upgrade to 245 75 16 Any thoughts?
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upgrade to 245 75 16 Any thoughts?
Just wanting a little bigger more agressive tire like a duratrac tire. I have 225 75 16 now. I would like to keep the power that I have considering 6 speed and 3.21 gears but still wand a more trail friendly tire. Would It be worth it.
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I hit the trails in my 09 with the stock 225's and had a great time
The 245's will give you a 1.18" bump in diameter (0.59" of overall lift height) and you'll still have good road manners as far as power goes.
The 245's will give you a 1.18" bump in diameter (0.59" of overall lift height) and you'll still have good road manners as far as power goes.
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I would go straight to the 265/75R16.
One of the big problems with 225 tires is that you can't really air them down at all. When you do, the tire isn't wide enough to protect the edge of the rim. Once you get off road, your wheels will take a beating. I bent the shit out of one of my rims, and the edges on all of them got really toe up. Jumping to the 265 will give you a little more height, protect your rims, allow you to air down, give you better traction, and shouldn't cause any rubbing issues.
The only downside is that 6th gear gets pretty much useless. I'm running a set of 255/75R17 KM's on mine, which is also a 6-sp with 3.21's. I now drive it like a 5-speed and just forget 6th ever existed. In 5th, I'm running about 23000-2400 RPM at 70mph. I feel that is about perfect for the type of daily driving I do. My mileage did drop a little too. I went from a consitant 20-21mpg down to 18.5-19.5mpg. I blame that more on the Mud Terrains more than the tire size.
One of the big problems with 225 tires is that you can't really air them down at all. When you do, the tire isn't wide enough to protect the edge of the rim. Once you get off road, your wheels will take a beating. I bent the shit out of one of my rims, and the edges on all of them got really toe up. Jumping to the 265 will give you a little more height, protect your rims, allow you to air down, give you better traction, and shouldn't cause any rubbing issues.
The only downside is that 6th gear gets pretty much useless. I'm running a set of 255/75R17 KM's on mine, which is also a 6-sp with 3.21's. I now drive it like a 5-speed and just forget 6th ever existed. In 5th, I'm running about 23000-2400 RPM at 70mph. I feel that is about perfect for the type of daily driving I do. My mileage did drop a little too. I went from a consitant 20-21mpg down to 18.5-19.5mpg. I blame that more on the Mud Terrains more than the tire size.
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I went with 265/75-16's. It was as usable as the 29's were with the 3.21's, but keep in mind it is about a 10-percent increase in diameter so highway "power" will be reduced and your speedo will be off by quite a little bit. Offroad in 4L was fine.
I found a deal on an AEV Procal to correct the speedo. And I never liked the high gearing so when a set of 5.13's popped up on the For Sale board here, I bought them. I love those gears! Anyway, here's a pic of my Jeep with the 265's (31.5" on the ground, BTW, with street pressure):
And with Unlimited Rubi Springs:
I found a deal on an AEV Procal to correct the speedo. And I never liked the high gearing so when a set of 5.13's popped up on the For Sale board here, I bought them. I love those gears! Anyway, here's a pic of my Jeep with the 265's (31.5" on the ground, BTW, with street pressure):
And with Unlimited Rubi Springs:
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I agree. 265/75/16. That's what I did. Dropped the 225's with in the first month. Discount Tire paid me something for em, don't remember how much. Honestly a year later I want atleast 285/75/16 but I don't think the stock rims will hold it well. Getting new rims Tuesday, if I'm in the right mood might get the bigger tires.
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Holy shit. You are running 5.13's with a 6-speed on a 32" tire? I'm guessing you don't get out on the highway much? What is your gas mileage like?
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According to The Chart, 70 MPH w/ 32's is only 3169 RPM. That's not really ridiculous for our little engines.
I don't check my mileage, but for the type of driving I do, I doubt that it's any different from stock.