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skinny · 12-06-05, 04:01 PM

Hey Guys,

Now that the snow is here in Ottawa I am thinking of the Mud in the spring all ready. I am curisous how big of a tire people (height and width) are running with OME suspensiona and stock gears on a BJ-74 manual tranny?

I currently have 33x10.5 BFG AT's and well I am not happy with them. They are good on pavement and ok off road, but suck in real mud. I was thinking of trying to find a 35"x 10.5 tire but they are hard to find. I was going to go with Thronbirds as I can get the size I am looking for but road manners are not great on wet or snowy/icy pavement. I was thinking about the TRXUS but they only come in 12.5 width for the 25 " height, and I found when I went to a 12.5 width on my BJ-60 the truck strained alot more to get upto and maintain highway speed. Maybe it is not as big of a deal with the 13-BT motor, which is why I am asking you guys for opinions.

Thanks,
Todd

12-06-05, 04:01 PM	#1
skinny IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Dunrobin,Ontario. Posts: 88	How big of a tire can I go on a BJ-74 with OME suspension? Hey Guys, Now that the snow is here in Ottawa I am thinking of the Mud in the spring all ready. I am curisous how big of a tire people (height and width) are running with OME suspensiona and stock gears on a BJ-74 manual tranny? I currently have 33x10.5 BFG AT's and well I am not happy with them. They are good on pavement and ok off road, but suck in real mud. I was thinking of trying to find a 35"x 10.5 tire but they are hard to find. I was going to go with Thronbirds as I can get the size I am looking for but road manners are not great on wet or snowy/icy pavement. I was thinking about the TRXUS but they only come in 12.5 width for the 25 " height, and I found when I went to a 12.5 width on my BJ-60 the truck strained alot more to get upto and maintain highway speed. Maybe it is not as big of a deal with the 13-BT motor, which is why I am asking you guys for opinions. Thanks, Todd __________________ 1984 BJ-60 thinking about selling, stock except for the rust and the dents 1988 BJ-74 13BT, PTO winch, OME suspension, 35x10.5 SSRs, LSD, no rust (yet).