Honestly depends on your income and tastes. I'd bump to a 17" 'cause they look
KILLER on a truck my size. But I couldn't justify the added $800-$1000 for wheels and tires. Especially since I did tires then wheels in stages. And even more so with tire prices rising rapidly in just a years time when I was in the market.
IMO, 15's or 17's. 15's are cheap wheels, very very large amount of available tires out there for it, and the tires would be rated for your truck. If you bump to 16 or even a 17, alot of tires that are for a LT, end up being rated alot higher than a Ranger....meaning the tire is designed to be under a 3/4 ton. Meaning it'll ride harsher. And these trucks don't ride worth a damn anyhow. lol. This is especially something to look at when choosing 16's or being forced to choose metric sized tires. Something to consider.
Want something bigger, jump to 17's. or 22's. lulz.
Left front WAY out-of-round? That's some hardcore weight. I suggest hitting up the tire place for a road force balance.
If you can afford it, 17s all the way. I love the look of a SEMI large wheel on a ranger.
Agreed. I regret not jumping to 17's when I got new rims and tires. But happy I didn't fork out the extra $800 or so in my pocket. Or else I'd still be paying them off. lol.
What size wheel came stock with ur truck because to my knowledge u cannot just simply throw a smaller wheel on. Like my truck came with 16s and if I went with 15s I would need to swap out my drums in the rear and also my rotors to smaller ones. Feel free to correct me if im wrong guys
Not entirely true.
Some older aluminum wheels do have fitment issues to '03 and up trucks thanks to the newly upsized 12" rotors for that year(on 4x4's). Back in the day, this was a big concern. Not so much now-adays. All steel and I'm confident in saying all newer alloy wheels clear just fine of the calipers, but as always, it's better to be safe than sorry and test fit before having the tires mounted up and installed on the rig. Downsize drums? Blastfamy! 100% drums are no problem.
I've got 03+ brakes and Explorer discs out back. My 15x10 Eagle 185's clear perfectly, as did every other set of 15's I've had on the truck. The only issue is if you're running a large tire and it's got an out-of-round issue(egg shaped tire). If your wheel choice doesn't allow for outside lip weights, the stack of stick-on weights might brush against the caliper til it wears a groove in the weight, then it's no problem. But that sort of issue is rare and generally only is attributed to small number of large tires. And mine came with 16's.
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