biggest tires that would fit on a TTB?

[full foot notch]

hey guys, was wondering if yall knew what the largest tire you could put on a ford TTB D35 axle, cause the 2dr explorer sport that i have is 4x4, and am wanting to put 38s on it, but dont know if its gonna tear up the hubs and bearings, or if i should stick to 35s and then goto 38s on a SAS, but the other part of the equation is that its a 90% street driven,so the stress that it would see from being offroad, would be minimal, i just need a lifted truck, for when hurricane season arrives, and i gotta drive thru flooded roads, or get over tree debris since my ford taurus is so low to the ground, and im pretty much on of those guys that if i cant get thru it in 2wd, im not gonna risk it, so i barely use 4wd function, i just need the ground clearance

and as the vehicle sits stock, is on 31s (31x10.50), which ironically measure 29.5 with a tape measure

and also what about factoring in the possibility of switching to the warn hub assemblies, would that help any with having large tires on there

right now my setup would consist of a superlift 5.5lift with SOA rear conversion, the F150 coil spacers, and a 3 inch body lift

 

[Robb]

35s are just about all the bearings can take.

I would stick to the plan of 35s, then 38s with the SAS.

 

[Doug]

I've seen 38s put on a first gen but hell even with 35s the front end of first gens doesnt hold up all that well.

 

[full foot notch]

and before anyone mentions it, yes i have used the search on this board


also, what about the idea of D44 TTb outers on the D35, for the bearing spacing

 

[Dannyboy]

that's probably the smartest thing you can do. Hubs, spindles, bearings all get worked pretty bad from the big tires. Plus when you go to a solid axle later you will be able to use the same wheels, Dana 44 outers will be 5 on 5.5. (remember you will need to change rear shafts/add adapters to make all wheels hold same bolt pattern)


I had highway trouble keeping the spindle nuts tight on my TTB after I put 35s on.