Factory rims. 3 inch lift. 285/70r17 Ridge Grapplers

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I'm running 285/70/17 with 2" wheel spacers on 2.5" level; Removed crash bars for clearance, no cutting required. Prior to the 2" spacers I had full clearance with bars installed. Talking to Stage 3 about it, in a nut shell not all 285/70/17 tires are identical in dimensions.

For the record I have Toyo OC AT2.
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Eibach 3”/1”
1” bora spacers


FYI In forscan I adjusted my tire size to 2614mm which is equal to the 102.9” diameter nitto has on their website for these tires and I went from 5mph slow to about 2mph fast.(odometer compared to gps) I’ll adjust with the mm size down a bit and report back.


After lots of trial and error I am down to 2520MM on the forscan tire size setting. I’m extremely close now.

Closer than my wife’s car from the factory, which is 1mph off. I’m maybe .5mph off now. Good enough for me.
Looks great, just bought a 2020 3 days ago. Can you tell me what I need to buy to go with the forscan? I guess you get forscan free by signing up from what I have read but you need 2 things in order to change tire size and do other functions as well.
 

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Eibach 3”/1”
1” bora spacers


FYI In forscan I adjusted my tire size to 2614mm which is equal to the 102.9” diameter nitto has on their website for these tires and I went from 5mph slow to about 2mph fast.(odometer compared to gps) I’ll adjust with the mm size down a bit and report back.


After lots of trial and error I am down to 2520MM on the forscan tire size setting. I’m extremely close now.

Closer than my wife’s car from the factory, which is 1mph off. I’m maybe .5mph off now. Good enough for me.
 

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Factory 17 inch magnetic rims
3 inch ready lift leveling kit
285/70r17 Ridge Grapplers
1/4 inch spacers in the front.
No rubbing. Quiet ride. Love the look!!!@
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Wow, that looks nice, how's the ride? Have you tried it on off road? I just got a Fox 2.0 in the front and waiting to replace my tires. Thanks for the pics
 


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Wow, that looks nice, how's the ride? Have you tried it on off road? I just got a Fox 2.0 in the front and waiting to replace my tires. Thanks for the pics
Rides like a truck now and not like my Mom's Fusion lol.... Night and day from stock, I am very happy with this set up. The 1" spacers are perfect, I do like the looks of a 1.5 spacer but for me it's a little too much, just my opinion. The Fox kit comes with all new hardware also, easy install, quality is there. Truck is only 8 days old with very little miles so no off road yet.
 

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I wanted the wider stance as I'm leaning towards adding the Bushwacker Fender Flares in the near future...I'm sill debating this.

Just personal preference on look
Rides like a truck now and not like my Mom's Fusion lol.... Night and day from stock, I am very happy with this set up. The 1" spacers are perfect, I do like the looks of a 1.5 spacer but for me it's a little too much, just my opinion. The Fox kit comes with all new hardware also, easy install, quality is there. Truck is only 8 days old with very little miles so no off road yet.
Who made the 1/4 inch spacer? I might get same thing. I have a magnetic gray as well

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Man, Nitto Ridge Grappler tires and Ford Rangers are a match made in heaven. Anyone who says otherwise wouldn't change my mind.
I did a lot of research before buying mine and I'm 100% happy with my Nittos! Aggressive enough for off road and still quite for daily driving.

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I did a lot of research before buying mine and I'm 100% happy with my Nittos! Aggressive enough for off road and still quite for daily driving.

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What size tires? And did you have a lift in the front? It does looks nice.
 

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What size tires? And did you have a lift in the front? It does looks nice.
From the looks of it he has 265/70-17. I was able to read is somehow but barely. I can definitely tell it is lifted in the front as well. My guess is about a 3 inch lift.
 

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From the looks of it he has 265/70-17. I was able to read is somehow but barely. I can definitely tell it is lifted in the front as well. My guess is about a 3 inch lift.
Thanks, I just got a Fox2.0, supposed to be a 3 inch lift but when I measured it, was about 2.75., went to 4WHEEL parts.
 

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Thanks, I just got a Fox2.0, supposed to be a 3 inch lift but when I measured it, was about 2.75., went to 4WHEEL parts.
Just be aware that 265/70-17 does not require the lift or leveling kits but it doea look better with them. If you go to a 285/70-17 either a 1/4 inch wheel spacer or different wheels will be needed.
 

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Just be aware that 265/70-17 does not require the lift or leveling kits but it doea look better with them. If you go to a 285/70-17 either a 1/4 inch wheel spacer or different wheels will be needed.
Thanks again, I'm new to the Off roading thing, would a wheel spacer affect the ride on road and off road?
 

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Thanks again, I'm new to the Off roading thing, would a wheel spacer affect the ride on road and off road?
I can't say for sure but I personally do not like wheel spacers. Most like the 1/4 inch make you loose a 1/4 of the threads or more of the lug studs and that can create a safety issue even though others on the fourm will disagree with me. I myself am running the 265/70-17 Bridgestone Dueler Revo 3 on factory wheels and do just fine. For you there may be other options that suit you better.

Here is my current set up with the Old Man EMU lift.

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I can't say for sure but I personally do not like wheel spacers. Most like the 1/4 inch make you loose a 1/4 of the threads or more of the lug studs and that can create a safety issue even though others on the fourm will disagree with me. I myself am running the 265/70-17 Bridgestone Dueler Revo 3 on factory wheels and do just fine. For you there may be other options that suit you better.

Here is my current set up with the Old Man EMU lift.

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Thanks for input, when its time to replaced the tires I'll probably stay with same size 265 70R17, nice Ranger BTW. I have a magnetic gray as well.
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