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Tire Size

Wayne

Wayne

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Cape Coral
State
FL
Hi:
I do not know too much about truck tires, so I was wanting to ask a tire Jeep question.
I need a new set of tires and want to give the Jeep a little more aggressive look without jacking her up. Does anyone know how big I can go on tire size?
I am running BF Goodrich All-Terrain T/A 30X9.50 R15 LT’s on my 82 Scrambler with the regular wagon wheel rims.
Cheers.
Wayne.
 
Stock height? I ran 31s on stock height with no problem. No off road articulation though. You MIGHT be able to use 32s but they may rub. That is assuming no lift (suspension or body)
 
Thanks - I use the jeep as a daily driver and maybe a light trail ride.
What did the Jeep look like, did you notice that is sat a little higher?
Thank you for the reply.
Wayne.
 
Wayne said:
Hi:
I do not know too much about truck tires, so I was wanting to ask a tire Jeep question.
I need a new set of tires and want to give the Jeep a little more aggressive look without jacking her up. Does anyone know how big I can go on tire size?
I am running BF Goodrich All-Terrain T/A 30X9.50 R15 LT’s on my 82 Scrambler with the regular wagon wheel rims.
Cheers.
Wayne.
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I ran 32's on my CJ7 with no issues, maybe a bit of a rub on tight turns with bumps. I also moved up to an 11.50 width which gave it a better stance and appearance. If you have 8" rims you could go to a 12.50 which would look even better, IMHO.
 
I think the BF Goodrich KM2 Mud Terrian is the best ridding and looking Mud tire ever made. I have it on two trucks and it is aggressive looking and has very little road noise.
 
Wayne said:
Thanks - I use the jeep as a daily driver and maybe a light trail ride.
What did the Jeep look like, did you notice that is sat a little higher?
Thank you for the reply.
Wayne.
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I think it looked great on 31s. I now have it on 2.5 inches of lift and still like it. But may change size if I find new gears in my budget.

31x10.5 BFG AT. Before the lift (I know it is hard to see)
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Now-ish

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Would you know if that tire size 31x10.5 would fit on a regular Jeep wagon wheel rim?
I want to keep the rims and paint them black When you added the 3" lift did you have to change the steering and transmission linkage?
Thank you for your time.
Wayne.
 
Wayne said:
Would you know if that tire size 31x10.5 would fit on a regular Jeep wagon wheel rim?
I want to keep the rims and paint them black When you added the 3" lift did you have to change the steering and transmission linkage?
Thank you for your time.
Wayne.
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Yes the 31x10.5 will fit on the wagon wheel. That is what I have as a spare. And when I put the lift on, I did nothing to the steering or tranny linkage. I only had to extend the rear brake line between the frame and the rear axle.
 
Thanks again - one quick one.
Why did you have to extend the rear brake line between the frame and the rear axle??
Thanks.
 
Wayne said:
Thanks again - one quick one.
Why did you have to extend the rear brake line between the frame and the rear axle??
Thanks.
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It was a had line with foxed length. Things were fine until I flexed it too much and it broke at the fitting. So I got an extended one for a 2-4 inch lift to give me more play.
 
Ok - thank you very much for your help with this subject.
Wayne.
 
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Bone stock Jeep, OEM wagon wheels with 31x10.50 BFG KM2's.
 
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