Well I finally got my new wheels and tires on the explorer. I bought them in March, they got delivered in April and spent the summer sitting in my living room
15X8 Extreme Alloy rims and 31" Pro-Comp All Terrain tires.
I'm very, very happy with them.
I have the torsion bars cranked, but didn't get too much lift in the front.
I had rubbing when I turned so I trimmed up the rubbermaid plastic stuff on the front wheelwells. I took a trip to Myrtle beach and with the cargo area loaded with luggage I got the slightest rubbing in the back when we would go over a large bump in the highway, unloaded they are fine. I'm guessing shackles would remedy this.
The look is great, I am very pleased. For the price I really couldn't beat this deal. Delivered to my door for under 800, then 25 bucks for a local shop to put them on and take the old tires off my old rims.
At any rate I figured I'd post my review of them and some pics so anyone contemplating 31's on a stock explorer can get an idea of what they are getting into.
I've got about 2000 miles on the tires now, they ride like a truck tire which is what I wanted, and they still look brand new, I can't wait to try them out in some snow. Mileage of course has gone down but I knew that was coming too.
If there are any questions about these tires/wheels that anyone has, just let me know and I'll help in any way I can.