smallest rim size for 08/09 F350

[sask08]

Anybody have 17 inch or even 16 inch wheels on a 2008/09 superduty. I don't like the big wheel craze and like the small rim with lots of sidewall look. Some wheel manufactures say a 17 inch rim will clear the brakes and tie rod ends and other say it wont. Anybody running this setup that could tell me for sure?

[cm351f]

i'm not personally running them but 17s will fit. mine came factory with 17s. as far as 16s no, i had a set off my 04 and would not clear (plus most 16 have a very negative offset which would make them stick WAY out which looks cool but...)

[stroken04]

I thought that you needed at least an 18 for the 08-09s

I know 16's wont work, but im not sure about the 17's

[sask08]

Well 17's come stock on some xls and maybe some xlts but they are steel i think. Will the extra meat in a aluminum wheel still clear?

[Jesse@MBRP]

I had a friend who tried 17x10 with 4.5BS and they hit the calipers...

He went 20's after that mishap.

[tucker330]

I have seen Walker Evans 17" wheels on 08 and up trucks. I am not sure what it took to get them on there. So Cal Super Trucks had some pictures on their site.

[Slick02]

Mounted a set of factory steel 17's on a customers 08 F250 wed pm so he could go drag racing and they cleared everything.

[black08f350]

we have axis beadlocks in 17s on our 08 f350 and they clear no problems.

[TwinTurboStroker]

Depending upon your back spacing, a 17" will work, I don't recommend it simply because of how close it is to the calipers and how easy it would be for a small rock to get stuck and jam the wheel, damaging the caliper and wheel, I would at least do 18s, but to each his own

[sask08]

The rims i'm looking at have a 4.5 inch back spacing. I think i'm gonna order them and just hope they fit... The manufacturer says they will fit, but I'm still skeptical.