THEY WONT INSTALL THE 285/75R16 TIRE FOR MY BASE BRONCO

[Alifu]

I highly recommend Discount Tire. Have used them for years and always found them to be professional and helpful in fitment questions. They stand behind their products and labor.

so sad MA dont have one. or there is ?

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[FloridaBroncoPipeDream]

Exploding tires is a new one for me.

 

[2023bronco]

Heard it many times before. Such places will only install the OEM size, etc. tires listed on the door sticker. Liability concern.

 

[tongsun3717]

i thought 0mm wheel wont be perfect, guess im wrong. what is the best range to have offset? should i look for the +35mm ? any good wheel recommendation ?

Here is the look of poking with 285/70/17 and 35+ on the Non-Sas flare. I wanted the edge of tread to be under the edge of the flare.

 

[Southern62]

The only bad thing about Discount Tire is they are not discount at all.

 

[BT!]

A better wheel is the new 318 4omm offset so you not doing the urban cowboy stance. The 18s look 100 times better than 16s and fit perfectly.

Thank you so much for the reply!!!

i will try the Discount Tire, cause i did lot of reseach too seeing you guys post everyday, finally decide to put on big tire, but yesterday the Costco tire guys really made me sad.

and i did buy Method Race wheel 305NV 16x8 6X5.5 0MM OFFSET.( I ASK CHATGPT ABOUT IT) SAID THATS THE PERFECT WHEEL FOR BASEBRONCO.)

 

[UM_Ftown]

This is why you avoid cheap tire places that arent specialists.

They’re actually doing their jobs even though the reason for not installing isn’t correct. If going by BFG minimum specifications, the stock wheels are too narrow for these tires to be installed.

 

[skidsteer]

Heyy all i need help, i just pick up my 285/75r16 bf goodrich ko2 tire yesterday from Costco, heard they have good tire services, but they wont installed the tire for me, said that tire is not for bronco is Load E, i should have Load C.
they said i need do reprogram with the computer from the dealer store. and tire will be overheat and exploed or something, and made me very sad.

please does 285/75r16 really fit on base bronco ? i have baby coming soon i dont really want have any safty issue about that, please someone give me a adivice.

Safety FIRST ! Cheaper @ places like this because often the tire(s) they feature are. perhaps(?), "built to hit a store's 'price-point'" ...maybe?

 

[subg]

The base rim is too narrow according the manufacturers 'recommendations', but there are hundreds if not thousands running them across many models of cars.

Funny thing is, when you go to order a base Bronco they totally have 285's on the stock rims:

No way my base tires had that much bulge otherwise I wold have kept them. I call foul.

 

[Discount Tire]

so sad MA dont have one. or there is ?

At this time, we do not have any retail stores in the MA area, but I will say we are always looking to open stores in new markets, so keep your eyes peeled! In the mean time, we can still get you taken care of via Discount Tire Direct. We can ship directly to you. Sending a DM your way

 

[bravely]

Heyy all i need help, i just pick up my 285/75r16 bf goodrich ko2 tire yesterday from Costco, heard they have good tire services, but they wont installed the tire for me, said that tire is not for bronco is Load E, i should have Load C.
they said i need do reprogram with the computer from the dealer store. and tire will be overheat and exploed or something, and made me very sad.

please does 285/75r16 really fit on base bronco ? i have baby coming soon i dont really want have any safty issue about that, please someone give me a adivice.

some, like sam's club, won't install tires unless its oem size / type. I think its a liability thing. "explode"... kinda funny.

 

[Riderflyer]

Here's my base Bronco delivered 2 weeks ago with Wildtrak rims I found in the secondary market near me. Put new M/T Baja Boss A/T 285 70R17 on and love the look. Rides great and has good clearance all around.

 

[Discount Tire]

The only bad thing about Discount Tire is they are not discount at all.

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience you may have experienced with pricing issues or discrepancies. We will do everything we can to address any issues to your satisfaction. We would like to hear more about your concerns. Sending a DM your way.

 

[timhood]

Heyy all i need help, i just pick up my 285/75r16 bf goodrich ko2 tire yesterday from Costco, heard they have good tire services, but they wont installed the tire for me, said that tire is not for bronco is Load E, i should have Load C.
they said i need do reprogram with the computer from the dealer store. and tire will be overheat and exploed or something, and made me very sad.

please does 285/75r16 really fit on base bronco ? i have baby coming soon i dont really want have any safty issue about that, please someone give me a adivice.

I had that exact same tire installed on my Bronco. The only difference is I put them on after-market wheels that are 7.5" wide. However, a 265 should be fine on a 7-8" wheel. One thing I would recommend, however, is definitely going with load C. E load tires can work, but they are much stiffer, as they are designed to carry much more weight. Even reducing the air pressure in your tires, you will still have a stiffer, bumpier ride.

As far as reprogramming, my guess is they were just referring to the different overall tire diameter affecting the accuracy of your speedometer. The odd thing is the dealer likely won't do this for you, but you can do it yourself with a laptop, free software (FORScan) and an OBD II tool, or a dedicated programmer.

I'm not well-versed in all of the sizes for the KO2, but I would have guessed you could get Load C in that size. There aren't a lot of choices in 265/75 vs. 265/70, but I found load C tires with the capability I was looking for. My stock tires are KO2s, so I wasn't looking at them for my second set for "street" tires.

 

[Jason Sandsux]

They’re actually doing their jobs even though the reason for not installing isn’t correct. If going by BFG minimum specifications, the stock wheels are too narrow for these tires to be installed.

Correct. Your stock wheels are too narrow for the tires that you bought. Lots of people run that combo but a tire store is correct to not install it due to liability. The tread of your tire will be bulged out and the center of the tire will wear faster than the edges, plus your contact patch to the road will be slightly decreased. Again, it's totally doable but not correct.
Good luck with it all.

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