SilverKlister
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I saw the recent post about 17" steel wheels which didn't fit and thought I's post something which does work... for posterity's sake.
Long story made short, I couldn't find used F-150 wheels with or without snow tires locally. No 17" steels and everything aluminum I could find was either beat to hell, or brand new with expensive summer tires, or aftermarket with silly offset specs. So, I picked up a set of factory take-off wheels off ebay. These are ford PN ML341007BA, and are dimensionally the same as the wheels which came on my pro, including offset. I got the ideal from @Dylanch 's post on studded winter wheels. I can confirm, they do fit, no issues. My truck also has max tow, so the larger rear rotors. I know there has been discussion on the weight carrying specs for wheels, and it's not something I'm worried about. There's a lot of metal here.
Snow tire brands are one of the most highly opinionated things out there, and I can say that I've used all of the brands. This time around, I chose Hakka's because my local shop gave me what I considered a good deal and mounted them up on the wheels. Their price with mounting and balancing was essentially the same as the online price for the tires.
Tires wise, I've noticed a little louder road noise, about the same efficiency while driving, and quite good grip on snow and ice. I don't have a season on them, but so far, so good. For those who are considering the R5 vs the LT3, I think you're going to get more miles out of the LT3, as they have a deeper tread. The price difference between R5's and LT3's was insignificant. You can look up the specs on the Nokian site and make your own conclusions.
Here's what they look like on my silver truck:
Long story made short, I couldn't find used F-150 wheels with or without snow tires locally. No 17" steels and everything aluminum I could find was either beat to hell, or brand new with expensive summer tires, or aftermarket with silly offset specs. So, I picked up a set of factory take-off wheels off ebay. These are ford PN ML341007BA, and are dimensionally the same as the wheels which came on my pro, including offset. I got the ideal from @Dylanch 's post on studded winter wheels. I can confirm, they do fit, no issues. My truck also has max tow, so the larger rear rotors. I know there has been discussion on the weight carrying specs for wheels, and it's not something I'm worried about. There's a lot of metal here.
Snow tire brands are one of the most highly opinionated things out there, and I can say that I've used all of the brands. This time around, I chose Hakka's because my local shop gave me what I considered a good deal and mounted them up on the wheels. Their price with mounting and balancing was essentially the same as the online price for the tires.
Tires wise, I've noticed a little louder road noise, about the same efficiency while driving, and quite good grip on snow and ice. I don't have a season on them, but so far, so good. For those who are considering the R5 vs the LT3, I think you're going to get more miles out of the LT3, as they have a deeper tread. The price difference between R5's and LT3's was insignificant. You can look up the specs on the Nokian site and make your own conclusions.
Here's what they look like on my silver truck:
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