31s VS 33s TIRES?

[PirateB]

I admit the Falkens have caught my eye recently when trying to find some Bfgs


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[Surrey]

I DD MTs. Always have always will. I also run Treadwright Guard Dogs so you can afford to DD them. I hate AT tires in anything. I at least like a good M/S rating. 31 in Swampers would be a thousand times better than 33in ATs haha.

Gonna get an m/s rating on a decent AT just the same as a MT.

ATs will give better on-road performance, period. They have more siping, smaller tread blocks, and less open space between lugs. All of which add to your grip on the road by either increasing the amount of rubber that contacts the ground, or increasing the amount of edge to grab.

MTs are better in the right situations, such as mud, snow (lose pack, the sorta thing you see on a trail, not hard-packed crap on city streets. That behaves like ice.) and lose sand. In the wrong situation (ice, hard pack snow, heavy rain) they have terrible traction - might as well be running bald tires stolen from behind a tire shop at that point.

As a DD, I would run ATs unless you have zero need for on-road performance. I had a buddy who ran 31" toyo MTs on his 4runner while living in the mountains in Canadian winter - so its definitely possible if you drive carefully, but I sure as hell wouldn't want to do it.

 

[Danny505]

NO I DONT WANT TO REGEAR DUE TO IM GOING TO DO A V8 SWAP AND CHANGE MY 7.5s TO 8.8 DIFFS AND A LOCKER LOL OR JUST TURBO MY WEAK 3.0 AND STILL UPGRADE TO 8.8 DIFFS SO IM GOING TO GO LOOK FOR 31s MT OR AT SEE WHAT I FIND AND SHOULD I REGEAR FOR 31s OR SHOULD I BE FINE?

 

[Danny505]

I DID ALSO LOVE MY BFGs A/T ON MY JEEP WENT EVERYWHERE BESIDES DEEP MUB BUT I NEVER SEE MUCH OF THAT IN NEW MEXICO JUST SAND LOL

 

[Surrey]

NO I DONT WANT TO REGEAR DUE TO IM GOING TO DO A V8 SWAP AND CHANGE MY 7.5s TO 8.8 DIFFS AND A LOCKER LOL OR JUST TURBO MY WEAK 3.0 AND STILL UPGRADE TO 8.8 DIFFS SO IM GOING TO GO LOOK FOR 31s MT OR AT SEE WHAT I FIND AND SHOULD I REGEAR FOR 31s OR SHOULD I BE FINE?

We dont even know what gears you have now, so we really can't say if 31s are too big or not.

If you've got 4.10s, they will definately be fine. 3.73s should be okay too, anything else might be too high. I used to have 3.45s under my b2 with a 2.9l, and it ran 31s without problems.

 

[bigmark303]

If you stay with a 10.50 wide tire then your mileage wont change between 31 and 33. If you go 12.50 wide and 33 you will hate your high reving 3.0L and have to drive it like you stole it just to keep up with traffic even if you have 4.10 gears stock.

To be honest a stock 4x4 ranger 1993-1997 can fit 33s. The front rubs a little. If you just get the 2 inch leveling kit for the front of these year trucks and leave the rear stock you can clear 34s without an issue. With the lift youve done you wont have to worry about clearing tires and rubbing you have to worry about the fact that the 3.0L makes no low end power and isnt going to get out of its own way with anything larger than the stock 29s which it barely can take off with as is.

 

[legoms013]

If you stay with a 10.50 wide tire then your mileage wont change between 31 and 33.

False

Cuz I ran both on my 4.0L with stock gears for a year and I know.

Mileage dropped from 17-19 to at best 15.5 and much worse most of the time. Dont tell me im wrong either. At least that is my experience, and I'd like to think I can calculate gas mileage correctly based on my math background.

Also what is up with all the hate on the mud terrains? I've been commuting on them for years?! My 33x10.5" KM2's I couldn't be happier with.

And mine have 31K miles on them and are only half gone tread wise. Noisy sure but who cares...

This is real world experience so I hope everyone isnt just spewing crap they heard from someone/somewhere else...

If I was the OP I'd stick with A/T 31's. With the little wheeling you do that will serve you best and keep your pocket book in the black. Only get 33's if you are gonna re-gear, cuz you'll have to with the 3.0L.

 

[bigmark303]

False

Cuz I ran both on my 4.0L with stock gears for a year and I know.

Mileage dropped from 17-19 to at best 15.5 and much worse most of the time. Dont tell me im wrong either. At least that is my experience, and I'd like to think I can calculate gas mileage correctly based on my math background.

I myself noticed no difference in mileage between 31x10.50 BFG AT KOs and 33x10.50 BFG AT KOs. Ran 31 BFG KOs on every Ranger I had for the last three years and now upped to 33 BFG KOs this year and still get the same mileage. 19-20mpg on my daily work commute with both sizes. Now If I put on my 33x10.50 BFG KM2s then the mileage drops. Staying with the ATs the diameter difference between 31 and 33 did nothing to affect mileage.

I have a set of BFG AT KOs in 33x12.50 on my Jeep and when I ran those on my 4.0 Ranger I noticed a drop in mileage. I ran them on my 3.0 for a while first and it had plenty of trouble taking off.

Your truck was actually my reason for going 10.50 wide vs 12.50 wide. Besides being able to flex into the wheel wells with the 10.50 wides with a stock suspension vs bumping the fender lips with the 12.50 wides. I looked at a lot of pictures of your truck and decided 10.50 was the way to go

 

[Danny505]

thanks i think i getting 31s mud tires now just waiting to find a deal.

 

[Grunizzle]

Honestly wheeling out here there is no need for a mud tire. You could run a nice aggressive AT tire out here and have awesome traction. All there is here is dirt, sand and slick rock, AT will be nice.

 

[6.2]

Falkens

 

[Danny505]

thanks will post pic when i buy new wheels

 

[pSycHOarsOnisT]

Try checking out multi mile wild country xtx sports.. Just got a set of 265/75/16 a few weeks ago and love em when im wheeling, nice and cheap too, i paid $560 after tax.

 

[kryptonitecb]

Glad you decided on muds. From my experience AT are horrible offroad unless its on a gravel road. You get any mud in them and AT turn to slicks. The treads are to close together and don't self clean period. I had a set on a suburban and got stuck 10' into a trail on slightly damp dirt.

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[6.2]

Glad you decided on muds. From my experience AT are horrible offroad unless its on a gravel road. You get any mud in them and AT turn to slicks. The treads are to close together and don't self clean period. I had a set on a suburban and got stuck 10' into a trail on slightly damp dirt.

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Well then you obviously suck at driving, or have only ever used shit all terrains.

I have been places that other people think need mud tires, with my all terrains. My all terrains clean out themselves very well, and have been through a foot if gummy clay mud just fine.