Tire size

A 30x10.50 is probably the biggest you'll want to go. Surfscape would know better, but I think you can shove a 31" tire in there if your wheels have the right offset. The rubbing occurs on the inside edge of the tire while turning, so having narrower tires or a wheel that sticks out will allow you to go slightly taller. However, we can't change our gearset, so the higher you go, the more the Escape will drive like a bus.

Thanks man you have been a big help with both my posts. I don't really care about the bus bit. But, but I think that if I do the rims as well then the rub will be minumum. On stocks though, how much rub do you think will occur while turn with a 30 or a 31?

Thanks surfscape! I Think that I may go with the 255's. Or maybe the 30's. From what I've been reading, the 30's don't rub and if they do it's on U turns.

PS- Do you have anymore pictures of your Escape because, IT'S AWESOME MAN! :drool:

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/1474843

Thanks for compliments ... page two is the lifted 4x4 version

i got 16' on mine can i drop down to 15 winter to save $$ and if so what size in a 15 do i use?

Awesome it looks great! That's what I had in mind!