Author Topic: widest 37 or 38 inch tire available (Read 16043 times)

BoG-ToY · « **on:** Jun 12, 2007, 08:12:48 PM »

wanting to know what my options are, went to 529s and a 4.7 tcase now I need tires to match, gotta be bigger then a 36.5 OD so figuring 37s or 38s, but want them WIDE, LIKE SUPER WIDE, but dont think I want 38.5s What would be a good tire......need it good for mud and rock

KYOTA · « **Reply #1 on:** Jun 12, 2007, 08:26:43 PM »

the pitbull rockers are pretty wide and can be had in a 37"

BoG-ToY · « **Reply #2 on:** Jun 12, 2007, 08:35:26 PM »

pitbull rockers run a 37x13.5 I can get a 37x14 irok and they are only 207.00 a peice I could get a 36x16 bogger, but dont really like boggers much, although they might be alright out in the mud

~tc~ · « **Reply #3 on:** Jun 12, 2007, 08:41:47 PM »

BoG-ToY · « **Reply #4 on:** Jun 13, 2007, 07:04:28 AM »

why do I want wide tires? or why do I not like boggers? I want wide tires to try and put the outer edge of the tire out farther without moving the CENTER of the tire out as far, I dont think that the center of your tire should be out farther then your fender......one, I think it looks like crap, two, I think that its better for your bearings becuase the less distance between the inside egde of your tire to the center of your bearings the less leverage there is on flat ground, but the farther out your tire is, the wider your stance is, making a rollover less likely to happen. Ive already rolled my truck once....lucky for me I landed in sand that conformed to my trucks body not doing too much body damage before I get an exocage. Problem is, there is more mud and flat trails here then rock, so I play in the mud, but I prefere the rocks, meaning I wanted my truck really tall to fit big tires under my truck, like 38s, to get through deep mud, but dont want full width becuase I couldnt fit between trees, and I think it looks bad, but I take it in rocks and roll it.......

BOGGERS ARE HEAVY, UGLY, AND NOISY.......keepin that one short

~tc~ · « **Reply #5 on:** Jun 13, 2007, 08:38:59 PM »

I was asking why you wanted wide tires...

First - the widest point is going to determine the stress on the bearings, but I agree about the stability - wider is better.

Wider doesn't always mean more traction offroad though. A lot of times, it takes unit pressure to get the tire to squish or key into the rock to get max traction

BoG-ToY · « **Reply #6 on:** Jun 13, 2007, 09:39:09 PM »

so you mean to tell me that even though there is an area of support mounted beneath the bearings....it wont support the weight different then a 1 inch wide tire with the same outer stance, dont make any sense to me.....I realize it wont be a HUGE difference, but, it should do something. so adding an inch to farth out will put more stress on the bearings but adding an inch inward wont make the same difference in the oppisite?

BoG-ToY · « **Reply #7 on:** Jun 13, 2007, 09:43:18 PM »

Im more looking at stability, width of tire is MOSTLY for looks, to not put a 38x9.5 tire out there, where I could look down from my bed and see my axles......nasty

bigarms23 · « **Reply #8 on:** Jun 14, 2007, 02:23:10 PM »

you could go with a 37x14.50 toyo mt tire but i dont know how much they cost. or you could go with 38x14.50 super swamper sx

bigarms23 · « **Reply #9 on:** Jun 14, 2007, 02:24:27 PM »

on secong thought i would stick with the toyos

BoG-ToY · « **Reply #10 on:** Jun 15, 2007, 08:31:13 AM »

yeah, I think Im just gonna put some 39.5s on it....

bigarms23 · « **Reply #11 on:** Jun 15, 2007, 10:46:26 AM »

if your going 39.5 I would get the super swamper irocs i have a set on my 4runner and they work great

BigMike · « **Reply #12 on:** Jun 15, 2007, 11:04:47 AM »

Quote from: ~tc~ on Jun 13, 2007, 08:38:59 PM

Wider doesn't always mean more traction offroad though. A lot of times, it takes unit pressure to get the tire to squish or key into the rock to get max traction

I agree with ~tc~. The pressure per area (traction) increases as the area of contact decreases.

I'm sure many here have seen that orange 8-tire Suzuki Samurai, dual tires at each corner? Well I watched it last year try to drive over a slick granite rock near Buck Island Lake on Rubicon, and after about 10 mins of being continuously denied, a Toyota with 37x12.50 MTRs went right up the exact line with little effort. I think the tires on the Sami were 36 or 38" Swampers, combined width of at least 25" per corner..... Of course the longer wheelbase of the Toyota helped, but the Sami couldn't make any progress at all.

Running double-tires on the lightest trail rig:

I know it was built just for show, painted bright orange, but I knew it was a poor idea the second I saw it.

82toycrawler · « **Reply #13 on:** Jun 15, 2007, 02:03:19 PM »

Big Mike - I saw that same Sami years ago at a Donner competition. Believe it or not he was the only one to make one of the obstacles. It was an extremely steep climb with a v-notch at the top.

I don't care for wide tires, I am running 37x12.5 MTRs and love them, however other people have their likes.

BigMike · « **Reply #14 on:** Jun 15, 2007, 02:37:32 PM »

Quote from: 82toycrawler on Jun 15, 2007, 02:03:19 PM

Big Mike - I saw that same Sami years ago at a Donner competition. Believe it or not he was the only one to make one of the obstacles. It was an extremely steep climb with a v-notch at the top.

Wow! It's like totally opposing observations!

$Beer Chug\'n$

BoG-ToY · « **Reply #15 on:** Jun 15, 2007, 07:50:53 PM »

I might just end up with the 37x14 iroks, cheap tires that arent too bad a size or pattern......I just hope I dont break a birf, Im gonna be running lockrights front and rear, hydro stearing and 37s, not big enough for me to rack up credit cards for longfeilds. not to mention a set of locking hubs to get rid of my warns, but enough to break my stock junk

MiniSimp · « **Reply #16 on:** Jun 15, 2007, 07:59:03 PM »

Mickey thompsons are nice...they are my next tire i'm putting on my zero backspaced wheels...35x24.5x15R Yeah baby!

Halladay · « **Reply #17 on:** Jul 13, 2009, 12:17:46 AM »

not a fan of wide tires... 12.5 in my eyes are perfect. if your wheelin mud you want a tall skinny tire to cut through it. for rocks tall wide tire for more surface are on the rocks. so put the two tires together and you get a 12.5 good for mud or rocks!

toyotanner · « **Reply #18 on:** Jul 13, 2009, 04:52:46 AM »

just look in a magazine and it will tell you the widest 37 or 38 you can get but if your looking at more mud and little trail runs might as well go boggers if your not driving on the rode too much

BoG-ToY · « **Reply #19 on:** Jul 17, 2009, 08:57:29 PM »

wow thats bringing back an old post... lol, went with the 35x16x15 boggers afterall, and boy were they noisy... especially if I took them over 80mph... then they were noisy and scary. lol
now Ive sold the truck, and the tires... and left with an oddball set of rims not worth much... lol

toyotanner · « **Reply #20 on:** Aug 02, 2009, 11:30:49 AM »

way to go halladay

Halladay · « **Reply #21 on:** Aug 02, 2009, 07:28:14 PM »

i just think wide tires are $That\'s Gay$ but if thats what you like go for it.

toyotanner · « **Reply #22 on:** Aug 02, 2009, 07:58:56 PM »

Quote from: Halladay on Aug 02, 2009, 07:28:14 PM

i just think wide tires are $That\'s Gay$ but if thats what you like go for it.

i'm talking about bringing back a 2 year old thread haha

BoG-ToY · « **Reply #23 on:** Aug 02, 2009, 08:11:10 PM »

Yeah wide tires ended up not working out so well in the end... probably wont do it again... next rig will probably have 36" irocs... cheap and get the job done

Halladay · « **Reply #24 on:** Aug 02, 2009, 10:34:58 PM »

ohhhh...........

badshark · « **Reply #25 on:** Aug 03, 2009, 07:37:45 AM »

irocs are the shiznit run em since they came out in mud and rocks never had an issue but thats my personal opinion and ya know what they say about opinions

TacoRunner · « **Reply #26 on:** Aug 03, 2009, 08:20:56 AM »

BFG KM2 38 x 14.50 x 17

Mickey Thompson M/T Claw Radial, M/T FC-II, M/T ATZ all come in 35", 37", 38" R 15 x 15.50 wide

BoG-ToY · « **Reply #27 on:** Aug 03, 2009, 08:55:02 AM »

guessing he didnt get that the originator of the post, has "been there, done that" and returned more informed.
wide tires arents all that, seen alot of plain jane iroks do ALOT more damage.... ALTHOUGH my toyota with the 4cyl
locked with the 35x16x15 boggers. started some massive ruts that got the guy with 42? inch iroks under a one ton blazer STUCK.... lol, but I think he was doing the same thing I was. stopped to enjoy the mud a little too much

swapped89 · « **Reply #28 on:** Aug 17, 2009, 12:24:47 AM »

Quote from: MiniSimp on Jun 15, 2007, 07:59:03 PM

Mickey thompsons are nice...they are my next tire i'm putting on my zero backspaced wheels...35x24.5x15R Yeah baby!

I think thats about as wide as you can get.

BoG-ToY · « **Reply #29 on:** Aug 17, 2009, 07:57:10 PM »

anyone ever run the sam36?

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