i am now goin to be sas in about four weeks so i want to have my tires here before i start. i want to run a 37 or so inch tire. i want a agressinve tire. i need something that will not let me down and be worth the money

Iroks are GREAT tires. Boggers are great too. I believe they both come in a 37.

-Drew

are you tires off of your ex any good after the wreck are you selling them ??

i will be getting rid of them with in the next few weeks if everything goes well. i just need to make sure the drivers side tire is ok cause is was with the rim that was bent.

What about the 3 good rims?

my brother has claimed the rims he is goin to buy another one and put them on his ranger

are you going to DD the explorer?

yeah it will be dd

then get you some Radial Iroks, maybe some TSL Radials. Stay away from the Boggers, as you will only get like 6K miles out of a set.

If you're going to DD I would go with something like Goodyear MTRs or BFG Muds. They are damn good on the road for a mud tire and they will last 40k or more. They aren't the most aggressive tires ever but they wear well on a DD.

where would one find a good seller of tires

Cotsco. Sams Club. Discount Tire. Local Mom and Pop places. 4WP if you dont mind spending a bit more. (i dont like 4wp, but thats just me.)

If there is a SAMs close by, I would go there. That is where I just got my BFG MTs and it was the cheapest place i found. They charge the price of the tire plus a $10 install fee per tire and thats it. The $10 include lifetime balancing and rotating as well as road hazard warranty. I got my BFGs for about $180 per tire (35") plus the install fee. Everywhere else I checked would have been over $200 per tire for the same package. Even if you don't have a SAMs club membership, it is only $35 bucks I think and you'll probably save more then that just on the tires.

37" bfg mt's i believe only come in a 17" wheel version. and i'd get iroks or tsl's over some mt/r's... but thats just me.

i never knew sams did bigger tires. there was one just build in the town right by sparta an i have a friend that has a account

they will order whatever you want...as long as they are a brand carrier.

sweet i need to go there and see what they can get me

ha ha
how about these 37X12.50R15 Goodyear Wrangler MT/R
http://graphics.samsclub.com/images/products/0040626698619_LG.jpg
how will they do off road and on road anyone know

depends on what you run. Unless you run alot of rocks, dont bother with them. Go with Iroks.

what about irok radials

yes. thats what you would want on a DD.

The bias Iroks are dead quiet on the street and ride nice once warmed up. They dont flat spot as bad as most bias tires either. I have a set of radial Iroks going on the bronco but havent ran them yet.

any pictures of them i was lookin at them on ebay and they were only pictured on 20 inch rims or so

4wheelparts.com
intercotire.com
google.com

ok i found a new deal. five swamper tsl for aroung seven or eight hunderd

http://i12.ebayimg.com/03/i/06/2b/cb/f1_1.JPG
they are 38s though and im not sure but they are just one size bigger

what axle are you gonna run?

d44/9inch

i think you would be ok with the 38s if you didnt beat on it too hard. A TSL is a heavy tire...gotta remember that when gearing and building your axles.








Oh yea....and make up your mind ;)

im tryin but it seems like a good idea and there are five of them. it is only a inch more and i plan to be on a 4.88 or 5.13 so gearin is almost set

that is no doubt a good deal...be prepared to replace them in about a year though (mileage = no-so-good)

So they dont last too long

i would say about 20K (maybe a bit less if bias)

i am now at all loss but can i find a tire like this that has good tread life

you wont. Its a trade off. Usually the better "offroad" tire the worse the "onroad" performance. Your best bet for a DD rig would be a set of BFG Muds (35-40K miles), ProComp muds (30-35K miles), Irok Radials (20-25K miles), Swamper Trxus Radial (27-30K miles), or Swamper TSLs (~20-23K miles). Those are only figures.....not guarantees, you could get much better....or much worse.

i may get a set of 35s to use on road and a set to use off road

im tryin but it seems like a good idea and there are five of them. it is only a inch more and i plan to be on a 4.88 or 5.13 so gearin is almost set

even if all your going to run is 35's, 5.13's is what you'll want. u have a manual tranny. and u'll want to be geared low. trust me on this. i wouldn't even considere 4.88's. especially if u want to run larger than a 35. i honestly wouldn't go bigger than 37's absolute tops with only 5.13's. and even that could be pushing it imo. if u want 38's go with 5.38's. you'll need it. don't be spooked on the swampers. i "hear" of alot of people getting horrible mileage. but i've seen and know people that have gotten a consistant 30,000 mi or so out of tsl radials. on a total of 5 sets. all same size tsl radial on 3 different f150's. they all reached the 30,000 mi mark. which isn't too bad. not great but its a swamper ;) i dunno i mean i regret everyday that i only got bfg muds. now don't get me wrong. its an amazing tire with great mileage. but its not a beefy ass superswamper. thats what i want. thats what i should've gotten. obviously i didn't because i was being conservative. i wanted the mileage... yet again i have dissapointed myself with a bad choice. all for the sake of $$$. its always for $$$ and it always costs me more in the end. just get what u really want. it may not be that practical... but atleast you'll have what u really want. :thumbsup:

The 38x12.50 swampers are a 37. For whatever reason thats one of the sizes in the Interco family that runs a little short. Hell, you're getting five of them. Mount them all on the same wheels and rotate them with the spare every oil change. I bet they would last a long time doing this.

The 38x12.50 swampers are a 37. For whatever reason thats one of the sizes in the Interco family that runs a little short. Hell, you're getting five of them. Mount them all on the same wheels and rotate them with the spare every oil change. I bet they would last a long time doing this.

i was under the impression that the 38x12.50 bias ply tsl's were 37.8" tall. the tsl sx 38x12.50 are 37.4" tall and the 38x15.50 tsl radials are 37.1" tall. or atleast thats what they list them as... anyone of those tires i still thinks needs atleast 5.13's though ;)

Both the 38x12.50 and the 38.5x15.50 run shorter than listed.

Both the 38x12.50 and the 38.5x15.50 run shorter than listed.

oh, well thats good to know. so the 38x15.50 tsl radial might actually be shorter than the 37.1" it says it is. cuz if so i've found my new tire... even 37.1" isn't too terrible with 5.13's... not great but certainly doable. damn shame it costs soo much :(