tires for power wagon?

[jeepunit1330]

i have a power wagon on order and want to but tires for it. mud tires! any recomendations? i am thinkin 35x12.5, but will 37x12.5 fit??

[MSCH2112]

flex that truck out big time with the sway bar disconnected before buying the tires you mention. with this much flex, those 35's may rub on the wagon.

mike

[Spyre]

They said in one of the 4 wheel magazines in their test that 35's should fit fine on it.

[wesshipman]

i say go 35" or wait a lil while and buy like a 4 or 5" lift when one comes out and put some 37s on there...

[scoutermike]

I'm going with 305/70-17 MTR's on mine. I was thinking bout the 315/70-17 BFG's but I don't want to change the rims and they require a min. 8.5" rim.

Mike

[Chauncy]

scoutermike GM's putting them on factory 17x8's and they fit 17x8's perfectly fine

my tires reccomend 11-13" wide wheels and I'm running 18x9's on them perfectly fine, because honestly, who makes an 18x11-13" wide wheel that doesn't cost 1500$ a wheel?

btw, that's "Reccomend" not "Require" :P

[scoutermike]

I'm just going by what the local tire dealer said to me that the 315/70-17's needed a minimum of an 8.5

[dline]

the gm hummer wheels that gm puts 315/70r17 on are 8.5" wide.

[Chauncy]

well, they'll still fit on a 8" wheel just fine

[jmbones]

well, they'll still fit on a 8" wheel just fine
you're right - because i've had the BFG A/T 315's on my '03 2500 17" stock wheels since day one :D

[MSCH2112]

8" wide wheels are perfect for the 35x12.5 tires. the tire will protect the wheel better than a 10" wheel will.

mike

[storment]

jeepunit,

Are you planning to use the factory wheels or go with new ones? I put 35x12.5X18 Toyo M/Ts with Weld Velocitis on my 3500 (after I leveled the front), and love them. Take a look at my gallery and see what you think of them. LOL

[bluecoral43]

I've spoken to my local tire dealer and he recommended a CORR MT/R.
They are very pricey and he has to special order them (atleast $550 a tire). He has a set on his truck. He recommends a 2 to 3 inch body lift to stop the rubbing.
So if I can get a set of CORR 37X12.50 R17 MT/R's for my Power Wagon, thats if they don't take for ever to get. Im thinking with a tire this big I might lose out on some of the articulation of the sway bar. So i might start out with a 35" tire????????

[dankent]

I love mine just the way it came ... whatcha gonna do with the new ones your gonna remove :) sell em to me :)

[jeepunit1330]

sure, if anyone wants 4 bfg a/t 285/70-17 pay for shipping (i live just north or detroit) and offer me a fair price.