Timbershave
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Hey. New ranger owner, new 4x4 owner.
Bought a 4" lifted '06 ranger with 305/60-18's that are dry rotted and almost bald. I need to put new tires on the truck and it's getting complicated. I'm considering 275/65-18's instead. I'm looking at the Cooper Discovery ST Maxx.
This is what I want to do with the truck:
#1 Daily driver
#2 Drive up into the mountains on harsh logging roads, rutted and semi-washed out roads, dirt trails, etc.
#3 Drive through snow (live in country, un-plowed roads) and cross mountain passes
I feel like the 275 will be better in all my needed conditions than 305... True?
The challenges are - Chrome coming off inside of wheel (pretty bad), existing tires 3/8" away from upper A-arm, polishes sway bar and torsion bars on full turn, has what looks like 3/8" spacers and the can't service due to that, Tire shop tells me I'm looking at new wheels next tire change due to the peeling and not seating correctly... and I want to be able to run snow cables If I need to due to places I go in winter.
Option #1 Buy new wheels with corrected offset
Option #2 Buy expensive adapters (about half cost of wheels)
If I buy new wheels should I get 18" or 17"? I like the 32's but my tire guy tells me 18"s are not common...
I'd appreciate opinions. Money is tight, however I'm only a couple hundred bucks away from a new set of wheels with the add on of adapters.
Thank You!
Bought a 4" lifted '06 ranger with 305/60-18's that are dry rotted and almost bald. I need to put new tires on the truck and it's getting complicated. I'm considering 275/65-18's instead. I'm looking at the Cooper Discovery ST Maxx.
This is what I want to do with the truck:
#1 Daily driver
#2 Drive up into the mountains on harsh logging roads, rutted and semi-washed out roads, dirt trails, etc.
#3 Drive through snow (live in country, un-plowed roads) and cross mountain passes
I feel like the 275 will be better in all my needed conditions than 305... True?
The challenges are - Chrome coming off inside of wheel (pretty bad), existing tires 3/8" away from upper A-arm, polishes sway bar and torsion bars on full turn, has what looks like 3/8" spacers and the can't service due to that, Tire shop tells me I'm looking at new wheels next tire change due to the peeling and not seating correctly... and I want to be able to run snow cables If I need to due to places I go in winter.
Option #1 Buy new wheels with corrected offset
Option #2 Buy expensive adapters (about half cost of wheels)
If I buy new wheels should I get 18" or 17"? I like the 32's but my tire guy tells me 18"s are not common...
I'd appreciate opinions. Money is tight, however I'm only a couple hundred bucks away from a new set of wheels with the add on of adapters.
Thank You!