Biggest size tires for Bronco Badlands without doing a lift?
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Don't know for sure, but from what I've read, it seems like a 245/70R17 is as good as it gets.
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That is what I understand as well. It has been discussed in many threads on this forum.
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Search the group. Tons of threads on the subject.
As mentioned in about 10 threads before this… Height is not the problem, width is. When you turn your tire will rub on pinch welds if you go bigger than 245-70r17. I’ve got 235-65r17’s
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Are you rubbing with those or did you do any modifications to make them fit?245/70/17
Except for the gas mileage hit.
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What about the OBX? What's the biggest 18" tire you can run with stock suspension?
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It's a bigger tire, thus heavier. Adding weight reduces mileage. How much? Have not seen any data to support the hit, but I'm sure there has got to be some sort of mileage loss due to the increased weight. Also, maybe some performance loss, especially for the little engine that could (1.5L).
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In particular, 1lb of rotating weight roughly equal 8lbs of static weight with regards to your vehicles performance. So if your stock 225/65/17s on the Badlands weight say 29lbs, changing all four corners to 245/65/17 KO2s (34lbs) is an additional 20lbs of rotational mass, which has a similar effect of adding 160lbs of static weight. Any additional weight requires the engine to work harder to get it moving, making acceleration slower, and using more fuel to get up to speed, and increasing the amount of effort it takes to maintain speed.
Additionally, These example tires have 1” larger diameter, effectively lifting your car, increasing airflow under the vehicle, increasing it aerodynamic drag, and further decreasing fuel efficiency by again requiring the engine to do more work to accelerate and maintain speed.
But they look better and would preform better in off-roading conditions
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