Base Bronco on 33" KO2 tires & 17" Method 701 wheels

[Mrpenn46]

MY CURRENT ISSUE!
If anyone knows what to do about this please let me know. The speedo is now quite off which also effects mileage and mpg. The dealer is not allowed to reprogram the tires. does anyone know how I can fix this issue?

Not sure why the dealer told you that, back when I was a Ford mechanic I changed tire sizes all the time on regular vehicles. People lived their bigger rims. Hope you can find a dealer or somebody else that can fix this for you.

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[BeerForMyHorses]

And let the mods begin... Base is best!

 

[rfawbush]

Great looking rig! Congrats!

 

[broncbeau]

yeah man looks great. color combo is the tits.

 

[mpeugeot]

Not sure why the dealer told you that, back when I was a Ford mechanic I changed tire sizes all the time on regular vehicles. People lived their bigger rims. Hope you can find a dealer or somebody else that can fix this for you.

Maybe the base doesn't come with dealer support. Gotta save money somewhere.

 

[dweskamp]

Looks good. Any rubbing issues at full lock or when hitting a speed bump?

And this has me a bit concerned:



So for a vehicle that is made to be modded and off-roaded the dealer won't change the tire size settings? This makes absolutely no sense. I never had to reprogram any of my Fords but on my Jeep with a $100 OBD module I am able to plug in and change tire sizes (and a bunch of other settings) myself. Has anybody made any progress with FORScan?

Granger did it w the ForScan. His dealer is lying or don't know how.

 

[bbarnshaw]

I think that you could follow the same path I did and you'll be good. Just read up of offsets. I have 0 offset and factory is +55. So my wheels are effectivly 55mm pushed out beyond factory + a wider rim so add in a couple more. Pushing out the wheels can affect turning dynamics, which is why I had to removed the rear crash bars.

If you do some thing between 55 and 30ish in positive offset, you should need to do anything.

I just ordered 18x9 with +20 offset. You think I'll have any issues? Also installing the 2 inch 4WP level lift with 295/70/R18 tires.

 

[HypebeastDad]

Nice combo on there , hope the bronze 703's look as good on my AMB

I’m about to get 703s on my base.

 

[uncledoodoo]

looks great, but for me that $3K without a lift or locking diffs would go a long way toward a Sasquatch packages. But it does look good if that's all you want.

 

[Mimme]

Revisiting this as I just did a similar setup with 0 offset 17’s on your 33in KO2’s….I took off the rear crash bars but have noticed that when backing out and cutting the wheel fully there is still some rubbing, would this be the front crash bar ? Wondering if I should remove those as well. No lift just base on the new wheels/tires

 

[stone_sloth]

Revisiting this as I just did a similar setup with 0 offset 17’s on your 33in KO2’s….I took off the rear crash bars but have noticed that when backing out and cutting the wheel fully there is still some rubbing, would this be the front crash bar ? Wondering if I should remove those as well. No lift just base on the new wheels/tires

Yeah I have that too. I've left the front crash bars in because the rub isn't all that bad and for a small bit of extra safety, kept'em in place. It seems to be light under full lock and only reverse, so definitely something I can work around.

 

[MOBroncoSTL]

Do you know if the small amount of rubbing is due to the offset? I thought 285/70r17 were supposed to fit base without rubbing? @Mimme @stone_sloth

 

[M4Madness]

Do you know if the small amount of rubbing is due to the offset? I thought 285/70r17 were supposed to fit base without rubbing? @Mimme @stone_sloth

Wheel offset definitely has an effect on rubbing.

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