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Carls97x

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97 XLT 4x4
I'm about to do a 3' body lift and i new with that I would run 32x11.50r15. Then more i read i think I will need either shakles or aal to get rid of that rear end saag.Then that would mean i need to turn up the tt about a 1'. Now i'm about 4' all the way around. So my question is 32s or 33s? I need to see what the big diff. is I still think the 32 should be ok but hell i'm still new in the building my first 4x4

I must go with the BFG all T. cause i do 90% on road driving
 



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Id still stay with the 32's. You would want atleast 5 inches of lift for 33's and you still may need to trim.
 






I'd go with 32s if you have 4" of lift. I have seen some people with 4" Superlift kits put 33s on their 95-01 Explorers, but IDK how much trimming was needed (if any). You could crank the T-bars a little more and have 5" and then add 33s.
 






Thanks for the input. I thought I was making the right choice but I just wanted to make sure.
 






I have 7"s of lift and only run 33s. My 33s have a big size though (33.4") but I still rub a little from lock to lock at slow speeds. I use to run 34s and I rubbed just about the same. All-Terrains measure about .4 lower than what they are (ie - 33= 32.6, 32 = 31.6). So I would stick with the 32s or just try to find a bigger 32! I have had people thinking my 33s were 35s and 36s. I guess its better to look bigger if you can't fit 'em!

-Drew
 






ExplorerDMB00 said:
I have 7"s of lift and only run 33s. My 33s have a big size though (33.4") but I still rub a little from lock to lock at slow speeds. I use to run 34s and I rubbed just about the same. All-Terrains measure about .4 lower than what they are (ie - 33= 32.6, 32 = 31.6). So I would stick with the 32s or just try to find a bigger 32! I have had people thinking my 33s were 35s and 36s. I guess its better to look bigger if you can't fit 'em!

-Drew[/QUO


Well whats some other all terrian tires that look as aggresive as the BFG AT?
I would love to put on the mudds but i do way to much driving on the street to be running those. I do about 90% on the street

Thanks again
 






Carls97x said:
Well whats some other all terrian tires that look as aggresive as the BFG AT?
I would love to put on the mudds but i do way to much driving on the street to be running those. I do about 90% on the street

Thanks again

i just put on a set of bridgestone dueler revo all terrains and i think they look pretty bad a$$...there's some pics in the link in my sig...
 






I have a 3" BL and the TT, shackles and AALs and I'm running 35s with a little bit of fender trimming. 32s will look small imho and you'll probably want larger tires after you have them for a little while. When I had 33s I didn't have to trim anything on my truck.
 






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