Rethinking tire size
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Rethinking tire size - 6/4/2008 6:57:46 PM
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whiteblaze
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Ok, I have BF Goodrich radial long trail ta''s (265/70/15) on my Blazer. the other night a few of us decided we were goin to a mud hole that someone found, well my truck didnt even make it half way an i buried it to the frame. now, i might be able to get a set of slightly used all terrains 31"x10.5 that seems to be so popular but my truck isnt lifted. the tires i have right now dont rub, so how much of an issue does anybody think ill have? thanks in advance
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RE: Rethinking tire size - 6/4/2008 7:21:44 PM
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WolfPack
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Your tires right now don''t rub because they are a rather sedate road tread. My 265/70/15s are A/Ts and they rub like crazy. They still rub with 1.5'''' of lift AND trimming. 31''s you need 2'''' of lift.
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RE: Rethinking tire size - 6/4/2008 9:49:30 PM
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Bang
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With no lift you can run 30x9.5 BFG Mud Terrains, that''s what i''m running and they''ve done me pretty well so far....
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RE: Rethinking tire size - 6/5/2008 10:13:39 AM
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Blazer00
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Wolfpack, your tires might rub more because of the backspacing on your rims too, but im not sure what that is.
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RE: Rethinking tire size - 6/5/2008 2:01:44 PM
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WolfPack
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Ah! Didn''t even think of that. That is exactly why they rub so hard. Althought there still is a difference in size between an H/T tread and an A/T 
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RE: Rethinking tire size - 6/5/2008 3:33:34 PM
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willjones
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Don''t even try to fit 31s without lift, you will only be causing yourself a headache. They will rub very badly especially if you plan to take it any sort of offroading. I have a 2" lift and I am planning on installing new shackles as well as cranking the tbars to give myself a little more room. I have rubbed once since being offroad and it wasn''t all that bad, I just want more space in the wheel wells.
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RE: Rethinking tire size - 6/5/2008 6:12:57 PM
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whiteblaze
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Ok, I was pretty sure the 31s would rub without lift, I didnt want to lift my truck this year, so Ill just leave the long trails on for now an keep the off-roading to a minamum. If you guys think I should do anything else just let me know, thanks
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RE: Rethinking tire size - 6/6/2008 3:48:58 PM
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Sterling
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i just bought 31s and they get a lil annoying... im gonna go ahead and buy myself a 2" body lift and see if it helps.
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RE: Rethinking tire size - 6/6/2008 4:22:37 PM
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willjones
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It will help, I dont have any real problems with mine.
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