15 inch wheels fit?

[alonsoquiroga4]

Has anyone tried fitting 15 inch wheels or will they not fit? Looking to go smaller wheel and bigger tire setup.

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[MakinDoForNow]

Has anyone tried fitting 15 inch wheels or will they not fit? Looking to go smaller wheel and bigger tire setup.

They did try but would not clear calipers.

 

[BootXL76]

They did try but would not clear calipers.

Somebody made 16s work I wanna say…. Maybe I’m wrong

 

[Darnon]

Somebody made 16s work I wanna say…. Maybe I’m wrong

Supposedly the clearance is very marginal for 16" wheels. So 15" is probably out of the question.

 

[MakinDoForNow]

Supposedly the clearance is very marginal for 16" wheels. So 15" is probably out of the question.

Tire rack I believe had 16" steel very marginal but I believe the issues a recall for the ones they showed (who knows??). I think the ones that marginally fit had no more rating than 1,000 lbs (maybe for spare & emergency for light weight sedan?)

 

[alonsoquiroga4]

Somebody made 16s work I wanna say…. Maybe I’m wrong

I’ll have to look into it cause I’m having a tough time finding OEM take offs or aftermarket wheels I like.

 

[TacoHolder]

AFAIK 17" is the minimum size to clear the brakes

 

[FakeCowboy]

AFAIK 17" is the minimum size to clear the brakes

Some Bronco sport owners are running 16" steel wheels and they use the same calipers. I think it just depends on finding the right steel wheels but I'm willing to guess that's as small as you can go.

 

[Maverickman74]

I would love to find some 16s that fit. There just isnt alot of M/T tires in 17s that are small enough to fit the Maverick. I can get 31 10.50 16s all day long.

 

[Finnster]

According to this post from a different thread, it appears that the Maverick brake rotor's are too large in diameter to clear 16 wheels. I may check this out at some point and consider shaving a bit off the stock maverick rotors. This is putting the cart before the horse though, since I haven't put in my order yet!

FYI I've confirmed that that Maverick uses a larger diameter brake rotor than the Bronco Sport and 16" wheels will not fit unfortunately. Both models use the same caliper, it's just the rotor size that differs.

 

[Darnon]

According to this post from a different thread, it appears that the Maverick brake rotor's are too large in diameter to clear 16 wheels. I may check this out at some point and consider shaving a bit off the stock maverick rotors. This is putting the cart before the horse though, since I haven't put in my order yet!

You can "shave the rotors" but the calipers are still going to be further outwards (short of replacing the knuckles) and ultimately what needs to be cleared.

 

[Finnster]

That makes sense! Thanks for the correction.

You can "shave the rotors" but the calipers are still going to be further outwards (short of replacing the knuckles) and ultimately what needs to be cleared.

 

[Haha48]

I would love to find some 16s that fit. There just isnt alot of M/T tires in 17s that are small enough to fit the Maverick. I can get 31 10.50 16s all day long.

Toyo AT 3 235 65 r17 fit look nice and work well. Very happy with them way better then the stock fx4 tires like night and day on loose stuff.

Stock was 225 65 r17 so the toyo is slightly wider only difference 235 vs 225

If you gi ko2 tires then it's 245 slightly wider then the optional tire size. People say they fit a bit tight though so could rub. Some people lift and go eith a 70 instead of a 65 that adds some ground clearance

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