The Biggest Tire On A Dakota?
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01-27-2011, 05:33 PM
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No my sig pic is back during the summer. I need to find a good place to get a new one cause now I have 32's and black wheels
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01-27-2011, 06:15 PM
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OK, I'm gonna ask the noob question. I keep seeing posts on cranking the torsion bars and I have read the sticky on how to do it. People keep talking about leveling their rig. How do you know if it's level? At what points do you measure it? I bought my rig used and when I look at it, it seems like it is level. Just wondering...
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01-27-2011, 06:21 PM
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OK, I'm gonna ask the noob question. I keep seeing posts on cranking the torsion bars and I have read the sticky on how to do it. People keep talking about leveling their rig. How do you know if it's level? At what points do you measure it? I bought my rig used and when I look at it, it seems like it is level. Just wondering...
#24
01-27-2011, 07:06 PM
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I'd say that you would be just about right as far as gaining a little more performance with the 4.10's. Mine are stock and with the new tires it tends to bog down sometimes and I think 4.10's would be perfect at least for the driving I do. If you do lots of HW stuff and like to go over 75 then 3.92's would be better. I had 31's All terrains before and went to the 32 Mud terrains that also weigh a little more and barely noticed a drop.
Here is my reasoning, feel free to poke holes in it... I don't claim to be a math wiz...
Stock tire circumfrence = 86.63"
32x11.50x16's = 100.83"
So... 86.63 into 100.83 = 1.16
And.. 1.16 times my current gear ratio of 3.55 is...
4.118!
So 4.10's are the closest to the stock ratio If I want to keep it the same and keep the current power and MPG?
I understand the weight and width of the new tires also play into it.. But gear ratio wise.. 4.10s are my best bet?
I do a lot of freeway driving between towns around here, 65mph-ish. And a fair amount of stop and go city driving on the way to work every day. So I don't typically go 75 unless I'm feeling ballzy.
#25
01-27-2011, 07:18 PM
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Awesome. I think I'm going to go with 4.10s then.
Here is my reasoning, feel free to poke holes in it... I don't claim to be a math wiz...
Stock tire circumfrence = 86.63"
32x11.50x16's = 100.83"
So... 86.63 into 100.83 = 1.16
And.. 1.16 times my current gear ratio of 3.55 is...
4.118!
So 4.10's are the closest to the stock ratio If I want to keep it the same and keep the current power and MPG?
I understand the weight and width of the new tires also play into it.. But gear ratio wise.. 4.10s are my best bet?
I do a lot of freeway driving between towns around here, 65mph-ish. And a fair amount of stop and go city driving on the way to work every day. So I don't typically go 75 unless I'm feeling ballzy.
Here is my reasoning, feel free to poke holes in it... I don't claim to be a math wiz...
Stock tire circumfrence = 86.63"
32x11.50x16's = 100.83"
So... 86.63 into 100.83 = 1.16
And.. 1.16 times my current gear ratio of 3.55 is...
4.118!
So 4.10's are the closest to the stock ratio If I want to keep it the same and keep the current power and MPG?
I understand the weight and width of the new tires also play into it.. But gear ratio wise.. 4.10s are my best bet?
I do a lot of freeway driving between towns around here, 65mph-ish. And a fair amount of stop and go city driving on the way to work every day. So I don't typically go 75 unless I'm feeling ballzy.
cycodude: for me I could def. tell that the front was lower so I guess its all in the measurements. also I did measure from the ground to my fender flare and it was 2 inches lower in the front. I took it an inch up and it still looks raked in some pictures to me.
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02-03-2011, 12:03 AM
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Gotcha. Thanks!
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Another stupid question... when I google for this size in various formats (eg. 31x10.5x16, 31/1050/16, 31x10.5-16, 31x10.5R16) I get nuthin. Not even on TireRack.com. I'm missing something. Please educate me.
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Ok, now I'm really curious. Dick Cepek's site is telling me that LT265/75R16 are equivalent to 32X10.50R16. I'm already running LT265/70R16. So could I just go to the 75's and be a happy camper? Sheesh... I thought I knew about tires but apparently not.
Again, thanks for the help.
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Another stupid question... when I google for this size in various formats (eg. 31x10.5x16, 31/1050/16, 31x10.5-16, 31x10.5R16) I get nuthin. Not even on TireRack.com. I'm missing something. Please educate me.
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Ok, now I'm really curious. Dick Cepek's site is telling me that LT265/75R16 are equivalent to 32X10.50R16. I'm already running LT265/70R16. So could I just go to the 75's and be a happy camper? Sheesh... I thought I knew about tires but apparently not.
Again, thanks for the help.
Last edited by jlampitt; 02-03-2011 at 10:16 PM.
#30
02-11-2011, 02:03 AM
crank your torsion bars about an inch and you can fit 32x11.50's definitely worth it imho, can't beat it. it rubs on the fenders but nothing major for the 6k i've had them on for now. it is more of a check out my sweet truck sound then a my tires are to big sound. haha sorry for all the pics lol
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thanks inadvance again