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haha, got my blinkers zip tied as well!

 

Ya, that's a good point and I agree w/you. If you are running a 31x10.50 15 with say an 8" sidewall, and you have 33x10 17", you'll have an 8" sidwall. Now, what I'd like to learn about is the sidewall flex, but I guess that also depends on the individual tire.

 

Are those OEM Zipties ???

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- If the sidewalls are comparatively the same size, then the two tires are different sizes, so there really is no comparision. For instance, lets take the 33x12.50R15 vs tthe 33x12.50R17 (or the metric equivalent). Assuming the nominal size of the of the tire is the rated size (which isn't usually true, but close enough).
The 33 x R15 will have a ca 9" sidewall height while the 17 will have a ca 8" sidewall height.

The sidewall rating, in reality, has little to do with it's puncture resistance, but even if it did, sometimes tradeoffs are required. That is a little less puncture resistance and a lot more traction.
The actual sidewall compound(s) have more to do with puncture resistance.
For instance if we compare the BFG MT's (or AT's) with the GY MT/R's, the sidewalls have the same rating (in the 33 and 35 x 15 sized tires). The MT/R's may even flex a little better, which would make some think that the sidewalls would be a little weaker, but there is no comparison. The MT/R's have a MUCH greater sidewall strength than the mentioned BFG's.





Fred