The bolt pattern is 5 x 4.25 or 5 x 108 and the factory offset is 37.5 mm.
The smaller the offset, the further out from the vehicle the wheel & tire will be, meaning you will have a little more clearance for larger tires.
https://www.lesschwab.com/article/what-is-wheel-offset.html
The accessory rubber Ford ones like I pictured seem to stay in place pretty good - probably because they are made to fit alot better than the carpet ones. We only had those carpet ones in for a couple of days before we switched them out.
Our Badlands has small posts on the floor that our mats attach to. We have the rubber floors and both our factory carpet mats and our accessory rubber mats stay in place perfectly.
That 1/2" difference shouldn't affect anything. You probably wouldn't even notice it when driving. Most vehicles have a compact spare that is substantially smaller than the regular tires.
When you say towing in an emergency, do you mean getting towed by a tow truck, or towing a trailer with the...
We went with 235/65R17 Yokohama Geolandar A/T G015 tires on our Badlands, which is mostly a commuter as well. They are quiet on the highway and have been great in the ice and snow up here in Saskatchewan. They are not as aggressive as KO2s, but I think they are great all around AT tires if...
Thanks. We bumped up the warranty to 5 yrs/100,000 KM comprehensive, but no maintenance plan.
We did have them change the tires out to slightly larger Yokohama Geolandar A/T's along with mud flaps and the upgraded floor mats.
Loving it so far
Hey - Saskatchewan here. Just picked up our Area 51 Badlands on Saturday. Full load except the sunroof. We were considering ordering one when this one showed up at Bennett Dunlop Ford in Regina fitted up exactly the way we wanted. Basically bought it right off of the car hauler lol