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I hear ya there! Its my go to when i think about what tires i should buy for any of my rigs! And then i have to remind myself that maybe its not the best choice... No matter how much i want it to be. If i actually went even just out into the woods once a month, i could justify it to myself. But as it is, i go out in the woods 2 or 3 times a year... But i drive on the street every day. Pretty easy to see that the MT would be the wrong choice for me. Although im pretty sure i will get them on the 78 for the looks alone...
 
Does anyone else buy tires based on good deals they come across on Craigslist? I've bought seven brand new tires in my whole life.

Martin
 
Does anyone else buy tires based on good deals they come across on Craigslist? I've bought seven brand new tires in my whole life.

Martin


I did once. I ended up with some TruXs MTs. I hated those tires.
 
Babaganoosh, if you want to run the 315s (34"s), you will have to run at least a 2", if not 3" body lift if you don't want to trim your fenders. A zero rate will let you move the axle forward enough not to hit the inner fenders by the firewall, but then you will definately have to cut the front "fang" off the fender.

When my truck was stock height, I put on a new set of 35X12.50 BFG Mud Terrains (KM1) and I couldn't even turn the wheels without rubbing, so I trimmed the fenders. The tires still hit the metal hard when I was pulling into a driveway or something. So I installed a 4" spring lift (and removed the anti-sway bar). This kept the tires off the fenders until I went down to the off road park. The very first little ditch I drove through had the tires all up on the part of the fenders that I had cut out and actually cut chunks off my tires. More trimming was required. Soon a zero rate will be going in to move the axle forward 1.5"

My point is, if you want to run tires that big with a 4" lift, the only way you can do it without trimming the fenders is either installing a body lift or somehow mounting the springs lower, like making a spacer where the front of the springs mount to the frame. Only thing about that would be that it would change your castor angle. Not good. What about an anti-sway bar? If you could run a stock style sway bar and set your bumpstops right, I think you could do what you're wanting to do. :dunno: Stiff front springs might keep the tires away from the metal too, but it looks like you've already got the springs you're going to run.
 
Looks like I would be better off with 33's to keep everything happy.


Thanks all for the recommendations, suggestions and experiences.
 
Reading about the duratracs, they seem to be a good all around tire but lack a strong sidewall? Do you feel that's a problem y5mgisi? I would hate to rip a sidewall open "Exploring"
 
I see a lot of Toyos around here. I can't remember the name of the one that's really popular, but I think it's like the Toyo Open Country A/T or something like that. Seems to be a popular choice for "mall crawlers". I don't know if they're common where you're at, but they might be worth a look.
 
I actually have those on my DD, I picked them up dirt cheap off Craigslist and have about 30k on them. They are a alright tire really no complaints other then wearing semi fast. That is my fault, they are a P rated tire on a crew cab 1500 with a heavy right foot.

No progress today, just didn't seem fitting.
 
I would say for the type of wheeling you and i do they would be ok. But if you think it might be sn issue, then maybe a differnt tire is better fot you.
 
I'm just a little worried about catching on sharp rock objects or something. I was reading this over on pirate so that could mean nothing sense they could be used to a real aggressive off road tire.

So far I got km2's and duratrac's on my list, I like both sets of tires in different ways.


Welcome to page 100. :pimp:
 
I would recommend a 1" body lift anyway. They are a lot easier to work on after one is installed.

Martin
 
Page 20 for me. Anyway, i just personally feel that for me, all the pros to the duratracs outweigh the cons. Anyway, enough about tires. You got a ways to go still before that purchase.
 
Its actually closer then we all think. I need at least 2 tires to set the full bump travel and clearances to everything.
 
I have a 4" spring and 2" body lift and my 35"s eat my fenders when I flex out and turn. 4" and 33"s are a good combo for you.

Speaking of tires, I'm looking for the same qualities in a tire for my Tahoe. The tires on my list are:
Pro Comp Extreme A/Ts
Mickey Thompson Baja ATZs (I have the MTZs and I love them, the ATZ is just the all terrain version)
Goodyear Duratracs

Look on Ebay, they have the best deals on tires.
 
Im thinking about the good year silent armors for my Tahoe :doah: ive gone soft!

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I get a discount through work on tires working at the dealership, I'm going to have them run prices on km2's and duratrac's
 

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