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2003, F250, Super Duty, Super Cab, 7.3, Auto, 4X4 Silver, 2" lift in front only, 46 gal fuel tank, Billet Grill, 285X75X16 BFG MT, Bilsteins, Firestone Air Rear, B&W Gooseneck, We call it the "Silver Knocker"
I have used these tires in 265/75/R16 for many years and I have had 0 problems with the tires. Wheel weights dont want to stay on but thats not the tire's fault.
Your '99 has a 3.73 rear axle ratio, which is fine for towing an 8k fiver with stock-size tires. But when you mount those tires that are equivalent to 35s in diameter, your effective rear axle ratio changes to about 3.42, or very long legs.
So I wouldn't say those tires are great for towing 8k, unless you have already changed to a 4.10 rear axle ratio.
Of course, if you stay out of hills and mountains, then they may be great tires.
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My Sierra Blanca is a '99.5 PSD CrewCab hot-rod Towing Machine! BTS tranny; TurboRamAir intake and 4" stainless turbo-back exhaust; DP-Tuner tunes flashed into an Edge Evolution tuner; ISSPRO EV gauges and TTM; AIC. I special-ordered it new and plan to drive it until it quits.
i towed around 7500 tt with my 285s ats goodyears, they did great, i made the mistake switching over to 35 toyo tires, way too tall for towing, they do ok on the flats ,but up hills they kill the power, gonna go back to my old ats good years next trip. they are still out in my shed with around half tread. pluss with the 35s i lost around 2 mpgs.
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2002 f350 crew cab short box 3inch tuff country level kit 315 toyo mudd terrains on 8 inch nitto rims afe stage11 intake with pre filter window tint leer canopy auto meter quages . 4 inch mbrp exhaust. superchips 1805 tuner. towinn our 2004 27 ts komfort tt.
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