No Lift tire size guide (work in progress)
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#63
I went with 265s because width is where you run into more issues on full turn. On my P38, I ran 255/85 r16s for a true 33 and had minimal rubbing but temporarily put on 265/70 r16s a 31.5 inch tire and it rubs the control arm much more. When I looked at the measurement of the width of the tire near the top control arm, there wasn't much room.
The offsets of 18s to 20 inch rims also may acount for differences in rubbing.
This photo was 255/70 r18 stock offroad tire. About an inch clearance at upper mount.
The offsets of 18s to 20 inch rims also may acount for differences in rubbing.
This photo was 255/70 r18 stock offroad tire. About an inch clearance at upper mount.
Last edited by spikemd; 03-01-2021 at 11:14 PM.
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Ended up with 265/70R18 KO2s mounted to Lucky8 TuffAnt alloys.
If the truck is in loading height and the wheel is fully cranked over, then occasionally there can be the slightest kiss in one spot. Nothing that will damage the tire or wheel well liner, so I’m not worried about it.
There is plenty of clearance for full articulation when off-roading in the standard or clearance heights.
275/65R18s were a non-starter. Visibly too large (width) so we didn’t even bother installing one to test. Seems like people are having luck running that 10.9”-11.1” width in like 30” diameter tires, I guess. That width in a 32.1” diameter is just too big. This truck demands pizza-cutters. Well, if you can call 32.64” x 10.7” pizza-cutters. I guess they are... sort of.
If the truck is in loading height and the wheel is fully cranked over, then occasionally there can be the slightest kiss in one spot. Nothing that will damage the tire or wheel well liner, so I’m not worried about it.
There is plenty of clearance for full articulation when off-roading in the standard or clearance heights.
275/65R18s were a non-starter. Visibly too large (width) so we didn’t even bother installing one to test. Seems like people are having luck running that 10.9”-11.1” width in like 30” diameter tires, I guess. That width in a 32.1” diameter is just too big. This truck demands pizza-cutters. Well, if you can call 32.64” x 10.7” pizza-cutters. I guess they are... sort of.
Last edited by TheLittleEngineThatCould; 03-05-2021 at 03:41 PM.
#68
If you’re open to suggestions, I would not recommend a dedicated MT for Baja... You’re not going to see much mud unless it’s directly after a rain, and even then it’s not close to what our friends in the southeast United States would consider mudding. Dunno if you’re from CA, but we deal with a lot of loose gravel/sand that heavily voided tires can struggle with, particularly on steep ascents/descents (which you definitely will find in Baja). I actually picked the KO2s for Baja conditions, but there are plenty of other choices, some of which have a more aggressive profile... What tires are you looking at?
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No lift rods. P400 with Lucky8 rear brake swap. Redbourne Alston 18” wheels. Nitto Ridge Grappler 265/70/18. Very minor rubbing only occasionally. So far so good. Tried other larger sizes but all rubbed too much. Don’t want to run lift rods. And the black lug nuts weren’t in when they did the install....so yes, I will have them in black.
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