What Level Kit and E Rated 35" or 315's tires?

[Red Rocket]

Now I just run the OEM wheels and 285/75/17Es

I second this, I'm running Nitto Dura Grapplers in 285/75 on stock rims, and I love it. They still work well off road, but I'm at 40,000 miles now and I'll get another 5,000 out of them. I already have my next set, exactly the same.

Nick

 

[cerberusiam]

Unless Toyo changed their compostion for the MT's they WERE the best tire I ever had. None of the AT's of Nitto TG's came close to mileage I got out of the MT's. If I had rotated better they would have gone over 50k even dragging trailers across the US. The AT's were the biggest mistake I ever made, did not make 30k with them. The Nittos are only going to make 30k or bit more.



Leveling kits are one of those things that make me cringe. They don't provide any better ride and tend to screw up the suspension and steering geometry. You lose caster, it changes the attack angle to the ground which puts more stress into the steering and onto the wheel bearings and ball joints. Adding a taller tire just makes it that much worse then here comes DW. A 35" tire will work but they rub at full lock. The only way to make sure you have things right is control arms, adjustable track bar, and probably offset upper ball joints. The fix to the problems the leveling kit casts 3 times what the kit does.



Adding anything more than a 33" tire to a stock auto trans is just asking for trouble anyway. The 33" are bad enough with stock power or a little more. Using a leveling kit or suspension system does nothing for mpg and usually messes up trailer hookups and almost requires air bags to re-level when hook up the trailer. I want a KORE suspeson system but it needs the control arms, adjustbale track bar, air bags, and a modified hitch for my trailers. Oh well, just $3000 I would blow somewhere else. :-laf

 

[BDaugherty]

One thing that hasn't been mentioned is that driving style, average speed, engine power, and transmission selection all have a significant effect on tire wear. For example, one of my friends has a stock common rail engine and stock 48re in his truck and puts around like grandpa and gets great mileage out of his tires. Another friend has a a bombed engine with competition dual disc clutch and manual trans. He drives hard and fast and gets less miles out of his 22. 5's that the first guy gets out of stock type tires. I'm somewhere in between. Also, I am willing to take partial responsibility for how long my tires last. It's a relationship not unlike that of driver/vehicle/fuel economy. You only get so much of an advantage from the manufacturers, the rest is up to the operator.

 

[Jeepr]

I've got Kore Recon lift and 35" Toyo MT's. It's my second set. Here is a thread I started with tire options I found and some others found. https://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/showthread.php?233292-Time-for-tires-Toyo-MT-again-or-others Mine does not have stock wheels, so they stick out a bit more, and thus my front rubs at the back on hard turn.

I'll probably try Nitto next time. The Toyo's have been okay, but they seems to break lose very easy on wet asphault. And, I only got about 30k out of my first set, although they weren't completely worn out, but getting close. But, my truck is probably towing something nearly 60% of it's miles, so the rear wears a lot. The sidewalls say 65psi, which is somewhat low for a load range E. I feel like my tall toy hauler sways more than when my buddy tows it with his stock Duramax, so I don't know if it's the flex of the 35's or specifically the Toyo's.

I don't know if Nitto's or anything else in 35 MT would be any better, but I thought I would try something different next time just for a change.

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[AEdelheit]

Unless Toyo changed their compostion for the MT's they WERE the best tire I ever had.

I know a lot of people that started having issues with the M/Ts when they switched from making them in Japan to USA, Unfortunately the Jap ones seemed to be a lot better.

 

[JJPage]

Hey Jeepr, that is not Missouri..... truck looks good.

 

[Bob4x4]

I've got Kore Recon lift and 35" Toyo MT's. It's my second set. Here is a thread I started with tire options I found and some others found. https://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/showthread.php?233292-Time-for-tires-Toyo-MT-again-or-others Mine does not have stock wheels, so they stick out a bit more, and thus my front rubs at the back on hard turn.

I'll probably try Nitto next time. The Toyo's have been okay, but they seems to break lose very easy on wet asphault. And, I only got about 30k out of my first set, although they weren't completely worn out, but getting close. But, my truck is probably towing something nearly 60% of it's miles, so the rear wears a lot. The sidewalls say 65psi, which is somewhat low for a load range E. I feel like my tall toy hauler sways more than when my buddy tows it with his stock Duramax, so I don't know if it's the flex of the 35's or specifically the Toyo's.

I don't know if Nitto's or anything else in 35 MT would be any better, but I thought I would try something different next time just for a change.

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You are right about a tall sidewall will not work as well as the short one for highway handling. That is why the tall sidewall works so well off road. For off road performance the tire needs to stay connected to the surface better to maintain control. Having driven a good number of dot and non dot tires at speed in Baja you can readily see the advantages and disadvantages of each. A good example is comparing the Baja Ta's ro the Toyo Mt's. I hate the way the way the Ta's work on pavement but running wide open in the dirt they are confidence inspiring,very controlled drifting and not too much bite. Then you have the bullet proof Toyo that works good on the street(not great) excelent in severe trail use and pretty good at high speed dirt running but almost too much traction at race speed in the dirt.
Tires are built for very specific duty,admitting to yourself how you really use your rig will help get you into the best tire for your duty

 

[Jeepr]

Hey Jeepr, that is not Missouri..... truck looks good.

haha, yup, it's Taylor Park Reservoir in Colorado. Thanks.

 

[Regcabguy]

I know a lot of people that started having issues with the M/Ts when they switched from making them in Japan to USA, Unfortunately the Jap ones seemed to be a lot better.

Mine are USA built and wearing fine. Minimal weight required to balance.
So far,I've had Chinese,Japanese and USA manufactured with good luck.