Tires Tomorrow!

[Bleed Green RRC]

I’ve read all the Tire Threads on the forum. And I spent all afternoon looking for tires and I now need LRO’s input.

I have a RRC LWB with a 2” lift awaiting new tires. I want the biggest tires possible with little or rub. (Could I go bigger than 245/75/R16?) And what would be a good aggressive off road tire but also great on road. (Daily Driver) I really like the cooper Mud Terrain SXT but is there better?

Your Input would be Very Helpful.

There are so many tires it’s hard to pick just one.

[Thor]

235 85 r 16 GY MT/R

My favorite tire ever on my RRC with the same lift.

remember 205 was the intended tire, so 235 is wider and adding height is more beneficial than width in most situations.

[Funrover]

235/85 16's BFG AT's the ride is very nice and they wear well...last for a good amount of time also!!! with the 2" lift the will fit fine.. there will be some rubbing on your control arm when you turn full tilt....but if that bothers you it can be adjusted to not rub at all!

[Thor]

Originally Posted by Funrover

235/85 16's BFG AT's the ride is very nice and they wear well...last for a good amount of time also!!! with the 2" lift the will fit fine.. there will be some rubbing on your control arm when you turn full tilt....but if that bothers you it can be adjusted to not rub at all!

Ignore him... he's clearly drunk!

Posting at this hour... imagine that!

[gragravar]

I'd also suggest the 235/85-16. that is what I am running also with a 2" lift.



I picked up the Truxus MT. they are awesome offroad and are really pretty good on-road. if I were spending more time in the RRC around town, I would likely have gone with the BFG AT's instead of looking at MT's.

[Bleed Green RRC]

Thanks for the Input Guys,

I'm interested why you would rather go with a skinner tire 235 instead of 245? Would the 245 rub unless I bought steel wheels?

I cant wait to get them on tomorrow. . . Or I guess it’s today.

[01001010]

Bleed, as soon as you get the truck off road, you'll appreciate the extra 2 inches of ground clearance. I run the 245s and while I do love them, every now and then I wish I had more ground clearance between the ground and my diff. When you air down you'r 235s you'll end up at the same height of a 245/75 tire.

Now a skinny tire is nice because when driving through mud, since there isnt as much mass as say...a 10" wide tire...you can spin them around a little easier to clear out the lugs.

ANd to answer the Q, my 245s rub on the drivers side on full lock Left.

[Thor]

Originally Posted by Bleed Green RRC

Thanks for the Input Guys,

I'm interested why you would rather go with a skinner tire 235 instead of 245? Would the 245 rub unless I bought steel wheels?

I cant wait to get them on tomorrow. . . Or I guess it’s today.

10mm really is not that much (less than a 1/4 inch on each side of the tire) and the 235's will rub a touch until you adjust the steering stops a little. The advantage is the less forward rolling resistance of 10mm times 4 tires plus the under diff clearance. As I said before I loved this set up on my 1995 RRC. But I'm obviously not stuck as that being the only good set up. With 285's on my 1992 RR1 now I've obviously chosen a different path with my larger, more capable rig.

The only other thought, I'm not sure either new size will fit in the spare tire location. I know the 235 won't unless you do some modifications of the stock spare site. I used this location to mount my Power Tank to a solid spot in the rear of the rig and my spare is strapped down to the floor (sold my roof rack... it wasn't me).