I hear ya! I'd love the 31's too. And once I go 31's, there's no
looking back. The smaller ones will never be as cool- lol! It's the
ratchet effect. I think for my practical purposes the 30's will be
alright. This is for my 98 Wrangler which I bought new and I'm just
now gettin' around to putting on the BFG's I've wanted since I got
it!! This jeep is mostly driven in city and it's only got 27K miles
on it!!!

The guy at NTB was pretty much against the 31's for me. He said it
would not fit, and I'd need a lift! I told him about the steering
stop adjustment with 31's and he said that they don't do that, and I
was better off with 30's for MPG as well as for the snow.

Thanks for the help. This is always the best place to come for jeep
help.

Jerry B. is king of the jeep info! You rock bro'.

peace,
Jeff
"Pete Weber" <weber5327@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:<1QqEb.41628$tv7.26870@newssvr29.news.prodigy .com>...
> I just upgraded my 2000 TJ's Goodyear GSAs with BFG 31" All-Terrains. I'll
> be up in Tahoe this weekend, so I'll find out how the tires do on the Jeep
> in snow. You will get a noticeably lower MPG when driving around the city as
> you'll bog your engine a tad and that sucks up gas. On the Freeway, you
> probably won't notice the change in MPG. A skinnier tires will do better in
> the snow. There is only an inch difference. I should have stayed with the
> 30s when I got new tires, but I like the 31s.
>
> Pete
>
> "stephjeff" <bag@centurytel.net> wrote in message
> news:b15a3f2e.0312180925.186ddc31@posting.google.c om...
> > I'm finally getting some BFG A/T KO tires for my 98 tj this weekend.
> > I have 3.73 stock gears and, I'm stuck on deciding which size to get.
> > I prefer the look and clearance of the the 31's of course but, I'm
> > thinking the bigger tire will make the engine work a little harder,
> > making the already dismal MPG worse. Is this correct? I currently
> > have the GSA 30 inch tires and fifth gear is just tolerable.
> >
> > Also, I don't need huge ground clearance, but I do want good snow
> > traction. With the weight of the jeep in consideration would the
> > wider 31 x 10.5" size be better or worse than the 30 x 9.5"?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Jeff

 

I hear ya! I'd love the 31's too. And once I go 31's, there's no
looking back. The smaller ones will never be as cool- lol! It's the
ratchet effect. I think for my practical purposes the 30's will be
alright. This is for my 98 Wrangler which I bought new and I'm just
now gettin' around to putting on the BFG's I've wanted since I got
it!! This jeep is mostly driven in city and it's only got 27K miles
on it!!!

The guy at NTB was pretty much against the 31's for me. He said it
would not fit, and I'd need a lift! I told him about the steering
stop adjustment with 31's and he said that they don't do that, and I
was better off with 30's for MPG as well as for the snow.

Thanks for the help. This is always the best place to come for jeep
help.

Jerry B. is king of the jeep info! You rock bro'.

peace,
Jeff
"Pete Weber" <weber5327@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:<1QqEb.41628$tv7.26870@newssvr29.news.prodigy .com>...
> I just upgraded my 2000 TJ's Goodyear GSAs with BFG 31" All-Terrains. I'll
> be up in Tahoe this weekend, so I'll find out how the tires do on the Jeep
> in snow. You will get a noticeably lower MPG when driving around the city as
> you'll bog your engine a tad and that sucks up gas. On the Freeway, you
> probably won't notice the change in MPG. A skinnier tires will do better in
> the snow. There is only an inch difference. I should have stayed with the
> 30s when I got new tires, but I like the 31s.
>
> Pete
>
> "stephjeff" <bag@centurytel.net> wrote in message
> news:b15a3f2e.0312180925.186ddc31@posting.google.c om...
> > I'm finally getting some BFG A/T KO tires for my 98 tj this weekend.
> > I have 3.73 stock gears and, I'm stuck on deciding which size to get.
> > I prefer the look and clearance of the the 31's of course but, I'm
> > thinking the bigger tire will make the engine work a little harder,
> > making the already dismal MPG worse. Is this correct? I currently
> > have the GSA 30 inch tires and fifth gear is just tolerable.
> >
> > Also, I don't need huge ground clearance, but I do want good snow
> > traction. With the weight of the jeep in consideration would the
> > wider 31 x 10.5" size be better or worse than the 30 x 9.5"?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Jeff