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« on: July 17, 2008, 11:50:53 AM » |
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Being some what new to this i see alot of diffrent tire size on the rigs in here. Whats the best to go with, and still be alright on a trail?
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« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2008, 12:00:38 PM » |
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I think it depends on the rig you've got, axles along with how much lift your running, plus figure in what do intend to do with your creation. There are trails that I could run 33's on no problem now you almost want 37's some trails get so much use that they have become more difficult. You are starting to see the trend of people running 40's due the type of off roading that they do.
so I guess it comes down on what you want to do with your ride.
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« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2008, 12:01:19 PM » |
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I think it has to do with the gearing, lift kit, and ground clearance. I have a 3 inch lift and 33's are fine because if I go any bigger I'll be rubbing the bottom of my fenders. I would say that 33's are tall enough for most vehicles without putting a whole lot of extra work on the drivetrain.
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« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2008, 03:26:58 PM » |
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I'm jumping on the 33" bandwagon. For the vast majority of trails 33's are fine. Having said that, I run 35's on mine and it's nice having the extra height, but the only reason they're there is because they were brand new, mounted and balanced and free. But, so far I've had to lift it higher, upgrade the stock Dana 30/35 to Dana 44's with disc brakes and higher (numerically) gears (and I'll be upgrading those again soon), replace the tie-rod and some other work to compensate for the extra weight and mass. Bigger tires = potential bigger problems.
I run with a lot of people who have 33's and they, with few exceptions, go where I go, cheaper.
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« Reply #4 on: July 18, 2008, 01:46:43 AM » |
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Some people are lucky enough to not have to use there rig as a daily driver and can run bigger tires with out having to worry to much about the price of fuel. If I had something else to get to work in I would definately have my jeep sitting on some 35's or 37's or maybe bigger. But my reality dictates 33's and I'm ok with that. So I think it all boils down to what you can afford and that would be the best tire for your ride. ;)
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« Reply #5 on: July 18, 2008, 08:27:03 AM » |
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^^ what big boy said..
at least my drive to work is only a few miles, thk god
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« Reply #6 on: July 18, 2008, 12:27:02 PM » |
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it depends on what axles and what wheel base you want to run. i have ran 37's on many daily drivers. my trail jeep has 42's and it only has 3in's of lift. the bigger the tire the more you need to spend on axles.
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« Reply #7 on: July 18, 2008, 12:37:24 PM » |
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what axles are you running on your trail jeep?
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« Reply #8 on: July 19, 2008, 08:26:03 AM » |
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35 spline 60's with CTM's.
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« Reply #9 on: July 28, 2008, 10:59:38 PM » |
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with dana 60's your ok with 42"s but with stock running gear jeeps you start running into problems when you get into the 35" and larger range. at that point you need to look into the super 30 kits or man up and upgrade to dana 44's or go big like HURLEYGO3 and bolt up some D60's
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