Tire Question
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Tire Question
I have a Wrangler X and am looking to upgrade on tires. The tires I've selected are the BF Goodrich Mud Terrain. My current tire size is 255/75/r17. What is the next largest size? I'd like to go about 1-2" taller.
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Your current tire is about 32 x 10wide.....go with a 285/75/17 and that will bump it up to almost 33.8 and about 11.2 wide....a 275/75/17 will be about 33.2 x 10.3 wide
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I'm assuming he is still on the stock suspension... if that's the case, wouldn't both of those tires be too big for stock suspension and stock rims?
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This is a real good place to start. Check the Wheels and Tires section. Note the lift and/or backspace you'll need to run various tire heights/widths.
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/modified-jk-tech-2/modified-tech-faq-answers-questions-every-newbie-has-18617/
I'll assume you're talking about the KM2 mud terrain? Try their website for all the sizing info.
http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/specs...-km2/3930.html
245/70/17 = 30.8x9.8
285/70/17 = 33x11.5
305/65/17 = 32.8x12.2
The 245 is smaller than what you have, the others are too wide to use stock.
Will you be useing wheel spacers or going to a rim with a different backspace?
- I found one site listing a 255/80/17 33.1x10 that might work, if it is a correct size...
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/modified-jk-tech-2/modified-tech-faq-answers-questions-every-newbie-has-18617/
I'll assume you're talking about the KM2 mud terrain? Try their website for all the sizing info.
http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/specs...-km2/3930.html
245/70/17 = 30.8x9.8
285/70/17 = 33x11.5
305/65/17 = 32.8x12.2
The 245 is smaller than what you have, the others are too wide to use stock.
Will you be useing wheel spacers or going to a rim with a different backspace?
- I found one site listing a 255/80/17 33.1x10 that might work, if it is a correct size...
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I was actually looking at the 255/80/17 in the km2. I think this tire was purpose built to run a taller tire without needing any modifications. Sound right?
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There is a great tire size calculator on the 1010 website, it will even calculate the difference your speedometer will read with different tires.
check it out 1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp?action=submit
check it out 1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp?action=submit