To install wheels and tires immediately or wait till broke in?

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CCole77

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The title says it all... I am going to be upgrading wheels and tires to my Raptor on order, but should I wait till the truck is a little broke in and has done it's "learning" or should I go ahead and install them as soon as I get the truck. Does it matter?
 

ChevyChad

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Id recommend changing them immediately. I waited about 3k miles to change mine, and with the noticebly heavier wheels & tires, it was almost as if my transmission felt like it was shifting too soon, so I had to do a re-learn on the transmission for the new wheels and tires- which takes roughly 500-1000 miles to get ironed out. Had I known this, I would have swapped them out immediately upon initial purchase. Not a show stopper, but given the option, I'd say just do it up front and do the trans learning procedure just 1 time.
 

jdubub

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I got mine at Planet Ford in Spring, just north of Houston. I bought a couple of trucks from them in the past.

I did it. You just need the tool, then follow the spreadsheets on here. It looks harder on the surface than what it really is, so don't be scared of it. I used a buddies tool that lives in Houston.
 

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I had mine from my 12 moved to the 18 at the dealer at the time of purchase.

Oddly enough, the 12 and 18 have different threads on the lug nuts.
 

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