I know this is a long shot, but are there any people here running 17" wheels? On off road tires. I'm trying to get a better idea of what they look like. Some pics would be greatly appreciated.

 

My Daughters 95 w/265/70-17's

 

18" on 33"s (equivalent)

 

Thanks. Do any of these trucks get wheeled?

 

These are 34x10.50x17. Bias TSL swampers. These have 14 psi in them. And yes I wheel this truck often!!

 

WOW!! That is awesome. What made you pick 17s?

 

The best looking 17" rims was a guy with a truck like mine on here who has
17" sequoia wheels.

 

I don't believe you....

 

These were on the truck when i got it. I traded two sammuri's for this 88 and a 85 parts truck. I love the toy tons better. The only thing that worries me is the IF,but I am locked front and rear so I shoulb be fine. That pic was yesterday. That was about thwe only thing I did cause my buddys cherokee busted upper and lower ball joints, Outter stub axle, and u-joint. We were not twenty feet into the woods!!! Took us about 2 hours to rig it so he couldmake it out of the woods. His solid axle 0 my IFS 2

 

If you wheel in the rocks the 17's may not be the best idea (over 15's).

- There is less sidewall to flex when aired down.
- A lot of the 17" tires have higher sidewall ratings than the same tire in 15.
This equals a stiffer sidewall that, again, is harder to flex when aired down.





Fred

 

trekinwil, very nice 4Runner, did those go on with any difficulty? how much of a lift was required to fit them in ok? what size tires is your daughters Runner running?

 

Aren't most of the competition rock crawlers running 20's and above these days?

Of course, they're also running 40+" tires. The theory is that the alloy rims weigh less than pure tire from what I hear.

 

Ya, I read the same thing. Many of the steelies used in 15, 16" are really heavy. FredTj, you're right, there is less sidewall for rocks, but I think they look better. Also, if the steelies are so heavy, why are they so popular? Cuz they're cheap? I also read, cuz they are easier to fix. How hard is it to bend/break an aluminum vs a steelie?

 

Look or function (off road). A lot of times one has to choose between them.
Myself, I never cared about looks. I cared about getting through the trail that I was running and getting through it without damage.


Ran Champion Beadlocks (aluminum) for years on some of the toughest trails here in Arizona with no problems what so ever.

This includes, at least one trail in particular, that requires putting the very edge of the wheel on a big 'ole rock to get traction to pull up and over it.


I'm over it hear, but the left rear pulled itself up using the edge of the wheel itself.









Fred

 

That is a nice pic. I know what you mean, and that's why I agree. I just think once you go over a certain size, 15's look kinda funny. A 16 or 17 would like pretty nice and depending on how big a tire, you'd still have sufficient sidewall. The pic of treknwill's 4Runner looks like it's still very capable of going offroad don't you think?

 

Those are 15" wheels wrapped with 35x12.50 R15 MT/R's on my old Jeep.

Hard to say how capable treknwill's 4Runner is off road.
He's playing in mud with tires that simply don't work at all out here (we don't have mud, thankfully ).





Fred

 

Dunno if this will help, but this is mine. 37" Krawlers, 17" Pro-Comp soft-8 steelies

 

Nice Pic , makes me yearn to second mortgage my house and buy a Yota 4 wheeler , have a 4WD but want a Yota 4WD !

 

- There's not less if the sidewall is comparitively the same size...
- So, if it's the sidewall is stiffer it won't flex as well, but wouldn't the higher rating mean it is also less likely to puncture? I suppose that's less important with rock crawling?

 

Oh man, you don't need to mortgage your house. Just rob a bank. They'll get refunded, anyway.