Tires questions
Guest
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I won't comment on gearing for different tire sizes other than say that a
2.5L won't turn 'em as well as a larger motor:) But, you already know that
and I feel your pain with my 258.
I've had 31's, 32's & currently run 33's. In my opinion, the most
important piece of the equation is tread selection vice size. (I'm not
considering gearing here; only tire vs. tire.) For example, I'd prefer a
31" mud terrain tire over a 44" street touring radial. I'm personally going
back to 31's.
My decision to go back down is for braking. I having standard braking
with drums all 'round. I'd go up to 35's but wouldn't be able to stop with
some good samaritan's bumper :)
I think Mike Romain mentioned a study a long time ago where somebody
concluded that a 31" MT tire was the best all-around tire off-road. (Do you
remember, Mike?)
The trade offs are in noise, vibration, acceleration/braking, fuel mileage
and handling on vs. off-road.
Jim
"Eric" <gymrat@baileyscorner.com> wrote in message
news:vvlMc.16990$WP1.14125@fe1.texas.rr.com...
> By the way, I have a 2.5L. I already have 4.10's and 31's (well, they're
> metrics that equal out to 30.5's). I've already experience power loss on
> the freeway, but nothing I can't live with (enough engine/exhaust mods to
> keep it going).
>
> Is there a huge off-road tire performance difference between 31s and 33s?
> What about 31s and 32s? I've been talking to a guy that just sold his
2.5L
> TJ that had 4.88s and 33s on it and it still had problems maintaining any
> sort of decent highway speed. Guess that's the nature of the 4 cyl.
>
> Eric
> 99 TJ SE
> "CRWLR" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:10g2llpmq61n6f9@corp.supernews.com...
> >
> > "Eric" <gymrat@baileyscorner.com> wrote in message
> > news:WZ_Lc.16058$WP1.14909@fe1.texas.rr.com...
> > > Ok.. I'm having doubts about my upcoming mods. Plan was to go with
> 33's,
> > > 4.88's and subsequently an 8.8 or dana 44. And while I was at it, I
> > should
> > > go for an SYE kit...
> > >
> > > Wow, that's a lot of money ($2,500 or so). I've been wondering --
just
> > how
> > > much better are 33's over, say, 31's of the same tire? I'm not a
> > > crawl-every-day type of guy. I get out when I can, which is usually
> once
> > a
> > > month. My TJ is mostly a daily driver. So, I could go with 31's and
> not
> > > regear. Maybe even 32's and go with 4.56's down the road and live
with
> > 31's
> > > for now.
> > >
> >
> > I run 4.10s with my 32x11.50s. If you think you may want to go with 33s
at
> > some point, then regear to 4.56s, ir you will be good with 32s for the
> > duration, then you can gear to 4.10s or 4.56s. 4.56s _may_ cause you to
> > think you are over-revving at highway speeds. Surely the 4.56s will not
> work
> > for you with 31s, but they should be fine with the 32s or 33s. They will
> > even work reasonably well with 35s.
> >
> > I run my 32x11.50s on 15x8s.
> >
> >
> >
> > > Would 32x11.50 need 15x8 or could I get away with 15x7? What do you
> guys
> > > think? I'm really leaning towards new tires, no gears (at least until
> WAY
> > > down the road... maybe when I do an engine swap if this thing ever
blows
> > > up).
> > >
> > > Eric
> > > 99 TJ SE
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
2.5L won't turn 'em as well as a larger motor:) But, you already know that
and I feel your pain with my 258.
I've had 31's, 32's & currently run 33's. In my opinion, the most
important piece of the equation is tread selection vice size. (I'm not
considering gearing here; only tire vs. tire.) For example, I'd prefer a
31" mud terrain tire over a 44" street touring radial. I'm personally going
back to 31's.
My decision to go back down is for braking. I having standard braking
with drums all 'round. I'd go up to 35's but wouldn't be able to stop with
some good samaritan's bumper :)
I think Mike Romain mentioned a study a long time ago where somebody
concluded that a 31" MT tire was the best all-around tire off-road. (Do you
remember, Mike?)
The trade offs are in noise, vibration, acceleration/braking, fuel mileage
and handling on vs. off-road.
Jim
"Eric" <gymrat@baileyscorner.com> wrote in message
news:vvlMc.16990$WP1.14125@fe1.texas.rr.com...
> By the way, I have a 2.5L. I already have 4.10's and 31's (well, they're
> metrics that equal out to 30.5's). I've already experience power loss on
> the freeway, but nothing I can't live with (enough engine/exhaust mods to
> keep it going).
>
> Is there a huge off-road tire performance difference between 31s and 33s?
> What about 31s and 32s? I've been talking to a guy that just sold his
2.5L
> TJ that had 4.88s and 33s on it and it still had problems maintaining any
> sort of decent highway speed. Guess that's the nature of the 4 cyl.
>
> Eric
> 99 TJ SE
> "CRWLR" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:10g2llpmq61n6f9@corp.supernews.com...
> >
> > "Eric" <gymrat@baileyscorner.com> wrote in message
> > news:WZ_Lc.16058$WP1.14909@fe1.texas.rr.com...
> > > Ok.. I'm having doubts about my upcoming mods. Plan was to go with
> 33's,
> > > 4.88's and subsequently an 8.8 or dana 44. And while I was at it, I
> > should
> > > go for an SYE kit...
> > >
> > > Wow, that's a lot of money ($2,500 or so). I've been wondering --
just
> > how
> > > much better are 33's over, say, 31's of the same tire? I'm not a
> > > crawl-every-day type of guy. I get out when I can, which is usually
> once
> > a
> > > month. My TJ is mostly a daily driver. So, I could go with 31's and
> not
> > > regear. Maybe even 32's and go with 4.56's down the road and live
with
> > 31's
> > > for now.
> > >
> >
> > I run 4.10s with my 32x11.50s. If you think you may want to go with 33s
at
> > some point, then regear to 4.56s, ir you will be good with 32s for the
> > duration, then you can gear to 4.10s or 4.56s. 4.56s _may_ cause you to
> > think you are over-revving at highway speeds. Surely the 4.56s will not
> work
> > for you with 31s, but they should be fine with the 32s or 33s. They will
> > even work reasonably well with 35s.
> >
> > I run my 32x11.50s on 15x8s.
> >
> >
> >
> > > Would 32x11.50 need 15x8 or could I get away with 15x7? What do you
> guys
> > > think? I'm really leaning towards new tires, no gears (at least until
> WAY
> > > down the road... maybe when I do an engine swap if this thing ever
blows
> > > up).
> > >
> > > Eric
> > > 99 TJ SE
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
Guest
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I won't comment on gearing for different tire sizes other than say that a
2.5L won't turn 'em as well as a larger motor:) But, you already know that
and I feel your pain with my 258.
I've had 31's, 32's & currently run 33's. In my opinion, the most
important piece of the equation is tread selection vice size. (I'm not
considering gearing here; only tire vs. tire.) For example, I'd prefer a
31" mud terrain tire over a 44" street touring radial. I'm personally going
back to 31's.
My decision to go back down is for braking. I having standard braking
with drums all 'round. I'd go up to 35's but wouldn't be able to stop with
some good samaritan's bumper :)
I think Mike Romain mentioned a study a long time ago where somebody
concluded that a 31" MT tire was the best all-around tire off-road. (Do you
remember, Mike?)
The trade offs are in noise, vibration, acceleration/braking, fuel mileage
and handling on vs. off-road.
Jim
"Eric" <gymrat@baileyscorner.com> wrote in message
news:vvlMc.16990$WP1.14125@fe1.texas.rr.com...
> By the way, I have a 2.5L. I already have 4.10's and 31's (well, they're
> metrics that equal out to 30.5's). I've already experience power loss on
> the freeway, but nothing I can't live with (enough engine/exhaust mods to
> keep it going).
>
> Is there a huge off-road tire performance difference between 31s and 33s?
> What about 31s and 32s? I've been talking to a guy that just sold his
2.5L
> TJ that had 4.88s and 33s on it and it still had problems maintaining any
> sort of decent highway speed. Guess that's the nature of the 4 cyl.
>
> Eric
> 99 TJ SE
> "CRWLR" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:10g2llpmq61n6f9@corp.supernews.com...
> >
> > "Eric" <gymrat@baileyscorner.com> wrote in message
> > news:WZ_Lc.16058$WP1.14909@fe1.texas.rr.com...
> > > Ok.. I'm having doubts about my upcoming mods. Plan was to go with
> 33's,
> > > 4.88's and subsequently an 8.8 or dana 44. And while I was at it, I
> > should
> > > go for an SYE kit...
> > >
> > > Wow, that's a lot of money ($2,500 or so). I've been wondering --
just
> > how
> > > much better are 33's over, say, 31's of the same tire? I'm not a
> > > crawl-every-day type of guy. I get out when I can, which is usually
> once
> > a
> > > month. My TJ is mostly a daily driver. So, I could go with 31's and
> not
> > > regear. Maybe even 32's and go with 4.56's down the road and live
with
> > 31's
> > > for now.
> > >
> >
> > I run 4.10s with my 32x11.50s. If you think you may want to go with 33s
at
> > some point, then regear to 4.56s, ir you will be good with 32s for the
> > duration, then you can gear to 4.10s or 4.56s. 4.56s _may_ cause you to
> > think you are over-revving at highway speeds. Surely the 4.56s will not
> work
> > for you with 31s, but they should be fine with the 32s or 33s. They will
> > even work reasonably well with 35s.
> >
> > I run my 32x11.50s on 15x8s.
> >
> >
> >
> > > Would 32x11.50 need 15x8 or could I get away with 15x7? What do you
> guys
> > > think? I'm really leaning towards new tires, no gears (at least until
> WAY
> > > down the road... maybe when I do an engine swap if this thing ever
blows
> > > up).
> > >
> > > Eric
> > > 99 TJ SE
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
2.5L won't turn 'em as well as a larger motor:) But, you already know that
and I feel your pain with my 258.
I've had 31's, 32's & currently run 33's. In my opinion, the most
important piece of the equation is tread selection vice size. (I'm not
considering gearing here; only tire vs. tire.) For example, I'd prefer a
31" mud terrain tire over a 44" street touring radial. I'm personally going
back to 31's.
My decision to go back down is for braking. I having standard braking
with drums all 'round. I'd go up to 35's but wouldn't be able to stop with
some good samaritan's bumper :)
I think Mike Romain mentioned a study a long time ago where somebody
concluded that a 31" MT tire was the best all-around tire off-road. (Do you
remember, Mike?)
The trade offs are in noise, vibration, acceleration/braking, fuel mileage
and handling on vs. off-road.
Jim
"Eric" <gymrat@baileyscorner.com> wrote in message
news:vvlMc.16990$WP1.14125@fe1.texas.rr.com...
> By the way, I have a 2.5L. I already have 4.10's and 31's (well, they're
> metrics that equal out to 30.5's). I've already experience power loss on
> the freeway, but nothing I can't live with (enough engine/exhaust mods to
> keep it going).
>
> Is there a huge off-road tire performance difference between 31s and 33s?
> What about 31s and 32s? I've been talking to a guy that just sold his
2.5L
> TJ that had 4.88s and 33s on it and it still had problems maintaining any
> sort of decent highway speed. Guess that's the nature of the 4 cyl.
>
> Eric
> 99 TJ SE
> "CRWLR" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:10g2llpmq61n6f9@corp.supernews.com...
> >
> > "Eric" <gymrat@baileyscorner.com> wrote in message
> > news:WZ_Lc.16058$WP1.14909@fe1.texas.rr.com...
> > > Ok.. I'm having doubts about my upcoming mods. Plan was to go with
> 33's,
> > > 4.88's and subsequently an 8.8 or dana 44. And while I was at it, I
> > should
> > > go for an SYE kit...
> > >
> > > Wow, that's a lot of money ($2,500 or so). I've been wondering --
just
> > how
> > > much better are 33's over, say, 31's of the same tire? I'm not a
> > > crawl-every-day type of guy. I get out when I can, which is usually
> once
> > a
> > > month. My TJ is mostly a daily driver. So, I could go with 31's and
> not
> > > regear. Maybe even 32's and go with 4.56's down the road and live
with
> > 31's
> > > for now.
> > >
> >
> > I run 4.10s with my 32x11.50s. If you think you may want to go with 33s
at
> > some point, then regear to 4.56s, ir you will be good with 32s for the
> > duration, then you can gear to 4.10s or 4.56s. 4.56s _may_ cause you to
> > think you are over-revving at highway speeds. Surely the 4.56s will not
> work
> > for you with 31s, but they should be fine with the 32s or 33s. They will
> > even work reasonably well with 35s.
> >
> > I run my 32x11.50s on 15x8s.
> >
> >
> >
> > > Would 32x11.50 need 15x8 or could I get away with 15x7? What do you
> guys
> > > think? I'm really leaning towards new tires, no gears (at least until
> WAY
> > > down the road... maybe when I do an engine swap if this thing ever
blows
> > > up).
> > >
> > > Eric
> > > 99 TJ SE
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
Guest
Posts: n/a
I won't comment on gearing for different tire sizes other than say that a
2.5L won't turn 'em as well as a larger motor:) But, you already know that
and I feel your pain with my 258.
I've had 31's, 32's & currently run 33's. In my opinion, the most
important piece of the equation is tread selection vice size. (I'm not
considering gearing here; only tire vs. tire.) For example, I'd prefer a
31" mud terrain tire over a 44" street touring radial. I'm personally going
back to 31's.
My decision to go back down is for braking. I having standard braking
with drums all 'round. I'd go up to 35's but wouldn't be able to stop with
some good samaritan's bumper :)
I think Mike Romain mentioned a study a long time ago where somebody
concluded that a 31" MT tire was the best all-around tire off-road. (Do you
remember, Mike?)
The trade offs are in noise, vibration, acceleration/braking, fuel mileage
and handling on vs. off-road.
Jim
"Eric" <gymrat@baileyscorner.com> wrote in message
news:vvlMc.16990$WP1.14125@fe1.texas.rr.com...
> By the way, I have a 2.5L. I already have 4.10's and 31's (well, they're
> metrics that equal out to 30.5's). I've already experience power loss on
> the freeway, but nothing I can't live with (enough engine/exhaust mods to
> keep it going).
>
> Is there a huge off-road tire performance difference between 31s and 33s?
> What about 31s and 32s? I've been talking to a guy that just sold his
2.5L
> TJ that had 4.88s and 33s on it and it still had problems maintaining any
> sort of decent highway speed. Guess that's the nature of the 4 cyl.
>
> Eric
> 99 TJ SE
> "CRWLR" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:10g2llpmq61n6f9@corp.supernews.com...
> >
> > "Eric" <gymrat@baileyscorner.com> wrote in message
> > news:WZ_Lc.16058$WP1.14909@fe1.texas.rr.com...
> > > Ok.. I'm having doubts about my upcoming mods. Plan was to go with
> 33's,
> > > 4.88's and subsequently an 8.8 or dana 44. And while I was at it, I
> > should
> > > go for an SYE kit...
> > >
> > > Wow, that's a lot of money ($2,500 or so). I've been wondering --
just
> > how
> > > much better are 33's over, say, 31's of the same tire? I'm not a
> > > crawl-every-day type of guy. I get out when I can, which is usually
> once
> > a
> > > month. My TJ is mostly a daily driver. So, I could go with 31's and
> not
> > > regear. Maybe even 32's and go with 4.56's down the road and live
with
> > 31's
> > > for now.
> > >
> >
> > I run 4.10s with my 32x11.50s. If you think you may want to go with 33s
at
> > some point, then regear to 4.56s, ir you will be good with 32s for the
> > duration, then you can gear to 4.10s or 4.56s. 4.56s _may_ cause you to
> > think you are over-revving at highway speeds. Surely the 4.56s will not
> work
> > for you with 31s, but they should be fine with the 32s or 33s. They will
> > even work reasonably well with 35s.
> >
> > I run my 32x11.50s on 15x8s.
> >
> >
> >
> > > Would 32x11.50 need 15x8 or could I get away with 15x7? What do you
> guys
> > > think? I'm really leaning towards new tires, no gears (at least until
> WAY
> > > down the road... maybe when I do an engine swap if this thing ever
blows
> > > up).
> > >
> > > Eric
> > > 99 TJ SE
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
2.5L won't turn 'em as well as a larger motor:) But, you already know that
and I feel your pain with my 258.
I've had 31's, 32's & currently run 33's. In my opinion, the most
important piece of the equation is tread selection vice size. (I'm not
considering gearing here; only tire vs. tire.) For example, I'd prefer a
31" mud terrain tire over a 44" street touring radial. I'm personally going
back to 31's.
My decision to go back down is for braking. I having standard braking
with drums all 'round. I'd go up to 35's but wouldn't be able to stop with
some good samaritan's bumper :)
I think Mike Romain mentioned a study a long time ago where somebody
concluded that a 31" MT tire was the best all-around tire off-road. (Do you
remember, Mike?)
The trade offs are in noise, vibration, acceleration/braking, fuel mileage
and handling on vs. off-road.
Jim
"Eric" <gymrat@baileyscorner.com> wrote in message
news:vvlMc.16990$WP1.14125@fe1.texas.rr.com...
> By the way, I have a 2.5L. I already have 4.10's and 31's (well, they're
> metrics that equal out to 30.5's). I've already experience power loss on
> the freeway, but nothing I can't live with (enough engine/exhaust mods to
> keep it going).
>
> Is there a huge off-road tire performance difference between 31s and 33s?
> What about 31s and 32s? I've been talking to a guy that just sold his
2.5L
> TJ that had 4.88s and 33s on it and it still had problems maintaining any
> sort of decent highway speed. Guess that's the nature of the 4 cyl.
>
> Eric
> 99 TJ SE
> "CRWLR" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:10g2llpmq61n6f9@corp.supernews.com...
> >
> > "Eric" <gymrat@baileyscorner.com> wrote in message
> > news:WZ_Lc.16058$WP1.14909@fe1.texas.rr.com...
> > > Ok.. I'm having doubts about my upcoming mods. Plan was to go with
> 33's,
> > > 4.88's and subsequently an 8.8 or dana 44. And while I was at it, I
> > should
> > > go for an SYE kit...
> > >
> > > Wow, that's a lot of money ($2,500 or so). I've been wondering --
just
> > how
> > > much better are 33's over, say, 31's of the same tire? I'm not a
> > > crawl-every-day type of guy. I get out when I can, which is usually
> once
> > a
> > > month. My TJ is mostly a daily driver. So, I could go with 31's and
> not
> > > regear. Maybe even 32's and go with 4.56's down the road and live
with
> > 31's
> > > for now.
> > >
> >
> > I run 4.10s with my 32x11.50s. If you think you may want to go with 33s
at
> > some point, then regear to 4.56s, ir you will be good with 32s for the
> > duration, then you can gear to 4.10s or 4.56s. 4.56s _may_ cause you to
> > think you are over-revving at highway speeds. Surely the 4.56s will not
> work
> > for you with 31s, but they should be fine with the 32s or 33s. They will
> > even work reasonably well with 35s.
> >
> > I run my 32x11.50s on 15x8s.
> >
> >
> >
> > > Would 32x11.50 need 15x8 or could I get away with 15x7? What do you
> guys
> > > think? I'm really leaning towards new tires, no gears (at least until
> WAY
> > > down the road... maybe when I do an engine swap if this thing ever
blows
> > > up).
> > >
> > > Eric
> > > 99 TJ SE
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
Guest
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That's the way I was leaning. I'm probably going to go with 32s MTs if I
buy NEW tires. I found a guy selling used 33s for $100 for the set of 4.
They're less than half tread left, but if they don't look bad, I'll go that
route and just use them for the trails and keep my ATs for street use.
Eric
"Drink" <drink@gnt.net> wrote in message
news:cej7k0$a11$1@news.utelfla.com...
> I won't comment on gearing for different tire sizes other than say that
a
> 2.5L won't turn 'em as well as a larger motor:) But, you already know
that
> and I feel your pain with my 258.
> I've had 31's, 32's & currently run 33's. In my opinion, the most
> important piece of the equation is tread selection vice size. (I'm not
> considering gearing here; only tire vs. tire.) For example, I'd prefer a
> 31" mud terrain tire over a 44" street touring radial. I'm personally
going
> back to 31's.
> My decision to go back down is for braking. I having standard braking
> with drums all 'round. I'd go up to 35's but wouldn't be able to stop
with
> some good samaritan's bumper :)
> I think Mike Romain mentioned a study a long time ago where somebody
> concluded that a 31" MT tire was the best all-around tire off-road. (Do
you
> remember, Mike?)
> The trade offs are in noise, vibration, acceleration/braking, fuel
mileage
> and handling on vs. off-road.
> Jim
> "Eric" <gymrat@baileyscorner.com> wrote in message
> news:vvlMc.16990$WP1.14125@fe1.texas.rr.com...
> > By the way, I have a 2.5L. I already have 4.10's and 31's (well,
they're
> > metrics that equal out to 30.5's). I've already experience power loss
on
> > the freeway, but nothing I can't live with (enough engine/exhaust mods
to
> > keep it going).
> >
> > Is there a huge off-road tire performance difference between 31s and
33s?
> > What about 31s and 32s? I've been talking to a guy that just sold his
> 2.5L
> > TJ that had 4.88s and 33s on it and it still had problems maintaining
any
> > sort of decent highway speed. Guess that's the nature of the 4 cyl.
> >
> > Eric
> > 99 TJ SE
> > "CRWLR" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:10g2llpmq61n6f9@corp.supernews.com...
> > >
> > > "Eric" <gymrat@baileyscorner.com> wrote in message
> > > news:WZ_Lc.16058$WP1.14909@fe1.texas.rr.com...
> > > > Ok.. I'm having doubts about my upcoming mods. Plan was to go with
> > 33's,
> > > > 4.88's and subsequently an 8.8 or dana 44. And while I was at it, I
> > > should
> > > > go for an SYE kit...
> > > >
> > > > Wow, that's a lot of money ($2,500 or so). I've been wondering --
> just
> > > how
> > > > much better are 33's over, say, 31's of the same tire? I'm not a
> > > > crawl-every-day type of guy. I get out when I can, which is usually
> > once
> > > a
> > > > month. My TJ is mostly a daily driver. So, I could go with 31's
and
> > not
> > > > regear. Maybe even 32's and go with 4.56's down the road and live
> with
> > > 31's
> > > > for now.
> > > >
> > >
> > > I run 4.10s with my 32x11.50s. If you think you may want to go with
33s
> at
> > > some point, then regear to 4.56s, ir you will be good with 32s for the
> > > duration, then you can gear to 4.10s or 4.56s. 4.56s _may_ cause you
to
> > > think you are over-revving at highway speeds. Surely the 4.56s will
not
> > work
> > > for you with 31s, but they should be fine with the 32s or 33s. They
will
> > > even work reasonably well with 35s.
> > >
> > > I run my 32x11.50s on 15x8s.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > Would 32x11.50 need 15x8 or could I get away with 15x7? What do you
> > guys
> > > > think? I'm really leaning towards new tires, no gears (at least
until
> > WAY
> > > > down the road... maybe when I do an engine swap if this thing ever
> blows
> > > > up).
> > > >
> > > > Eric
> > > > 99 TJ SE
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
buy NEW tires. I found a guy selling used 33s for $100 for the set of 4.
They're less than half tread left, but if they don't look bad, I'll go that
route and just use them for the trails and keep my ATs for street use.
Eric
"Drink" <drink@gnt.net> wrote in message
news:cej7k0$a11$1@news.utelfla.com...
> I won't comment on gearing for different tire sizes other than say that
a
> 2.5L won't turn 'em as well as a larger motor:) But, you already know
that
> and I feel your pain with my 258.
> I've had 31's, 32's & currently run 33's. In my opinion, the most
> important piece of the equation is tread selection vice size. (I'm not
> considering gearing here; only tire vs. tire.) For example, I'd prefer a
> 31" mud terrain tire over a 44" street touring radial. I'm personally
going
> back to 31's.
> My decision to go back down is for braking. I having standard braking
> with drums all 'round. I'd go up to 35's but wouldn't be able to stop
with
> some good samaritan's bumper :)
> I think Mike Romain mentioned a study a long time ago where somebody
> concluded that a 31" MT tire was the best all-around tire off-road. (Do
you
> remember, Mike?)
> The trade offs are in noise, vibration, acceleration/braking, fuel
mileage
> and handling on vs. off-road.
> Jim
> "Eric" <gymrat@baileyscorner.com> wrote in message
> news:vvlMc.16990$WP1.14125@fe1.texas.rr.com...
> > By the way, I have a 2.5L. I already have 4.10's and 31's (well,
they're
> > metrics that equal out to 30.5's). I've already experience power loss
on
> > the freeway, but nothing I can't live with (enough engine/exhaust mods
to
> > keep it going).
> >
> > Is there a huge off-road tire performance difference between 31s and
33s?
> > What about 31s and 32s? I've been talking to a guy that just sold his
> 2.5L
> > TJ that had 4.88s and 33s on it and it still had problems maintaining
any
> > sort of decent highway speed. Guess that's the nature of the 4 cyl.
> >
> > Eric
> > 99 TJ SE
> > "CRWLR" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:10g2llpmq61n6f9@corp.supernews.com...
> > >
> > > "Eric" <gymrat@baileyscorner.com> wrote in message
> > > news:WZ_Lc.16058$WP1.14909@fe1.texas.rr.com...
> > > > Ok.. I'm having doubts about my upcoming mods. Plan was to go with
> > 33's,
> > > > 4.88's and subsequently an 8.8 or dana 44. And while I was at it, I
> > > should
> > > > go for an SYE kit...
> > > >
> > > > Wow, that's a lot of money ($2,500 or so). I've been wondering --
> just
> > > how
> > > > much better are 33's over, say, 31's of the same tire? I'm not a
> > > > crawl-every-day type of guy. I get out when I can, which is usually
> > once
> > > a
> > > > month. My TJ is mostly a daily driver. So, I could go with 31's
and
> > not
> > > > regear. Maybe even 32's and go with 4.56's down the road and live
> with
> > > 31's
> > > > for now.
> > > >
> > >
> > > I run 4.10s with my 32x11.50s. If you think you may want to go with
33s
> at
> > > some point, then regear to 4.56s, ir you will be good with 32s for the
> > > duration, then you can gear to 4.10s or 4.56s. 4.56s _may_ cause you
to
> > > think you are over-revving at highway speeds. Surely the 4.56s will
not
> > work
> > > for you with 31s, but they should be fine with the 32s or 33s. They
will
> > > even work reasonably well with 35s.
> > >
> > > I run my 32x11.50s on 15x8s.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > Would 32x11.50 need 15x8 or could I get away with 15x7? What do you
> > guys
> > > > think? I'm really leaning towards new tires, no gears (at least
until
> > WAY
> > > > down the road... maybe when I do an engine swap if this thing ever
> blows
> > > > up).
> > > >
> > > > Eric
> > > > 99 TJ SE
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
Guest
Posts: n/a
That's the way I was leaning. I'm probably going to go with 32s MTs if I
buy NEW tires. I found a guy selling used 33s for $100 for the set of 4.
They're less than half tread left, but if they don't look bad, I'll go that
route and just use them for the trails and keep my ATs for street use.
Eric
"Drink" <drink@gnt.net> wrote in message
news:cej7k0$a11$1@news.utelfla.com...
> I won't comment on gearing for different tire sizes other than say that
a
> 2.5L won't turn 'em as well as a larger motor:) But, you already know
that
> and I feel your pain with my 258.
> I've had 31's, 32's & currently run 33's. In my opinion, the most
> important piece of the equation is tread selection vice size. (I'm not
> considering gearing here; only tire vs. tire.) For example, I'd prefer a
> 31" mud terrain tire over a 44" street touring radial. I'm personally
going
> back to 31's.
> My decision to go back down is for braking. I having standard braking
> with drums all 'round. I'd go up to 35's but wouldn't be able to stop
with
> some good samaritan's bumper :)
> I think Mike Romain mentioned a study a long time ago where somebody
> concluded that a 31" MT tire was the best all-around tire off-road. (Do
you
> remember, Mike?)
> The trade offs are in noise, vibration, acceleration/braking, fuel
mileage
> and handling on vs. off-road.
> Jim
> "Eric" <gymrat@baileyscorner.com> wrote in message
> news:vvlMc.16990$WP1.14125@fe1.texas.rr.com...
> > By the way, I have a 2.5L. I already have 4.10's and 31's (well,
they're
> > metrics that equal out to 30.5's). I've already experience power loss
on
> > the freeway, but nothing I can't live with (enough engine/exhaust mods
to
> > keep it going).
> >
> > Is there a huge off-road tire performance difference between 31s and
33s?
> > What about 31s and 32s? I've been talking to a guy that just sold his
> 2.5L
> > TJ that had 4.88s and 33s on it and it still had problems maintaining
any
> > sort of decent highway speed. Guess that's the nature of the 4 cyl.
> >
> > Eric
> > 99 TJ SE
> > "CRWLR" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:10g2llpmq61n6f9@corp.supernews.com...
> > >
> > > "Eric" <gymrat@baileyscorner.com> wrote in message
> > > news:WZ_Lc.16058$WP1.14909@fe1.texas.rr.com...
> > > > Ok.. I'm having doubts about my upcoming mods. Plan was to go with
> > 33's,
> > > > 4.88's and subsequently an 8.8 or dana 44. And while I was at it, I
> > > should
> > > > go for an SYE kit...
> > > >
> > > > Wow, that's a lot of money ($2,500 or so). I've been wondering --
> just
> > > how
> > > > much better are 33's over, say, 31's of the same tire? I'm not a
> > > > crawl-every-day type of guy. I get out when I can, which is usually
> > once
> > > a
> > > > month. My TJ is mostly a daily driver. So, I could go with 31's
and
> > not
> > > > regear. Maybe even 32's and go with 4.56's down the road and live
> with
> > > 31's
> > > > for now.
> > > >
> > >
> > > I run 4.10s with my 32x11.50s. If you think you may want to go with
33s
> at
> > > some point, then regear to 4.56s, ir you will be good with 32s for the
> > > duration, then you can gear to 4.10s or 4.56s. 4.56s _may_ cause you
to
> > > think you are over-revving at highway speeds. Surely the 4.56s will
not
> > work
> > > for you with 31s, but they should be fine with the 32s or 33s. They
will
> > > even work reasonably well with 35s.
> > >
> > > I run my 32x11.50s on 15x8s.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > Would 32x11.50 need 15x8 or could I get away with 15x7? What do you
> > guys
> > > > think? I'm really leaning towards new tires, no gears (at least
until
> > WAY
> > > > down the road... maybe when I do an engine swap if this thing ever
> blows
> > > > up).
> > > >
> > > > Eric
> > > > 99 TJ SE
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
buy NEW tires. I found a guy selling used 33s for $100 for the set of 4.
They're less than half tread left, but if they don't look bad, I'll go that
route and just use them for the trails and keep my ATs for street use.
Eric
"Drink" <drink@gnt.net> wrote in message
news:cej7k0$a11$1@news.utelfla.com...
> I won't comment on gearing for different tire sizes other than say that
a
> 2.5L won't turn 'em as well as a larger motor:) But, you already know
that
> and I feel your pain with my 258.
> I've had 31's, 32's & currently run 33's. In my opinion, the most
> important piece of the equation is tread selection vice size. (I'm not
> considering gearing here; only tire vs. tire.) For example, I'd prefer a
> 31" mud terrain tire over a 44" street touring radial. I'm personally
going
> back to 31's.
> My decision to go back down is for braking. I having standard braking
> with drums all 'round. I'd go up to 35's but wouldn't be able to stop
with
> some good samaritan's bumper :)
> I think Mike Romain mentioned a study a long time ago where somebody
> concluded that a 31" MT tire was the best all-around tire off-road. (Do
you
> remember, Mike?)
> The trade offs are in noise, vibration, acceleration/braking, fuel
mileage
> and handling on vs. off-road.
> Jim
> "Eric" <gymrat@baileyscorner.com> wrote in message
> news:vvlMc.16990$WP1.14125@fe1.texas.rr.com...
> > By the way, I have a 2.5L. I already have 4.10's and 31's (well,
they're
> > metrics that equal out to 30.5's). I've already experience power loss
on
> > the freeway, but nothing I can't live with (enough engine/exhaust mods
to
> > keep it going).
> >
> > Is there a huge off-road tire performance difference between 31s and
33s?
> > What about 31s and 32s? I've been talking to a guy that just sold his
> 2.5L
> > TJ that had 4.88s and 33s on it and it still had problems maintaining
any
> > sort of decent highway speed. Guess that's the nature of the 4 cyl.
> >
> > Eric
> > 99 TJ SE
> > "CRWLR" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:10g2llpmq61n6f9@corp.supernews.com...
> > >
> > > "Eric" <gymrat@baileyscorner.com> wrote in message
> > > news:WZ_Lc.16058$WP1.14909@fe1.texas.rr.com...
> > > > Ok.. I'm having doubts about my upcoming mods. Plan was to go with
> > 33's,
> > > > 4.88's and subsequently an 8.8 or dana 44. And while I was at it, I
> > > should
> > > > go for an SYE kit...
> > > >
> > > > Wow, that's a lot of money ($2,500 or so). I've been wondering --
> just
> > > how
> > > > much better are 33's over, say, 31's of the same tire? I'm not a
> > > > crawl-every-day type of guy. I get out when I can, which is usually
> > once
> > > a
> > > > month. My TJ is mostly a daily driver. So, I could go with 31's
and
> > not
> > > > regear. Maybe even 32's and go with 4.56's down the road and live
> with
> > > 31's
> > > > for now.
> > > >
> > >
> > > I run 4.10s with my 32x11.50s. If you think you may want to go with
33s
> at
> > > some point, then regear to 4.56s, ir you will be good with 32s for the
> > > duration, then you can gear to 4.10s or 4.56s. 4.56s _may_ cause you
to
> > > think you are over-revving at highway speeds. Surely the 4.56s will
not
> > work
> > > for you with 31s, but they should be fine with the 32s or 33s. They
will
> > > even work reasonably well with 35s.
> > >
> > > I run my 32x11.50s on 15x8s.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > Would 32x11.50 need 15x8 or could I get away with 15x7? What do you
> > guys
> > > > think? I'm really leaning towards new tires, no gears (at least
until
> > WAY
> > > > down the road... maybe when I do an engine swap if this thing ever
> blows
> > > > up).
> > > >
> > > > Eric
> > > > 99 TJ SE
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
Guest
Posts: n/a
That's the way I was leaning. I'm probably going to go with 32s MTs if I
buy NEW tires. I found a guy selling used 33s for $100 for the set of 4.
They're less than half tread left, but if they don't look bad, I'll go that
route and just use them for the trails and keep my ATs for street use.
Eric
"Drink" <drink@gnt.net> wrote in message
news:cej7k0$a11$1@news.utelfla.com...
> I won't comment on gearing for different tire sizes other than say that
a
> 2.5L won't turn 'em as well as a larger motor:) But, you already know
that
> and I feel your pain with my 258.
> I've had 31's, 32's & currently run 33's. In my opinion, the most
> important piece of the equation is tread selection vice size. (I'm not
> considering gearing here; only tire vs. tire.) For example, I'd prefer a
> 31" mud terrain tire over a 44" street touring radial. I'm personally
going
> back to 31's.
> My decision to go back down is for braking. I having standard braking
> with drums all 'round. I'd go up to 35's but wouldn't be able to stop
with
> some good samaritan's bumper :)
> I think Mike Romain mentioned a study a long time ago where somebody
> concluded that a 31" MT tire was the best all-around tire off-road. (Do
you
> remember, Mike?)
> The trade offs are in noise, vibration, acceleration/braking, fuel
mileage
> and handling on vs. off-road.
> Jim
> "Eric" <gymrat@baileyscorner.com> wrote in message
> news:vvlMc.16990$WP1.14125@fe1.texas.rr.com...
> > By the way, I have a 2.5L. I already have 4.10's and 31's (well,
they're
> > metrics that equal out to 30.5's). I've already experience power loss
on
> > the freeway, but nothing I can't live with (enough engine/exhaust mods
to
> > keep it going).
> >
> > Is there a huge off-road tire performance difference between 31s and
33s?
> > What about 31s and 32s? I've been talking to a guy that just sold his
> 2.5L
> > TJ that had 4.88s and 33s on it and it still had problems maintaining
any
> > sort of decent highway speed. Guess that's the nature of the 4 cyl.
> >
> > Eric
> > 99 TJ SE
> > "CRWLR" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:10g2llpmq61n6f9@corp.supernews.com...
> > >
> > > "Eric" <gymrat@baileyscorner.com> wrote in message
> > > news:WZ_Lc.16058$WP1.14909@fe1.texas.rr.com...
> > > > Ok.. I'm having doubts about my upcoming mods. Plan was to go with
> > 33's,
> > > > 4.88's and subsequently an 8.8 or dana 44. And while I was at it, I
> > > should
> > > > go for an SYE kit...
> > > >
> > > > Wow, that's a lot of money ($2,500 or so). I've been wondering --
> just
> > > how
> > > > much better are 33's over, say, 31's of the same tire? I'm not a
> > > > crawl-every-day type of guy. I get out when I can, which is usually
> > once
> > > a
> > > > month. My TJ is mostly a daily driver. So, I could go with 31's
and
> > not
> > > > regear. Maybe even 32's and go with 4.56's down the road and live
> with
> > > 31's
> > > > for now.
> > > >
> > >
> > > I run 4.10s with my 32x11.50s. If you think you may want to go with
33s
> at
> > > some point, then regear to 4.56s, ir you will be good with 32s for the
> > > duration, then you can gear to 4.10s or 4.56s. 4.56s _may_ cause you
to
> > > think you are over-revving at highway speeds. Surely the 4.56s will
not
> > work
> > > for you with 31s, but they should be fine with the 32s or 33s. They
will
> > > even work reasonably well with 35s.
> > >
> > > I run my 32x11.50s on 15x8s.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > Would 32x11.50 need 15x8 or could I get away with 15x7? What do you
> > guys
> > > > think? I'm really leaning towards new tires, no gears (at least
until
> > WAY
> > > > down the road... maybe when I do an engine swap if this thing ever
> blows
> > > > up).
> > > >
> > > > Eric
> > > > 99 TJ SE
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
buy NEW tires. I found a guy selling used 33s for $100 for the set of 4.
They're less than half tread left, but if they don't look bad, I'll go that
route and just use them for the trails and keep my ATs for street use.
Eric
"Drink" <drink@gnt.net> wrote in message
news:cej7k0$a11$1@news.utelfla.com...
> I won't comment on gearing for different tire sizes other than say that
a
> 2.5L won't turn 'em as well as a larger motor:) But, you already know
that
> and I feel your pain with my 258.
> I've had 31's, 32's & currently run 33's. In my opinion, the most
> important piece of the equation is tread selection vice size. (I'm not
> considering gearing here; only tire vs. tire.) For example, I'd prefer a
> 31" mud terrain tire over a 44" street touring radial. I'm personally
going
> back to 31's.
> My decision to go back down is for braking. I having standard braking
> with drums all 'round. I'd go up to 35's but wouldn't be able to stop
with
> some good samaritan's bumper :)
> I think Mike Romain mentioned a study a long time ago where somebody
> concluded that a 31" MT tire was the best all-around tire off-road. (Do
you
> remember, Mike?)
> The trade offs are in noise, vibration, acceleration/braking, fuel
mileage
> and handling on vs. off-road.
> Jim
> "Eric" <gymrat@baileyscorner.com> wrote in message
> news:vvlMc.16990$WP1.14125@fe1.texas.rr.com...
> > By the way, I have a 2.5L. I already have 4.10's and 31's (well,
they're
> > metrics that equal out to 30.5's). I've already experience power loss
on
> > the freeway, but nothing I can't live with (enough engine/exhaust mods
to
> > keep it going).
> >
> > Is there a huge off-road tire performance difference between 31s and
33s?
> > What about 31s and 32s? I've been talking to a guy that just sold his
> 2.5L
> > TJ that had 4.88s and 33s on it and it still had problems maintaining
any
> > sort of decent highway speed. Guess that's the nature of the 4 cyl.
> >
> > Eric
> > 99 TJ SE
> > "CRWLR" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:10g2llpmq61n6f9@corp.supernews.com...
> > >
> > > "Eric" <gymrat@baileyscorner.com> wrote in message
> > > news:WZ_Lc.16058$WP1.14909@fe1.texas.rr.com...
> > > > Ok.. I'm having doubts about my upcoming mods. Plan was to go with
> > 33's,
> > > > 4.88's and subsequently an 8.8 or dana 44. And while I was at it, I
> > > should
> > > > go for an SYE kit...
> > > >
> > > > Wow, that's a lot of money ($2,500 or so). I've been wondering --
> just
> > > how
> > > > much better are 33's over, say, 31's of the same tire? I'm not a
> > > > crawl-every-day type of guy. I get out when I can, which is usually
> > once
> > > a
> > > > month. My TJ is mostly a daily driver. So, I could go with 31's
and
> > not
> > > > regear. Maybe even 32's and go with 4.56's down the road and live
> with
> > > 31's
> > > > for now.
> > > >
> > >
> > > I run 4.10s with my 32x11.50s. If you think you may want to go with
33s
> at
> > > some point, then regear to 4.56s, ir you will be good with 32s for the
> > > duration, then you can gear to 4.10s or 4.56s. 4.56s _may_ cause you
to
> > > think you are over-revving at highway speeds. Surely the 4.56s will
not
> > work
> > > for you with 31s, but they should be fine with the 32s or 33s. They
will
> > > even work reasonably well with 35s.
> > >
> > > I run my 32x11.50s on 15x8s.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > Would 32x11.50 need 15x8 or could I get away with 15x7? What do you
> > guys
> > > > think? I'm really leaning towards new tires, no gears (at least
until
> > WAY
> > > > down the road... maybe when I do an engine swap if this thing ever
> blows
> > > > up).
> > > >
> > > > Eric
> > > > 99 TJ SE
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
Guest
Posts: n/a
That's the way I was leaning. I'm probably going to go with 32s MTs if I
buy NEW tires. I found a guy selling used 33s for $100 for the set of 4.
They're less than half tread left, but if they don't look bad, I'll go that
route and just use them for the trails and keep my ATs for street use.
Eric
"Drink" <drink@gnt.net> wrote in message
news:cej7k0$a11$1@news.utelfla.com...
> I won't comment on gearing for different tire sizes other than say that
a
> 2.5L won't turn 'em as well as a larger motor:) But, you already know
that
> and I feel your pain with my 258.
> I've had 31's, 32's & currently run 33's. In my opinion, the most
> important piece of the equation is tread selection vice size. (I'm not
> considering gearing here; only tire vs. tire.) For example, I'd prefer a
> 31" mud terrain tire over a 44" street touring radial. I'm personally
going
> back to 31's.
> My decision to go back down is for braking. I having standard braking
> with drums all 'round. I'd go up to 35's but wouldn't be able to stop
with
> some good samaritan's bumper :)
> I think Mike Romain mentioned a study a long time ago where somebody
> concluded that a 31" MT tire was the best all-around tire off-road. (Do
you
> remember, Mike?)
> The trade offs are in noise, vibration, acceleration/braking, fuel
mileage
> and handling on vs. off-road.
> Jim
> "Eric" <gymrat@baileyscorner.com> wrote in message
> news:vvlMc.16990$WP1.14125@fe1.texas.rr.com...
> > By the way, I have a 2.5L. I already have 4.10's and 31's (well,
they're
> > metrics that equal out to 30.5's). I've already experience power loss
on
> > the freeway, but nothing I can't live with (enough engine/exhaust mods
to
> > keep it going).
> >
> > Is there a huge off-road tire performance difference between 31s and
33s?
> > What about 31s and 32s? I've been talking to a guy that just sold his
> 2.5L
> > TJ that had 4.88s and 33s on it and it still had problems maintaining
any
> > sort of decent highway speed. Guess that's the nature of the 4 cyl.
> >
> > Eric
> > 99 TJ SE
> > "CRWLR" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:10g2llpmq61n6f9@corp.supernews.com...
> > >
> > > "Eric" <gymrat@baileyscorner.com> wrote in message
> > > news:WZ_Lc.16058$WP1.14909@fe1.texas.rr.com...
> > > > Ok.. I'm having doubts about my upcoming mods. Plan was to go with
> > 33's,
> > > > 4.88's and subsequently an 8.8 or dana 44. And while I was at it, I
> > > should
> > > > go for an SYE kit...
> > > >
> > > > Wow, that's a lot of money ($2,500 or so). I've been wondering --
> just
> > > how
> > > > much better are 33's over, say, 31's of the same tire? I'm not a
> > > > crawl-every-day type of guy. I get out when I can, which is usually
> > once
> > > a
> > > > month. My TJ is mostly a daily driver. So, I could go with 31's
and
> > not
> > > > regear. Maybe even 32's and go with 4.56's down the road and live
> with
> > > 31's
> > > > for now.
> > > >
> > >
> > > I run 4.10s with my 32x11.50s. If you think you may want to go with
33s
> at
> > > some point, then regear to 4.56s, ir you will be good with 32s for the
> > > duration, then you can gear to 4.10s or 4.56s. 4.56s _may_ cause you
to
> > > think you are over-revving at highway speeds. Surely the 4.56s will
not
> > work
> > > for you with 31s, but they should be fine with the 32s or 33s. They
will
> > > even work reasonably well with 35s.
> > >
> > > I run my 32x11.50s on 15x8s.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > Would 32x11.50 need 15x8 or could I get away with 15x7? What do you
> > guys
> > > > think? I'm really leaning towards new tires, no gears (at least
until
> > WAY
> > > > down the road... maybe when I do an engine swap if this thing ever
> blows
> > > > up).
> > > >
> > > > Eric
> > > > 99 TJ SE
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
buy NEW tires. I found a guy selling used 33s for $100 for the set of 4.
They're less than half tread left, but if they don't look bad, I'll go that
route and just use them for the trails and keep my ATs for street use.
Eric
"Drink" <drink@gnt.net> wrote in message
news:cej7k0$a11$1@news.utelfla.com...
> I won't comment on gearing for different tire sizes other than say that
a
> 2.5L won't turn 'em as well as a larger motor:) But, you already know
that
> and I feel your pain with my 258.
> I've had 31's, 32's & currently run 33's. In my opinion, the most
> important piece of the equation is tread selection vice size. (I'm not
> considering gearing here; only tire vs. tire.) For example, I'd prefer a
> 31" mud terrain tire over a 44" street touring radial. I'm personally
going
> back to 31's.
> My decision to go back down is for braking. I having standard braking
> with drums all 'round. I'd go up to 35's but wouldn't be able to stop
with
> some good samaritan's bumper :)
> I think Mike Romain mentioned a study a long time ago where somebody
> concluded that a 31" MT tire was the best all-around tire off-road. (Do
you
> remember, Mike?)
> The trade offs are in noise, vibration, acceleration/braking, fuel
mileage
> and handling on vs. off-road.
> Jim
> "Eric" <gymrat@baileyscorner.com> wrote in message
> news:vvlMc.16990$WP1.14125@fe1.texas.rr.com...
> > By the way, I have a 2.5L. I already have 4.10's and 31's (well,
they're
> > metrics that equal out to 30.5's). I've already experience power loss
on
> > the freeway, but nothing I can't live with (enough engine/exhaust mods
to
> > keep it going).
> >
> > Is there a huge off-road tire performance difference between 31s and
33s?
> > What about 31s and 32s? I've been talking to a guy that just sold his
> 2.5L
> > TJ that had 4.88s and 33s on it and it still had problems maintaining
any
> > sort of decent highway speed. Guess that's the nature of the 4 cyl.
> >
> > Eric
> > 99 TJ SE
> > "CRWLR" <beerman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:10g2llpmq61n6f9@corp.supernews.com...
> > >
> > > "Eric" <gymrat@baileyscorner.com> wrote in message
> > > news:WZ_Lc.16058$WP1.14909@fe1.texas.rr.com...
> > > > Ok.. I'm having doubts about my upcoming mods. Plan was to go with
> > 33's,
> > > > 4.88's and subsequently an 8.8 or dana 44. And while I was at it, I
> > > should
> > > > go for an SYE kit...
> > > >
> > > > Wow, that's a lot of money ($2,500 or so). I've been wondering --
> just
> > > how
> > > > much better are 33's over, say, 31's of the same tire? I'm not a
> > > > crawl-every-day type of guy. I get out when I can, which is usually
> > once
> > > a
> > > > month. My TJ is mostly a daily driver. So, I could go with 31's
and
> > not
> > > > regear. Maybe even 32's and go with 4.56's down the road and live
> with
> > > 31's
> > > > for now.
> > > >
> > >
> > > I run 4.10s with my 32x11.50s. If you think you may want to go with
33s
> at
> > > some point, then regear to 4.56s, ir you will be good with 32s for the
> > > duration, then you can gear to 4.10s or 4.56s. 4.56s _may_ cause you
to
> > > think you are over-revving at highway speeds. Surely the 4.56s will
not
> > work
> > > for you with 31s, but they should be fine with the 32s or 33s. They
will
> > > even work reasonably well with 35s.
> > >
> > > I run my 32x11.50s on 15x8s.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > Would 32x11.50 need 15x8 or could I get away with 15x7? What do you
> > guys
> > > > think? I'm really leaning towards new tires, no gears (at least
until
> > WAY
> > > > down the road... maybe when I do an engine swap if this thing ever
> blows
> > > > up).
> > > >
> > > > Eric
> > > > 99 TJ SE
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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