Tire help

[Rage]

Hey Everyone,

I need some help with deciding on which tires to buy. I have a 90 X-cab yota, and I have just ordered a 4" suspension lift for it. I currently have 31's on 15 inch rims. I want to keep the rims. I was looking into 33's x10.5. I am not into rock crawling, but I like to go off roading, with friends and my family. I am mostly into trails, mud, sand, and some river bottoms and have a lot of medium size rocks. I haven't had much experience with off-road tires. I don't feel like spending a ton of money on rubbers. This truck is my everyday driver so the tires have to be for on/off road.

Any advice would be greatly appriciated. Thanks in advance!!!

Jeremy

[bbagwell]

I would recommend either BFG Mud Terrains or Goodyear Wrangler MTR's. They both with give you good off road performance and good on road manners.

[Oatmeal]

Well, since you have your heart set on 33X10.50s you'll have to go with BFG since they're the only ones (to my knowledge) that make that size. If, however you're willing to go to a 12.50 wide tire, I would look into the Interco TrXus muds. If you are looking for a tire that delivers oustanding highway mileage (tread life) and pretty decent offroad performance check out Khumos......they're pretty cheap too (I have about 50,000 miles on mine and still have 75-80% tread left). My choice would be the TrXus muds.....they're quiet on the highway (and wear really well if you rotate them like you're supposed to) and great offroad (tough sidewalls.....unlike the BFGs:rolleyes:) BTW, I'm not going by "what I've heard" I've owned and offroaded every one of the tires (and then some) mentioned in this thread......so far:grin:-------Hans

[Rage]

Thanks alot Oatmeal, I have looked into it more and you are 100% correct about the size that I was thinking about. I will be going with a 12.50 instead of the 10.50. I will look into the tires that you have reccommended today at work. Thanks again.

[dez]

To my knowledge you cant run a 12.50 tire on 15x7's

[Rage]

You are might be right, I have 15x8, from what I have heard that is the minimum for 12.50.

Has anyone used Pro-Comps, I have found a killer deal:
http://www.carolinaclassictrucks.com/ProComp-25033-p-procomp-mud-terrain-tires.html

Please let me know if you anything about these.

Thanks
Jeremy

[Oatmeal]

You are might be right, I have 15x8, from what I have heard that is the minimum for 12.50.

Has anyone used Pro-Comps, I have found a killer deal:
http://www.carolinaclassictrucks.com/ProComp-25033-p-procomp-mud-terrain-tires.html

Please let me know if you anything about these.

Thanks
JeremyYeah, I have a set of 35s on my early Bronco. There's nothing wrong with them, they have held up well to some pretty rough use (I'm rough on tires:eek:) and not too noisy on the highway. Mine are the MTs, btw.----------Hans

[bbagwell]

You can run 12.50's on a 7 inch wide rim. They will wear more down the center, but it can be done safely. It helps keep the tire from popping a bead at low pressure too.

[Oatmeal]

You can run 12.50's on a 7 inch wide rim. They will wear more down the center, but it can be done safely. It helps keep the tire from popping a bead at low pressure too.X2....my buddy runs them on his 90 something 4Runner on the stock 15X7 alloys with no problems----------Hans

[subliminaltrips]

ive got a set of 35'' x 12.50 bfg mud terrains on a 15 x 7 wheel that were fine. i dont run them right now because i has tsl sx's on the rig , i will be using them on my daily driver 2wd that is getting sas'ed.

[Ibuildcorollas]

look into Cooper STT's also I have 33's on my 85 with no lift and a spool aired down to about 15psi they work great!!

they're cheap on price but great quality

[dez]

I work at a shop and we sell cooper STT's, some people like them some dont. I took a set to test out at a mud hole here in colorado they worked great. Dick Cepek FC-II's are really nice im currently running them on my 86 33x12.50x15. Pro-Comp tires wear out on the street fast. If you only run them offroad they should last somewhat longer.

[bodo]

The Coopers are a good mudtire but they seem to wear fast. I have a friend who had them on a 1/2 chevy and then replaced them with Mud Dawgs which are bald and I'm still running the same Ground Hawgs that I had on there before he gave up his stockers. Ground Hawgs are a hard tire and don't air down worth a shit (15psi and you think they still have 30 looking at them) so if rocks or sand is your gig they'll probably suck.They kick ass in the mud, wear awesome on the pavement, and are pretty quiet for a DD but I would go with the BFGs for a tire that small.

[Rage]

Thanks for all the feedback. But after doing some research and talking to my crawler buddies, they have recommended getting 15x10 or 10.5 rims. The tires (33x12.50x15) that I plan on getting will work with the 8" rims, but from what I have heard there might be a problem with sidewall roll. So I am looking into gettting some Rockcrawler black steel rims. The seems cheap in price so I might as well go with for another $200. Does anyone know where the best place is to buy tires and rims.. online. Thanks again!!!

Jeremy

P.S. I will be posting pictures of my build once I get started..

[bigarms23]

i would run a 15x10 rockcrawler wheel and a set od procomp extreme mts that is a great combo i am currently running thoses tires and theyy work great on and offroad

[Oatmeal]

Thanks for all the feedback. But after doing some research and talking to my crawler buddies, they have recommended getting 15x10 or 10.5 rims. The tires (33x12.50x15) that I plan on getting will work with the 8" rims, but from what I have heard there might be a problem with sidewall roll. So I am looking into gettting some Rockcrawler black steel rims. The seems cheap in price so I might as well go with for another $200. Does anyone know where the best place is to buy tires and rims.. online. Thanks again!!!

Jeremy

P.S. I will be posting pictures of my build once I get started..Ultimately, the decision is yours but, I wouldn't use that wide of a rim. I have three 4X4s....a Jeep Cherokee, an early Bronco and my '85 Toyota. The Bronco and the Toyota are sitting on 35s the Jeep will be on 33s (if I ever wear out these 31s:rolleyes:) I've run 15X8 wheels for years. I air down as low as 8 psi on the rocks and down to 5 psi for deep snow. The narrower rim helps retain the bead better at those low pressures and at street pressure, they are perfectly stable (no sidewall roll) also, the 8" rims will take less of a beating than the 10" in the rocks. The narrower rim will also let the tire be a little "taller". Get on the Pirate Board and ask there (those guys live and breathe "rock crawling":eek:)......I'll bet 98% will say go with the 8" rim----------Hans

[808derek]

be careful on pirates theyll rip you a new ass if you ask stupid questions,but they do all know eveything there is to know, check out there FAQ heres a link:chicken:
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=459180

[green goblin]

I run 33x12.5x15 BFG Muds on 10.5 inch aluminum rims. I can honestly say that after 10,000 miles or so they show almost zero wear and have performed quite well on Sierra rocks and dirt without ever popping a bead at pressures around 12 - 15 psi (plenty low enough if your crafty). The only thing I can tells you for sur is to avoid a bias-ply if you want to get any kind of pavement use out of your tires.

[85yotto]

Thats like two boys fu*king.

[green goblin]

I don't stack rocks. I go over them. And you'll never see me at the end of the trail cuz I'll already have left by the time you get there. BTW "two boys f*cking?" ...whatever turns you on I suppose.

[85yotto]

Believe whatever you want but know this, that silly little rock that your sitting on does not impress me and either does your set up. I hope you didn't have to air down or lock in for your poser shot.

[green goblin]

:violinist

[Rage]

I understand about the the thinner rim will help keep the bead nice and tight. But I think that I made a mistake earlier on how I was explaining it. I am not into rock crawling at all, basically my yota is everyday driver but I also like to go offroad, such as mud, trails, river bottoms..ect..

Basically before I dump $800-$1000 on tires, I want to be sure that I get the best rim option that allows me to get maximum preformance and life from the the tire. Like I said I am looking at 33x12.50x15 rubbers. Sorry if this is a repeat, it is just the money is almost saved and I should be ready to buy in about 2 weeks.

Thanks
Jeremy