What size tires can I run?
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You enjoy driving into holes while I scream by at 70mph in 2WD.
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Then don't fill you gas tank up as much to compensate. Fill it half way up and save yourself an extra 104 lbs I can't tell if olyelr is being sarcastic or not... but I still dont see that miniscule amount make a ton of difference in rolling resistance, expecially since your tire diameter is smaller which would mean more torque. Sure width may be a factor at some point in tire size... but I don't think it matters much in your case. That said, on my old mustang I went from a 185 to a 225 width tire in the rear, and 185 to 205's in the front. I couldn't tell a difference at all in power, but she definately didn't want to roast them off with the extra width and tread pattern without a little help. I jumped 2x more width in the front than you, and 4x more wide in the rear than you did, and couldn't really notice a difference. If anything it may just be you need more pedal because of your bum tran's you've been talking about.
I can't tell if olyelr is being sarcastic or not... but I still dont see that miniscule amount make a ton of difference in rolling resistance, expecially since your tire diameter is smaller which would mean more torque. Sure width may be a factor at some point in tire size... but I don't think it matters much in your case. That said, on my old mustang I went from a 185 to a 225 width tire in the rear, and 185 to 205's in the front. I couldn't tell a difference at all in power, but she definately didn't want to roast them off with the extra width and tread pattern without a little help. I jumped 2x more width in the front than you, and 4x more wide in the rear than you did, and couldn't really notice a difference. If anything it may just be you need more pedal because of your bum tran's you've been talking about.
. There is no doubt that a wider tire will have more rolling resistance, but with that small of a difference I can hardly imaging it would ever be noticable... especially with a slightly smaller diameter to boot.
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Too bad some people have to be dinks about this..
As for the tires, from the looks of your side profile of the truck, it looks like you could get away with a 285 on that front fender. Since it is a 2wd, I would bet the 285 will look quite big, perhaps the same look of a 305 on a 4x4. The only thing I worry about, like others have, is the gearing on your truck. If it has 3.55 gearing, it's going to lack power, and put wear on the drivetrain. I guess you kind of have to think about what you want from this truck. Obviously it isn't a 4x4, but your able to pride the truck off it's quickness. If you go with a 285 on stock gearing, it's probably not going to excel in many categories besides cosmetics. Just something to think about..
As for the tires, from the looks of your side profile of the truck, it looks like you could get away with a 285 on that front fender. Since it is a 2wd, I would bet the 285 will look quite big, perhaps the same look of a 305 on a 4x4. The only thing I worry about, like others have, is the gearing on your truck. If it has 3.55 gearing, it's going to lack power, and put wear on the drivetrain. I guess you kind of have to think about what you want from this truck. Obviously it isn't a 4x4, but your able to pride the truck off it's quickness. If you go with a 285 on stock gearing, it's probably not going to excel in many categories besides cosmetics. Just something to think about..
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off road race yes,,,, in the 1/4 RMINDY FTW ...... long distance me.lol
and the tire size ? were you planing to get lift spindle?? because if you do you will need to get bigger rims to clean the upper c-arm(( but you most likly know that)
but for the way it now i would also say 285/75/16 = 32.8 or 255/85/16 = 33.1
http://www.onlineconversion.com/tire...conversion.htm
and the tire size ? were you planing to get lift spindle?? because if you do you will need to get bigger rims to clean the upper c-arm(( but you most likly know that)
but for the way it now i would also say 285/75/16 = 32.8 or 255/85/16 = 33.1
http://www.onlineconversion.com/tire...conversion.htm
Look the only thing I know is when I left the tire shop if felt like it took me long to get up to speed. I'm not sure if it is because of the new tires and wheels what weight more than my old ones. Or if it is the tranny.
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lol! Well that depends alot on the course. Down at baja there aren't too many mudholes and us 4X's shouldn't even bother showing up, but if the starting line happened to be in a 12" deep mud pit then I might do alright.
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A small tire upgrade can make a big difference.
Case and point; my father's truck.
My dad asked my brother and I to get new tires put on his truck. We've always wanted to put a bigger tire on his truck because the stock tires just look wimpy. His truck is an extended cab with an 8ft. bed, so she's the whole nine yards lol. It came stock with 235/70/16 tires; basically huge truck with small tires.
Anyways, when we had his toyo a/ts put on, we had the shop install 255/70/16 tires. We noticed immediately that it effected the power of the truck. We figured the speedo just needed to be recalibrated, so we had the dealership match it up to the bigger tires. Even after the recalibration, the truck still dogged, and the shift points were different. So we had the shop install the stock tires back on, and now it's back to being it's useful self and shifting properly. Unless you spend the bucks on a gear upgrade, upgrading tire sizes can really effect the power and health of a vehicle.
Case and point; my father's truck.
My dad asked my brother and I to get new tires put on his truck. We've always wanted to put a bigger tire on his truck because the stock tires just look wimpy. His truck is an extended cab with an 8ft. bed, so she's the whole nine yards lol. It came stock with 235/70/16 tires; basically huge truck with small tires.
Anyways, when we had his toyo a/ts put on, we had the shop install 255/70/16 tires. We noticed immediately that it effected the power of the truck. We figured the speedo just needed to be recalibrated, so we had the dealership match it up to the bigger tires. Even after the recalibration, the truck still dogged, and the shift points were different. So we had the shop install the stock tires back on, and now it's back to being it's useful self and shifting properly. Unless you spend the bucks on a gear upgrade, upgrading tire sizes can really effect the power and health of a vehicle.