and can say they last a very long time and are very decent on street and offroad all around not to mention they look great and are one of the best priced for what you get.
 
  #42  
Old 05-27-2009
2wd03xlt's Avatar
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: wildwoods,nj
Posts: 126
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
wow lol. im pretty sure ill be buying aluminum i never really thought about how much more the steel would way
 
  #43  
Old 05-27-2009
2wd03xlt's Avatar
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: wildwoods,nj
Posts: 126
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
yea a friend of mine runs a set of 31 bfgs on his jeep and loves them says he hasent had a problem. i will mainly be on street i just wanna have an aggressive look i guess
 
  #44  
Old 05-28-2009
comunistico's Avatar
Member
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: san jose, Costa Rica
Posts: 1,319
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
nice mate. my dad was dont u f... lift ur truck gona be dangerous... i was like "ok ill think bout it " next day ... truck went to the shop to get a 3" bl lol :P

worst it can happen is he gets pissed and just say.. dont like em get a new tires for t lol
 
  #45  
Old 05-28-2009
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Skagit Valley, Washington
Posts: 1,175
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Originally Posted by Toreador4x4
weight plays a large factor in acceleration and MPG trust me, more than you think

i had steelies on my ranger and went to aluminum wheels and noticed a big difference in accel saving 13lbs per rim/tire

same with my superduty, i went from 16.5x12 steelies with swampers to aluminum 16x10 and a kevlar belted tire, i saved about 50lbs per tire and rim...biig difference
lol yeah, its not my choice, i cant afford aluminum, i dont have that much money, but i hate my stockers so we will see.
 
  #46  
Old 05-28-2009
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Skagit Valley, Washington
Posts: 1,175
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Originally Posted by flatblack96
BFGs have been used by more people than any other tire you will probably be hearing about so there will be more bad reviews, but also more good reviews. I've run several different sizes and types of bfg muds and a/ts and can say they last a very long time and are very decent on street and offroad all around not to mention they look great and are one of the best priced for what you get.
where did you get your wheels? brand?
 
  #47  
Old 05-28-2009
dixie_boysles's Avatar
Member
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: NC
Posts: 3,779
Likes: 0
Received 6 Likes on 5 Posts
i git bigger tires just fine...no rubbing!

I fit bigger tires just fine....my 94' was supposed to have 225/70R14 road tires i think.... I ran 265/75R15 All Terrain tires on my 2Wd just fine...according to redrock4x4.com tire converter, the 265/75R15 is the equivilent of a 30.6x10.4/15 tire....and i prolly could went up one size just fine...btw mine had coil springs too.....

 
  #48  
Old 05-28-2009
dixie_boysles's Avatar
Member
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: NC
Posts: 3,779
Likes: 0
Received 6 Likes on 5 Posts
also, as you can see i had soft 8s, they look awesome....
 
  #49  
Old 05-28-2009
2wd03xlt's Avatar
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: wildwoods,nj
Posts: 126
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
i didnt get any wheels yet im still undecided ill prolly save a bit more so i can get what i want lol.
 
  #50  
Old 05-28-2009
2wd03xlt's Avatar
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: wildwoods,nj
Posts: 126
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
ill prolly stick to the 30s just to be safe lol. those softsd 8 look good if i got them i would get the black ones i think. i dont no what to get
 


Quick Reply: pic request?/help



All times are GMT -6. The time now is 05:36 PM.