I was in the garage today and was looking at the Explorer as it sat patiently waiting for me to take it on another adventure (sorry pal, not today). I noticed that my 35" Goodyear MTR's just don't seem so big anymore. Must be time for 37's. Or, I could just drive it into a shopping mall parking lot, and park next to a stock Explorer to get back my perspective. I think I will take a ride to Von's today to get a reality check, lots of Explorers in that parking lot.:p:

When was the first time you noticed that those huge tires just don't seem so big anymore?

When the tow rig has the same size tires. :(

When the tow rig has the same size tires. :(
LMAO!! Get some 38's on that tow rig, post haste!!:p:

I noticed that too after putting 35's on my X i was like WTF?

Now i am thinking bigger myself

ima bout to get 35's i hope i dont get that fealing anytime soon i want them to seem big for awhile bc idk if my pocket can handle losing so much money

I only have 31's with a TT/shackle lift, but they look small. They just seem like they should have been the stock size.

I noticed that too after putting 35's on my X i was like WTF?

Now i am thinking bigger myself
I have had the 35's on there for about four years now, just started noticing they don't look as big as they used to look. I wish my gut would do that.
Will go with 37's on 17 inch wheels when I do my SAS some time in the future.

...keep me in mind as i need some 35" mtr spares...:scratch:...unless mine start lookin' small too...:D

My 37s have looked small to me for 5 or 6 years! :rolleyes:

Our's looked small when we got the 40", but now looking at the 40's everyday seating here mounted on the truck for the last 2 year's, they are starting to look small.

I'm itching for 35s...

...paul, you could fit 44's but you might need to do some trimming...:D

With 9"s and glass 35s look REAL small, too bad IFS won't hold up to any bigger.

http://www.explorerforum.com/photopost/data/500/medium/100_0678.JPG

...paul, you could fit 44's but you might need to do some trimming...:D

I'll pass that onto the Boss!!

...lol, NOOOOOO.....we want to see it rolling soon..:D...from your thread it looks like it's coming along great...:thumbsup:...

Our's looked small when we got the 40", but now looking at the 40's everyday seating here mounted on the truck for the last 2 year's, they are starting to look small.

WOW!! i still have stock tires, suspention and you say that your tires look small. Dang that makes my tires look tiny itsy bitsy, smaller than a mouse, small.

This thread makes me want to lift my Ex and say screw the warranty that i still have left. Hmm ideas, ideas, ??????

With 9"s and glass 35s look REAL small, too bad IFS won't hold up to any bigger.

http://www.explorerforum.com/photopost/data/500/medium/100_0678.JPG

There is a way to fix that IFS problem...............rip it out and throw it away!!

Our's looked small when we got the 40", but now looking at the 40's everyday seating here mounted on the truck for the last 2 year's, they are starting to look small.
Stop looking at them until the rig is finished. Then in a year or so when its finished, the tires will look big again.:p: If that doesn't work, you can always put one of the tires into the back of your work truck, drive around until you find a lifted full sized truck, then get the tire out and stand it up next to the lifted truck's tires. Nine times out of ten, your 40's will be bigger.
I guess 35's are becomming so early 2000's now, they are boring. When I put them on, I had some of the tallest tires around. Glad I skipped the 33's.:D;)

Stop looking at them until the rig is finished. Then in a year or so when its finished, the tires will look big again.:p: If that doesn't work, you can always put one of the tires into the back of your work truck, drive around until you find a lifted full sized truck, then get the tire out and stand it up next to the lifted truck's tires. Nine times out of ten, your 40's will be bigger.

LOL it's hard for me not to look at the truck everyday, because I have to walk by it to be able to open the back bay door to load up the work truck. I think it will be less then a year when it will be finish and a 40" tire is not something you just lift off and on a truck, there dang heavy:p: Were going to use a 37" for the spare in the rear tire carrier, that will already cover most of the rear window and back area.

Paul, you can't go to bigger tires yet...I'm not ready for your 40's yet :(:p:

I think My 37's look small now, but I don't think my truck is that big really anymore. It still fits in the garage door.:dunno: However, when ever family comes over and walks through the garage, they say "whoa...that thing is huge!" I just look at the 150 or volvo tires and think yeah maybe the 37's are a bit bigger.

I think we've just have reached a point where 10 years ago 35's were huge! and 40-44's were only for big mud trucks. Now you can buy a new Hummer, with 35's stock, and it's just normal. Remember 225/75/15 was the factory norm. for a truck:rolleyes: now cars have bigger tires then that.

at least 37's still kinda sound cool:shifty_ey

[QUOTE=Stic-o;1914004]Paul, you can't go to bigger tires yet...I'm not ready for your 40's yet :(:p:

Don't worry, judgeing by the picture's I posted on another thread, you can see that the 40's just fit, and that wouldn't have happen if we didn't cut the frame to fit them. I don't think Winter want's to go any bigger, at least not with this truck.;)

My 31s are looking small, I plan on getting a set of 34x10.50 LTBs after I get my D35/aussie locker, 4.0 and M5OD in.

My 35s looked small on my old explorer with a 4" lift. I'm liking the 36s I currently have, but will probably get the 38.5s next.

Here is a 35" compared to a 40"

http://www.explorerforum.com/photopost/data/3420/medium/40s.jpg

I think My 37's look small now, but I don't think my truck is that big really anymore. It still fits in the garage door.:dunno: However, when ever family comes over and walks through the garage, they say "whoa...that thing is huge!" I just look at the 150 or volvo tires and think yeah maybe the 37's are a bit bigger.


I think the same way when i look at my truck.
But then again it was kinda neat today i was walking out of the store back to my truck today to find a guy and his kid beside my truck taking pictures of it.

they thought it was really cool to see a lifted Explorer:D

Turns out he was driving a 95 X all stock tho. but wanting to lift it and what not. so of course i told him about this place.:thumbsup:

those tires are just huge. and now with everybody thinking this way there are more and more people tearing up the trails to the point where, if you want to go offroading you have to go big or go home. 31's are going to end up being a grocery store vehicle for moms taking the kids shopping. i wanted 31's but now looking at this stuff and remembering the ruts around the trails i will going to, i need at least 33's or 34's

i am doing a 2inch tt a 2.5 inch shackle and 2 or 3 inch body lift what are the biggest size tires i can fit without triming? and i don't mind if the tires are skinny. the height is what i am looking at! so 10.5 or 11.5 i think would be plenty.

i haven't seen my 37's in almost a year. but they looked small since my daily work driver has 52 inchers on it. Its an LMTV.

Mine started to look small after my SAS

http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj318/l1feguard4/Explorer/Picture008.jpg

I like it better with the 38.5s

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v15/FireZapper/Rausch%20creek/41208/HPIM0194.jpg

http://www.explorerforum.com/photopost/data/3584/medium/DSCN0943.JPG

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You could start by reading the offroad section of the forum and posting in the correct place, this has been covered over and over.

However, you are on the right track with the TT, shackles and 3" BL. It'll fit 35's but you will likely have to trim your bumper, and the rear of the front fenders. I ran this setup for a couple of years with it locked front and rear. This was a great setup except for the frequency of broken front CV shafts.

You could start by reading the offroad section of the forum and posting in the correct place, this has been covered over and over.
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