You can do either/or. Add the lift and run stock tires until you decide what rims/tires you want. Or guys have been putting up to 245’s on at stock ride height. If you wanna go bigger than that you might need the lift first.
You can do either first. Most common up sized tires are 235/65/17 and 245/65/17. No need to get wider wheels but if you want get a 17x7.5 or 17x8
I keep saying this in multiple threads but, you don't need a lift to get bigger tires. A lift (at least the spacer lifts currently available for the BS) will not keep a larger tire from rubbing, unless you never fully articulate the suspension (mall crawler). The problem areas on the BS appear to be the front and back areas of the wheel well, based on posts where people are trimming affected areas because they went bigger than recommended with their tires.
Thank you sorry I missed your message from earlier so much on here
No need to apologize. I’ll keep trying to explain this so that people don’t conflate lift kits with big tires. A lift kit is for ground clearance. Bigger tires give a little ground clearance but also more contact patch and taller sidewall for better traction off-road.
I think the bronco sport badland comes with a one inch lift and going to the bigger tires should give me enough ground clearance for what I need
Yes, the BL is about 1” higher. The 245/65/17 will add another .5” or so.
If you have 245/65/17 on would it rub if you have a heavy load in the back of the bronco looking at the tires I would use made by falken 235/65/17 is 28.1 dia I think the 245 is 29.? Don't remember you sound like you know the sizes better than me for it any thoughts on this
From everything I’ve read here, 245/65/17 is safe for all suspension articulation. So yes, that size should be safe for a heavy load. BTW, the problem with rubbing comes first in the front because the wheels turn which causes them to get closer to the sheet metal. If the wheels are all straight, you could have a bigger tire. The problems with rubbing generally come when the suspension is compressed and the wheel is turned. Obviously there is a limit but hopefully you get that the front wheels are the real issue with bigger tires. I have not read any reports of 245/65/17 tires rubbing. Any tire bigger than that seems to get some mixed replies about rubbing or people have done trimming/modifying to address it.
Right Forgot about the front tires now to decide thanks
Has anyone done a lift for that trim? I do want to put on some Mickey Thompson 245/65 R17's, but was planning on lifting first. Now I'm at a stand-still.
I have those tires, you don’t need a lift for them! If you want to lift, the HRG off-road lift is highly regarded.I was planning on getting a Rough Country 1.5" lift on my 2023 BadLands, but I just found out that RC doesn't make one for the Badlands.
