Michael Maskalans wrote:
>
> I think it was either norah or jason who told me I'd be doing this....
>
> I'm looking for something less street friendly and more adobe-worthy,
> and I'm wondering how big I can go without having to trim sheet metal.
>
> I've heard that you need 3" of lift to clear 33s - either body or
> suspension, but I'm not 'down' with the body lift and I'm not
> interested in a $1000 investment right now.... I know adam has been
> saying 32's, which would be great, but the good m/ts seem to skip from
> 31 to 33, and I'd expect a lot of rub from a 32 if a 33 needs an extra
> 3 inches to clear well.
>
> does anyone here run 32s on a stock height gen III? has anyone tried?
>
> I'd like to stick these mud tires on my current 15" rims, and get r/t
> or look-alike 17"s for my all terrain street tires, for which I think
> I'll stick with my current Yoki a/ts, though in bigger 265/70-17 form
>
> for what it's worth, I'm looking at:
> Yoki Geolander m/t (seems to have very good ejection at the edges,
> which is what I was missing this weekend)
> Firestone destination m/t
> Bridgestone dueler m/t
> hesitantly at the crapyear wranger mt/r, since I've seen very good
> reviews of it.
>
> I'm thinking the Yoki m/t on 16" steel in 265/75-16, which is a bit
> over 31.5 by 10.4. If I can get away with bigger, though, I'd like to.
Mike,
Do you have the 15x7 or 15x8 rims? The width may affect the max size
tire you can run. Also keep in mind you'll need your PCM reflashed for
the new tire diameter. Stick close to a stock size and you'll be OK
there - deviate too much and your speedo and odo will be off forever.
I had 31x10.5R15 BFG A/T KOs on my '99 and they were great all around.
Terrific on the road even in the rain and snow, and they did decently
at Jon's - but I never put them through the slop we saw this weekend, it
was drier the 3 times I took them out there. The couple times I did get
hung up I think it was as much due to clearance as it was tires.
As others have noted, you can go to 32x11.50 but you will have a slight
rub. If you have the 7" wide rims I strongly recommend you go to an 8"
rim to run these tires.
You will get a million responses this and you may end up further from
the solution than you were when you started. BFG M/T KMs are also great
tires, as you saw this weekend, and meed your "less roadworthy" criteria.
-- -andyhttp://home.twcny.rr.com/andylevy/dakota - andy-dml@levyclan.us -------------------------------------------- "Whatever Adam does, do the opposite and you'll be fine" -Bob Tom --------------------------------------------
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