tires

[yellowsplash95]

So i just bought my first ranger. And i need new tires. I have a 95 splash ext 4x4. i am looking for some good all terrain tires. also what is the biggest tire i can put on stock rims. and i believe the guy i bought it from said he put a 3inch lift on the front to level out the truck. thanks for the help

 

[4.0B2]

If it's mostly daily driven and some off road, firestone at's have treated me great.
Toyo at's are great if you can afford them.. Now general grabbers are an aggressive tire that handles great on road. I'm not crazy about bfg at's but some folks love them.

But don't over look the firestones if it's mostly on road

 

[Black_Splash]

Mastercraft Courser CTs, BFG All-Terrains, and for a good tire for cheap you could get some retreads from Treadwright. You should be able to fit some 31s.

 

[yellowsplash95]

are stock rims are 15X6 15x7? so if i can go with a 31 inch, whats the widest i can go on stock rims. the metric calculations seem to make more sence to me ive never really had to deal with inches when it comes to tires

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

Most stock rims are 15x7 but I have seen some 15x8.

31" tires should fit fine without any real rubbing issues (might rub a little at full lock when steering). 235/75/15 tires will fit with no rubbing at all (but they work out to a 30x9.50x15).

A big possible limiting factor will likely be your gear ratio. There should be a two digit code on the door sticker for the axle, let us know what that is or you can look it up on the tech pages (there's also a metric to US tire size calculator on there).

I've seen people run 12.5" wide tires on 15x7 rims, but I wouldn't advocate it - it gets hard wrestling some of those wide tires on that narrow of a rim sometimes (I put some bias ply 33x12.5x15 tires on 15x8 rims and it was a real bear even with a good tire machine).

As far as tire selection, what are you going to be using the truck for? A lot of street driving? I'd pick a good aggressive pattern, there are plenty out there to pick from. When I pick tires I look for the most aggressive AT tread pattern I can find that fits my budget. I have very little brand loyalty (probably partly because the last two brands I liked I can no longer get). If you're going to be in the mud a lot or offroad a lot, you'll probably want to look at MT tires.

If it's all playing around on the road and you live somewhere that you don't have to worry about snow, a tighter tread pattern like the BFG AT would likely last the longest. But I hate them for around here - I don't like their performance in snow and they totally suck in the mud around here (and yes, I realize that most AT tires suck in mud).

 

[backroad101]

If it's mostly daily driven and some off road, firestone at's have treated me great.
Toyo at's are great if you can afford them.. Now general grabbers are an aggressive tire that handles great on road. I'm not crazy about bfg at's but some folks love them.

But don't over look the firestones if it's mostly on road

Is there a specific Firestone AT or is there only one?

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[4.0B2]

i guess there is only one. its a good thing for road. now mine doesn't see a lot of mud, mostly trails...

x2 on treadwright.com... good stuff for cheap

 

[JohnnyO]

Is there a specific Firestone AT or is there only one?

AFAIK, their A/T is the Destination A/T. I have them on my Sport Trac. Quiet, wear well, and decent in snow. Never took this truck off-road.
On my old Sport Trac I had Bridgestone Dueler REVO A/T's, awesome performing tires on and off-road in all conditions, but they wore out kinda fast.

 

[Bennybooster]

Walmart has some goodyears that are pretty agressive

 

[3.0ranger1227]

General Grabbers FTW. quiet, grippy, look good. I have 31x10.5x15 on 15X7 in stock wheels. didn't have any rubbing stock. But it depends on what kind of terrain you're seeing. I wouldn't suggest them for deep mud, but they would do better than BFG A/Ts.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

General Grabbers FTW. quiet, grippy, look good. I have 31x10.5x15 on 15X7 in stock wheels. didn't have any rubbing stock. But it depends on what kind of terrain you're seeing. I wouldn't suggest them for deep mud, but they would do better than BFG A/Ts.

The newer Edge 2wds and all the newer 4x4s have a little more clearance in the wheel area and tend to sit a little higher than the '95s, so he may still experience some rubbing depending on the condition of his springs and the like.

The good news is that the '95s are easy to add a 2" suspension lift if required for clearance.

 

[4.0B2]

The grabbers are simply awesome. That's probably gonna be my next set of tires. If I can afford them. If not I might get some treadwrights.