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largest tire for cut bronco 1" bl

riverick

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What would be the largest tire I could fit on my stock 75 without cutting the metal or lifting ? I am very new to owning a Bronco . I am not sure if I want to lift it yet or not . I will be testing 33,s on it next week but some insite would be helpful. THANKS !
 

Justafordguy

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What would be the largest tire I could fit on my stock 75 without cutting the metal or lifting ? I am very new to owning a Bronco . I am not sure if I want to lift it yet or not . I will be testing 33,s on it next week but some insite would be helpful. THANKS !

Are the back fenders cut out? If not you won't get a 33" on there without a lot of lift.
 

riverick

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But, Before I do cut, is it a close fit getting a 33 under there ? Would a 32 do the trick ?
I am still running a million ideas around in my head as to how I want to go. Lift ? Tire size ? transmission ? Gears etc.....
I do appreciate your reply.
 

broncobsession

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But, Before I do cut, is it a close fit getting a 33 under there ? Would a 32 do the trick ?
I am still running a million ideas around in my head as to how I want to go. Lift ? Tire size ? transmission ? Gears etc.....
I do appreciate your reply.

Do some searches to check pics for yourself but my personal favorites are 3.5" lift with 33x10.5 or 2.5" lift with 31x10.5.

Some good examples off the top of my head for uncut lifted with these tires is mdw_75bronco, ak3b, zillacon, j-man, and jsmall. All really beautiful trucks. Best part if you went with 3.5" lift and 33 is that even after cutting the metal it would still look good and fairly proportionate. Good luck with your choice.
 

JimAndA72

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Here are a couple pics of mine before the 1" BL with brand new 33 x 12.5- 15's. They tuck up in there really nice. I added a 1" BL later because of other clearance issues not related to tires/suspension.
 

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riverick

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Looking at zillacon's pictures and it looks like there is room to spare for those 33's. Nice ! I will have to check the others later. Thanks again.
 

BronCowie

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33X12.5s with a 2.5" SL and old school rear flares. I had to trim the leading edge on the flares just to be able to drive it on the street. When Im off-road they rub on all four corners/leading edges when I get to bouncing around. I'm gonna get those flares that Jim has which means trimming all of the leading edges an inch or two and see if that works. Next step will most likely be a 1" BL.

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tinytim02

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Here's my uncut with a 1" BL. 31x10.5x15 on factory Ford slots. Its a real tight fit in the rear. Granted, my 40-yr old rear springs are sagging a little. I've got new 2.5" BCB 9-pack leafs and Deaver coils going in soon. No way I could fit a 33X12.5 now, probably not even with the new SL. 33x10.5 maybe.
 

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JimAndA72

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33X12.5s with a 2.5" SL and old school rear flares. I had to trim the leading edge on the flares just to be able to drive it on the street. When Im off-road they rub on all four corners/leading edges when I get to bouncing around. I'm gonna get those flares that Jim has which means trimming all of the leading edges an inch or two and see if that works. Next step will most likely be a 1" BL.

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Your Bronco's looking great, Mark..
 
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