Will you run 38.5 tires?
11-23-2012, 05:38 AM
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11-23-2012, 08:10 AM
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I cant believe as a newbi I'm going to disagree with Wayoflife,, and his 35,600 posts! He probably has forgotten more info about jeeps and wheeling that i will ever know. That being said,, I ran 38.5 superswampers for years and loved them! I don't think you should avoid 38.5's just because of the size. There are posts all over this forum about tire sizes not being accurate anyway. Also,, if you buy 5, you automatically have your spare.
Side note to Wayoflife: Much respect! Hope to meet you on the trail someday. Or on the street, considering your about 25 min south of me.
Side note to Wayoflife: Much respect! Hope to meet you on the trail someday. Or on the street, considering your about 25 min south of me.
11-23-2012, 08:40 AM
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I cant believe as a newbi I'm going to disagree with Wayoflife,, and his 35,600 posts! He probably has forgotten more info about jeeps and wheeling that i will ever know. That being said,, I ran 38.5 superswampers for years and loved them! I don't think you should avoid 38.5's just because of the size. There are posts all over this forum about tire sizes not being accurate anyway. Also,, if you buy 5, you automatically have your spare.
Side note to Wayoflife: Much respect! Hope to meet you on the trail someday. Or on the street, considering your about 25 min south of me.
Side note to Wayoflife: Much respect! Hope to meet you on the trail someday. Or on the street, considering your about 25 min south of me.
11-23-2012, 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by big dr
I cant believe as a newbi I'm going to disagree with Wayoflife,, and his 35,600 posts! He probably has forgotten more info about jeeps and wheeling that i will ever know. That being said,, I ran 38.5 superswampers for years and loved them! I don't think you should avoid 38.5's just because of the size. There are posts all over this forum about tire sizes not being accurate anyway. Also,, if you buy 5, you automatically have your spare.
Side note to Wayoflife: Much respect! Hope to meet you on the trail someday. Or on the street, considering your about 25 min south of me.
Side note to Wayoflife: Much respect! Hope to meet you on the trail someday. Or on the street, considering your about 25 min south of me.
I always agree with wayoflife he has alot more experience that me so i trust what he has to say(:
11-25-2012, 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by big dr
ok,, honestly,, if you have 38.5's and a wheeling buddy has 37's or 39's or 40's,,, wont they all work to get you off the trail?
11-26-2012, 12:36 PM
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11-26-2012, 01:45 PM
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From what I understand the issue actually lies in a Limited slip or the BLD being confused by one tire taking longer to rotate than the other. To limp off the trail, you will be ok. God knows people have limped off under worse conditions; but to actually drive home afterwards you wouldn't be good. However, there has been a whole lot of talk about upgrading your shafts. I would be firmly against that. I would always want to keep my shafts the week point in my drive train so that if something binds up in the rocks they're the first thing to go. A axle shaft can be replaced by some capable people in a few minutes and you can continue about your day. A blown ring and pinion or a chewed up carrier however will ruin your day. The former a whole lot faster than the latter.