Size of tires - Ford Forums

08-20-2003, 11:29

I own a 95 ford bronco and i am having it lifted 4inches and i was wondering if anyone could tell me what is the biggest size of tire i could put on my bronco after the lift is done. I have been told the biggest is 33's but just the other day i was told i could put 35's on it, i would rather have 35's so i would like to know if i can do that with out having to cut anything or having to worry about rubbing. Thanks

'92BigBronco · 08-20-2003, 18:23

I'm running 32's right now on the stock suspension but they do rub the front sway bar and the radius arm at full lock just a little. 33's will EASILY fit your rig with a 4" suspension lift and the max is about 35's without rubbing while off roading.

rngrjcw · 08-21-2003, 14:22

Hey 92, Back up. Pain but tell ya later. Tiger, Ive got a 95 also with a Pro Comp lift on it. I have 15X12.50X35's on it and have no problems with the tires. The make sure your ball joints are good before you do it because mine werent and I went through a front set of tires in NO time. Also, ya will have problems in the rear brake lines. you need to get extended brake lines or else. Hope this helps

08-26-2003, 11:50

Hey 92, I run 32s on my 96 Bronco XLT but have 2" leveling coils in the front end to get rid of the rub while turning. Works pretty well. Recently I took it out during a fishing trip and tore the front passanger side shock off of the lower mount. I run the correct size Rancho 5000 shock. Needless to say that I have to replace the lower mounting bracket. Anybody ever have this happen or hear of this happening? Byproduct of the lift?

'92BigBronco · 08-26-2003, 13:24

Yeah, definitely as a result of the lift. You said you had the correct shock on there, but was it the correct shock for the stock suspension or for the 2" lift?

If I had to say what caused it, I'd say you need to go with a slightly longer shock to get the full travel without putting any load on the shock and its mounts.

08-26-2003, 20:40

Hey 92, The shock is for 1-3" of lift. Do you think that the shock body was to long and it tore the mount? The iron did look a little fatigued. Most of the wheeling I did during the trip was running trails however I did hit a couple of bumps at speed (30 MPH). I didn't notice the problem until I saw the shock hanging down at the end of the day. The ride was not that different.

'92BigBronco · 08-27-2003, 10:54

I'm not a suspension guy, but if the length of the shock wasn't to blame.....the only other thing I could think of would be that the lift changed the geometry of the suspension enough to cause the shock to bind under certain conditions. I may be wrong, but don't you have to use a drop bracket for the radius arms and sway bar to keep the stock geometry?