DupermanDave

I'm about to buy new tires, and I've had my eyes on the Goodyear silent armor A/T tires. But then I saw the firestone off-road tires for $40 less.

I had a question. My current tire size is 30x, 9.50, R15 LT. The default tire size is 225/75R-15. What size would be in between this? The ones I have are big enough, but the stock size might be too small and look bad with the lift. So I might look at going in between and just settling for something big enough.

Tubbyfatty

225/75/15 = 28.3x8.9/15

Im sure the 31s will measure just under 31''. 31s are just fine for stock gears, its not that big of a jump.

Junkers88

Have you taken a look at Treadwright?

camo31_10.50

hey junkers how many miles do you have on your treadwrights?...they are my next set of tires if you haven't had any trouble with them..

im lookin at gettin a set of 31's..are they very heavy?..my bias play TSL's (31x10.50) are not heavy at all..lol..i just dont want them to be heavier than those..lol

Thanks a lot!

Ezrider_92356

so far i have about 5000 miles on my treadwright mtr's 31x10.50 and they are doing great, no visible wear at all and they grip really well

mattaway

i've got 31x9.5's on my truck with stock gears. when i bought the truck it came with 30x9.5's and i didn't notice any difference in performance with the new tire size.

jungle_runner

i've got 31x10.5 procomp M+S tires ... have had them for 2 years ... a little noisy but they have pulled me through swamps and snow banks ... still got about 50% tread and i drive mountain roads a lot ... 31's are a nice upgrade from stock without having to do any gearing ... i think i only noticed a tad difference in performance, it may just be in my head though

Squeebs

Get some 31x10.50 procomp extreme all terrains... about $134 a piece.

I put mine on a few weeks ago and have about 600 miles on them. They ride real nice on the road, not any louder than my bridgestone dueler at's.

Plus, these things throw mud, stick to rocks like flies on a turd, and clean themselves great.

Tubbyfatty

Only a 2 ply sidewall?

Well thats what it says on 4wheelparts

Junkers88

I think I've got around 15,000 miles on them. They were on my truck for 10,000 and I think I've put almost 5,000 on them with the 4runner. I don't think they are much heavier than any other 31 inch mud/rock tire.

DupermanDave

I don't do a lot of off-roading. i'd like to, but I need a lot of stuff like a new clutch first and i need to fix the exhaust leak. So right now i'm looking for something good on the road, and should I ever need to take a dirt/muddy road, something that will handle okay there.

I WAS looking at the goodyear silent armor A/T tires, until I saw some comparable firestone tires for about $40 less.

Squeebs

Hrm.... ill go look at mine right quickly....




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yup, 2 ply polyester.

Guess I'd better be careful.

DupermanDave

What's the width size? is that the 15 or the 9.5? Can I go thinner without getting new rims?

abecedarian

basically...
for bias ply / rated tires: tire diameter X tread width X rim diameter
for radial / metric tires: tire cross section / aspect ratio R rim diameter

31x9.5x15 should be a 31" diameter tire with 9.5" wide tread and fits a 15" rim
285/75R15 would be a tire that the width of the tire is 285 millimeters, the sidewall height is 75% of the tread width (in this case, ~213 mm) and fits a 15" rim

Tubbyfatty

Im sorry but really? You dont know how to read tires?

Squeebs

the width is the 9.5 the wheel is the 15

DupermanDave

Nope. I thought I knew, but then as I searched more, the more I realized everything I knew was wrong. This is stuff they dont teach you in school (and should...maybe.)

I just started getting into cars and trucks within the past year (actually, since I bought my truck, which was exactly 1 year ago today). So I'm missing out on a LOT of information, and I don't learn about it until I fix/repair/replace something.

pntbol11

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I'm runnin 31x10.5 maxxis buckshots and they pull great.

Clark20

Hey Squeebs, the Procomps Extreme ATs are the tires i'm looking at right now to buy. Do you have any pics you could post up of them on your rig?

Squeebs

i'll get some up for you tommorow