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3:54 pm
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July 10, 2003
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When it's time to upgrade tires, should I spend the money on 40" tires, new beadlocks, upgrade my front axle, stretch the wheelbase, etc?...
Or should I just go with 37's again and risk the constant breakage?
Or should I shorten my suspension and go back to a 35" tire?
I'm leaning twards 35" tires right now for several reasons. The most important would be buying the new MT/Rs without having to buy new wheels. Also, it would make the local trails more challenging, my axles, hubs, and other components would last longer, and it would be much cheaper.
I used to wheel a lot. . .
3:59 pm
How do the new 35" MTRs compare to the old 37s? How much tire would you actually be losing?
4:22 pm
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July 10, 2003
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"Bender" wrote: How do the new 35" MTRs compare to the old 37s? How much tire would you actually be losing?
I don't know, but I'm going to assume they are at least an inch smaller.
I used to wheel a lot. . .
6:30 pm
May 4, 2004
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"JohnDF" wrote: [quote="Bender"]How do the new 35" MTRs compare to the old 37s? How much tire would you actually be losing?
I don't know, but I'm going to assume they are at least an inch smaller.
Here's a topic with my meaurements of my new 35" Kevlar MT/R versus my newest old 35" MT/R. I don't know what the specs are for the 37's though.
edit) Oops, forgot to include the link. viewtopic.php?f=31&t=4123&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&hilit=kevlar
6:35 pm
January 20, 2009
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I plan on downsizing as well to make it more challenging. 
(just kidding)
My long term plan is to eventually get 35's, keep the 15" rims, beef up the front D30, and replace the rear D35.
Kevin
7:19 pm
May 4, 2004
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Do you plan to do the Hammer's any more? If not, 35's should be adequate for the local trails.
8:38 pm
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July 10, 2003
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The Hammers on 35" tires would be FUN 😈
I used to wheel a lot. . .
9:14 pm
"JohnDF" wrote: The Hammers on 35" tires would be FUN 😈
it sure is. i do it every year. 
3:20 am
The main thing to remember is that size doesn't matter. Go with what feels right in your heart. 😀
3:52 am
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July 10, 2003
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"Bender" wrote: The main thing to remember is that size doesn't matter. Go with what feels right in your heart. 😀
That was kind of sensitive...you might have to hand in your man card after that
I used to wheel a lot. . .
5:02 am
February 5, 2003
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"Bender" wrote: The main thing to remember is that size doesn't matter. Go with what feels right in your heart. 😀
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3:36 pm
"JohnDF" wrote: [quote="Bender"]The main thing to remember is that size doesn't matter. Go with what feels right in your heart. 😀
That was kind of sensitive...you might have to hand in your man card after that
You'll have to ask Kelly for it. No way I'm going to try and get it back.
6:16 pm
I personally liked the 37" and stretch combination I was running on the Jeep. Had really good ground clearance and was very stable for climbs. I'm going 40's on the truck though, but that also is because it will have quite a bit longer wheelbase. Going the stretch route is a major pain in the butt though unless you're splitting the stretch difference front to rear. How much stretch are you contemplating? If you're looking at something in the back where you can still run something like a genright tank (and swallow the cost of it!) and pushing your front axle forward a couple of inches, I'd say go for it. If you end up having to rework all of the stuff that I did on my rig, I wouldn't do that again. I ended up losing so much storage room that it was one of the reasons I got rid of the rig (...and power, and SMOG issues, and everything costs twice as much on Jeeps). The one thing I really did like about relocating the tank though was that it enabled me to trim a lot of the low hanging body in the back of the rig and it had a great departure angle, something like 85*
9:11 pm
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September 3, 2008
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I say go lower and stay with 37's. 😀 And work on skill to not break! 
Um...what?
9:51 pm
January 12, 2007
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I say get rid of your body lift and run the new 35" Kevlar MTR. Then you would have challenging local wheeling again.
10:08 pm
Real Jeepers only need 33's, wheelie bars and exhaust modifications to get through Fordyce 😉
12:33 am
January 20, 2009
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"troyman" wrote: Real Jeepers only need 33's, wheelie bars and exhaust modifications to get through Fordyce 😉
I did part of it on 33s, no wheelie bar, and exhaust modification... 
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Kevin
12:44 am
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July 10, 2003
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Ya, Kevin owned Winch Hill #1 with his 33s. It was awsome!
I used to wheel a lot. . .
2:21 pm
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July 10, 2003
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So, I've decided to step up to 44" tires.
as soon as my wife will let me 
I used to wheel a lot. . .
3:25 pm
"JohnDF" wrote: So, I've decided to step up to 44" tires.
as soon as my wife will let me
Sounds like a good first step toward a compromise! You say 44s, she says no new tires, you get 22s!
3:53 pm
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July 10, 2003
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"Bender" wrote:
Sounds like a good first step toward a compromise! You say 44s, she says no new tires, you get 22s!
Sounds about right 🙁
I used to wheel a lot. . .
5:38 pm
January 20, 2009
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"JohnDF" wrote: [quote="Bender"]
Sounds like a good first step toward a compromise! You say 44s, she says no new tires, you get 22s!
Sounds about right 🙁
Wow, that's pretty good. I have 33s and ask for 35s, she says no, we compromise and I'm still running 33s. 😀 (just kidding, I haven't asked yet)
Kevin
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