295/60r20 Ridge Grapplers on leveled Lightning without rub/cutting?

[Wassnyc]

This question has been beaten to death in other general F150 forums, but I've read conflicting info and have also heard conflicting info from multiple shops near me.

I'm looking to get a ReadyLift 2" level with Fuel Rebel 20x9 rims (possibly the +1 offset or maybe the +20 offset, whichever will give me ~2" of poke +/- without cutting/rubbing). Ideally I'd be able to fit 295/60r20 tires, either Ridge Grapplers or maybe Toyo AT3s. I have a 2022 Lariat ER Lightning.

Does anyone know if that will fit without rubbing/cutting?

I've seen the TC Customs video, where they did 295/60r20 Ridge Grapplers on 20x9 +12 Black Rhino wheels which they said didn't require cutting ().

I love these two Wild Willies builds (regular F150s) which they did on 20x9 Fuel Rebels with 295/60r20s with no cutting/rubbing (he says they were zero offset, but Fuel doesn't make a zero offset so maybe he meant the 1 offset?):


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But then I talked two two local dealers. One said he knows a 305/55r20 or 33x12.5 won't rub and wasn't sure about the 295/60r20. Another said that those two sizes from the other shop would likely rub, and that a 285/60r20 would cut it close and wasn't sure about a 295/60r20.

The ReadyLift website suggests that a 295/60r20 with +18 offset fits, although I realize that's not Lightning specific (https://www.readylift.com/2-0-leveling-kit-ford-f-150-2021.html)

Does anyone know?

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[ScubaSteve]

285/60r20 on mine with the Rough Country front level kit. Rubs slightly at hard turn only in reverse. I have to imagine that 295/60r20 would rub worse, possibly in forward motion.

 

[Bokenator]

Bump to this old thread, but I will also give some additional information that some folks might find useful.
Here is a site that allows you to easily compare tire sizes:
https://tiresize.com/comparison/

Using the site above, it appears that a 305/55R20 is about 0.2" taller and 1.2" wider than stock. The height wouldn't be a problem, but the additional width might. 1.2" is about 30.5mm, so a new rim with a +offset greater than the stock offset might work to tuck the wheel enough to avoid rubbing, effectively splitting the additional width of the tire between the inside and the outside. I'd like some additional "poke", and the wider tire will give that.

I found online that the stock Lightning Lariat tires have an offset of +45mm; can anyone confirm that?

With that stock +45mm offset in mind, if you changed to the wider tire, and reduced the offset to a rim with a +12mm offset, you would get a lot more poke. 1.3" from the change in offset (45mm -12mm = 33mm, converts to 1.3"), plus 0.6" from the change in tire width (half of 1.2"). That would mean that the new tire would sit 1.9" further out than stock. Am I doing my math correctly? Based on that, I don't think it would fit.

It might fit on stock rims, but who wants that?

 

[Discount Tire]

Think of your wheel wells as bowl shaped. If you push the wheels out too far you are locating the wheel in a shallower part of your wheel well. This restricts how tall of a tire you can run unless you have a large lift.

That being said, you have a good chance fitting the 295/60R-20 with the 20x9 ET+20. I think with the ET+1, you may have some rubbing points when turning the steering wheel.

 

[Discount Tire]

Bump to this old thread, but I will also give some additional information that some folks might find useful.
Here is a site that allows you to easily compare tire sizes:
https://tiresize.com/comparison/

Using the site above, it appears that a 305/55R20 is about 0.2" taller and 1.2" wider than stock. The height wouldn't be a problem, but the additional width might. 1.2" is about 30.5mm, so a new rim with a +offset greater than the stock offset might work to tuck the wheel enough to avoid rubbing, effectively splitting the additional width of the tire between the inside and the outside. I'd like some additional "poke", and the wider tire will give that.

I found online that the stock Lightning Lariat tires have an offset of +45mm; can anyone confirm that?

With that stock +45mm offset in mind, if you changed to the wider tire, and reduced the offset to a rim with a +12mm offset, you would get a lot more poke. 1.3" from the change in offset (45mm -12mm = 33mm, converts to 1.3"), plus 0.6" from the change in tire width (half of 1.2"). That would mean that the new tire would sit 1.9" further out than stock. Am I doing my math correctly? Based on that, I don't think it would fit.

It might fit on stock rims, but who wants that?

We show the factory wheel offset at ET+44

When comparing wheel stance, the width of the wheel has to be factored in. Offset determines the location of the mounting pad relative to the center point of the wheel (plus or minus).

As an example, a 20x8.5 ET+12 offset sits different that a 20x9 ET+12, even though the offset is the same.

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