02 F150-7700.
Here is what I want to do:
Why do I want to do this? I take this thing off road twice a year, and truthfully I could probably take a Suby on those roads if I didn't mind a dented oil pan.
None of these things sound terribly expensive. Is it your dd? If so, I would say that aggressive tires are a no go. If not, have at it. I like pizza cutters. So many people run super wide tires that when I see the opposite, it speaks to me.
Yes, yes, yes, maybe (do you mean the lower visible half, or the underside?).
I'd skip the flares, keep the bedliner idea but not too high on the body, leave the front bumper if it's in good condition but do whatever to the rear. And do it with white Jackmann style wagon wheels.
singleslammer wrote: None of these things sound terribly expensive. Is it your dd? If so, I would say that aggressive tires are a no go. If not, have at it. I like pizza cutters. So many people run super wide tires that when I see the opposite, it speaks to me.
Yes, DD. I was thinking about just some A/Ts for all purpose use. M/Ts suck in the snow. Also considered A/S or H/T for summer and Snows for winter, but the H/Ts would suck for the couple times I do offroad so A/T seems like a good all-around compromise.
Wide tires on trucks suck gas and make noise, but unless you're a hardcore mudder, they never made sense to me.
BrokenYugo wrote: Yes, yes, yes, maybe (do you mean the lower visible half, or the underside?).
Lower half. Like the bottom 8" and over the fender flares. The underside should have been done before 100k miles of PA winters. Right now it would be like putting fresh icing on a moldy cake.
pres589 wrote: I'd skip the flares, keep the bedliner idea but not too high on the body, leave the front bumper if it's in good condition but do whatever to the rear. And do it with white Jackmann style wagon wheels.
I was thinking satin black for the wheels just because the truck is darker green, but white would be a good utility look too.
My truck
Skip flaring the fenders, but add some nice big mud flaps. 235's seem like a better fit on a full size whithout being too wide.
Your plan is rational, functional, and grown-up. Are you sure about this?
Gearheadotaku wrote: Your plan is rational, functional, and grown-up. Are you sure about this?
Crap. You just ruined it for me. 
I just want to make it NOT look like a boring stock truck, but not make it into a redneck cadillac.
I'm planning a contractor/utility cap for it painted to match the truck. That will be trashy enough.
Also thinking about ditching one or two of the rear leaves and putting airbags in it. That would be mostly for towing and helping ride quality when empty.
Everybody is doing black wheels on trucks these days. I was thinking more like an old-school vibe. White would look good with that green.
Ok. I'll get behind that.
I saw a GMT800 on white steelies. Stark, binding, white steel wheels. It looked amazing.
Gearheadotaku wrote: Skip flaring the fenders, but add some nice big mud flaps. 235's seem like a better fit on a full size whithout being too wide.
The size 215/85r16s he's referring to were standard on DRW trucks for years.
They look big enough for the F150 in my opinion.
ever consider a graphite/gray on the rims instead?
Curtis checked your rides, what is this Pontiac bonneville duramax all about??? build thread?
Any 4x4 with pizza cutters wins for me.
White wheels with Yokohama A/T G015's in 215/85/16 or 225/75/15.
No need for the flares with skinnies.
Not going to talk you out of sensible mods, want to mod my truck as well. Skinny tire and wheels make much more sense than fat tires wheels for everything but mudding and rock crawling.
I need to save up money for Old Man Emu suspension setup...
759NRNG wrote: Curtis checked your rides, what is this Pontiac bonneville duramax all about??? build thread?
Ha. Stalled build. The car is still in TX at the body shop. I have to go get it.
No build thread. Way back in the day I had a webpage for it.
Chadeux wrote:Gearheadotaku wrote: Skip flaring the fenders, but add some nice big mud flaps. 235's seem like a better fit on a full size whithout being too wide.The size 215/85r16s he's referring to were standard on DRW trucks for years.
215/85-16 was also common on 2wd 3/4 ton trucks. That was factory size on my 95 F250 'stroke.
curtis73 wrote:pres589 wrote: I'd skip the flares, keep the bedliner idea but not too high on the body, leave the front bumper if it's in good condition but do whatever to the rear. And do it with white Jackmann style wagon wheels.I was thinking satin black for the wheels just because the truck is darker green, but white would be a good utility look too. My truck
That's a good looking truck as it sits. White or gray steelies would look good imo.
Dunno if possible... steelies and dog dishes?
I'll second the 235/85 suggestion. 215s are tiny for a full-size in my opinion. 235s aren't terribly wide but they'll have enough height over the 215s to fill out the wheel wells better. You won't need fender flares to cover them. My old work truck was an 03 F150 4x4 with 265/75-16s and those didn't stick out at all.
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