rugger01bubba

From Toytech: What size tire can I run after installing your 3" lift?
We recommend 32x11.50x15 tires, or a 275/70/16 tire on 8" wheels with 4.5" back spacing. We do not guarantee any tire/ wheel fitment due to variations between different tire and wheel manufacturers specs. We recommend "test fitting" any wheel tire/wheel combination you are considering


any comments suggestions? to tell you the truth i'm trying to get a 'simple' lift with biggest tires i can get under the rig

waskillywabbit

iTrader: (-1)

Some simple searching with a for "tire size converter"
http://s-series.org/htm/calc/tiresizeconv.htm

Learning to use the search features on forums and will save you some time in getting your answers and help you in future questions.

The biggest tire you can fit is a 285/75/16 unless you plan to do trimming, pounding the pinch weld, etc. but it will still rub a bit when stuffed, but minimally.

It really depends if you are going to be "wheeling" or "mall crawling/dirt roading" too.

Let me know if you have any more questions via PM/email.
http://www.wabfab.org/96024Runner/96024Runner.htm

Gerdo

Something to remember is that you are going from a 31" (265/70R16) to a 33". You will loose power and fuel mileage. You may want/need to regear. Going to a 32" isn/t as bad.

Skinnier tires usually don't rub (or as much) as a wider tire of the same height. Going to a wider wheel with less BS could help but may also cause problems.

SharpStick

Thoughts on tires.

Those Dunlop Mud Rovers are an aggro tire - noisy and mileage-detrimental. They work great, but you'll sacrifice for it. The BFG A/T is a different animal, much more street-friendly but you'll give away traction in the gnarlier stuff. The BFG M/T goes the other way, lots lumpier but noisier, and they won't last too long. The Nittos and Toyos are bling tires, designed for the fags running 20"s off-road.

As far as rubber formulas go, yes, they change a lot, but it varies from size to size and from batch to batch, as does the internal structure. For example, the Goodyear MT/R that comes on the Rubicons is very different from the MT/R that you buy from Tire Rack, and is different from an MT/R that would be sold to a desert race team (and again different than a short-course MT/R). The OEM Rubicon MT/R is made to last longer and help the Jeep produce decent mileage, and uses a harder rubber and a different structure, while a desert or race MT/R could be a project tire using a rubber compound designed to last three heat cycles and then be thrown away. This happens with any tire manufacturer building significant numbers of tires, including with street tires.

If you're looking at the BFG A/T, check the Goodyear Wrangler and the Wrangler Silent Armor (lots of Kevlar instead of steel, much lighter for the size). I'm running a Wrangler SA 265/75/16 on my '97 4Runner right now with no contact issues at all, and they drive excellently. A 33" Goodyear MT/R is going on this 4Runner next, but I need to lift it first.

I would suggest that an MT/R will give you the best road & rock compromise if you have the wheel-well space. They wear well, they're more comfortable to drive on the street than the Mud Rover or BFG M/T, and they're not too noisy. It's a really advanced carcas, and you can air-down to 10psi without bead-locks. Most of my Jeeper and desert buddies save their money for MT/Rs rather than buy two sets of BFGs.

STICK

emptypockets

305's are supposed to be 33X12.50's. But, depending on the specs of the tires you're looking at, most run between 12.2-12.3 in width. With that said, you'll need different backspaced wheels or wheel spacers to clear 305's. My 285's do fit with a 3" lift, but barely clear the upper a arms.

nc994run

Yea, I'm a hokie, last semester unfortunately.

Rugger, if you need help installing, I could probably spare a few hours one weekend

rugger01bubba

nc i appreciate it but i think ima drive back home and put it in. where you ride around here?


TO ALL: Anybody have suggestions on new front/rear shocks?

nc994run

Mainly brush mountain