78 f150 a/t tires?

Question

i have a 78 f150 4x4 and i was looking into getting new tires.i drive it to school and work 90% of the time.but i like to do some mudding on the weekend.so what would be the best tires for my truck

Answer 1

it depends on how much turning clearence you have. if you go to big, you won't be able to turn very well. the best way is to go to a tire dealer and stand a large tire next to your existing ones. i run 33x10.50 LT but i have a 3 inch body lift on 88 f150

Answer 2

The 3 previous answers all point out different and correct ideas. The problem is that you have 2 different uses in mind for tires, and one kind will NOT do for both uses. If you put some highway type tires on for going to school and work, then you are not going to be able to do very well in mudding. If you put tires on for mudding, then you are going to have a loud howl as you go down the street, as well as quick tire wear. The reason for the quicker tire wear on mudder tires is due to the softer compund, and driving down the street or road builds up heat and "tread squirm'' takes place. Tread squirm is the term for the minute movement of the new tread actually moving around as the tire rolls down the road. This is also what causes the howling sound. So the question that comes to mind is this: do you go mudding as a competition, or is it just some buddies getting together on the weekends for fun? If it is in a competition, then you need 2 different sets (one for school & work, one for mudding competition). If the mudding is just for fun, then either some BFGoodrich or Goodyear Wrangler tires. However, given the difference of what I have seen of the two brands while working in a tire shop, I would get the BFGs over the Goodyears. Both are bad to get out of balance over time, but the Goodyears seem to be more prone to wearing bad places in the tread than the BFGs. As far as the tire size goes, 33 x 10.50 sounds about right if you are wanting bigger tires. However, with bigger tires, your speedometer will register significantly different, both in speed and miles. And to fully determine the largest size you can safely put under the truck, standing a new tire up by the old one will get you close, but the best way is to have the tire shop actually mount one on so that the weight of the truck can be on the tire while the wheels are being turned from side to side. The weight of the truck will cause the tire to squat and widen the tire, whereas just standing the tire beside the old one won't. When you go to the tire shop explain to the guy exactly what you are wanting to do. And if you are wanting to try on a larger size, and are a serious buyer, then any good tire shop will mount one and check it out. However, if you are just window shopping, then don't expect the guy to go to all that trouble just to see if it might work.

Answer 3

no longer acquainted with those years particularly yet you would be waiting to swap the springs and not utilising a difficulty, different than perhaps having to decrease the springs from the 250 all the way down to length. The rear end on the different hand would possibly no longer tournament up. particularly you're going from a extra moderen 250 rear end (extra heavy accountability, and somewhat larger i could assume) to an older a hundred and fifty. I relatively doubt that they are going to examine up and this is going to be extra artwork and extra of a headache than you're prepared to undertake.

Answer 4

I have two sets , one set of aluminum mags with street tires ( they last along time ) and a set of steel spokes with mudders. The two sets will last me longer than three sets of soft all terrain on the street.

Answer 5

I run BFGs on my daily driver. They are hard: so they are slippy in the rain, and nearly useless on ice, but they last close to 50K miles.

Answer 6

F.O.R.D.- Dead Return On Foot! LOL