Tire Advice

[colangut]

Craig,

Might be tight with just a 2" shackle as you generally get about half the length of shackle length over stock - so a 2" longer shackle gives you about 1 inch of lift.

Did I remember this right? Bob, Dan, et al?

Go for a short lift spring like some used skyjackers and a shackle lift and you'll be in good shape. Other wise a 31 or 32" is about all you can run with just a shackle. Been there and done that.

You got all of the bugs worked out of that truck? Did you get the motor sorted out?

This thread is hijacked but it's all about the locals here huh...

JS

[greytandy]

Originally Posted by breckbone

I *think* the shackles that those pigs put on my 40 give it a 2" lift.

[Blue77FJ40]

Yeah, with just the 2" over stock length shackle, he's ony getting 1" lift. Not near enough for 33" x 12.50 tires. For every inch over stock length, you only achieve 1/2" of lift. and you don't want to go more than 1.5" over stock in the front, or you'll have steering problems. and then it's shim time.

OME lift kit is about 2.5" lift, and it's a tight fit at that. You probably get away with 34" skinny tires... maybe. I think that's what Charleton had.

[Felix]

Originally Posted by Blue77FJ40

OME lift kit is about 2.5" lift, and it's a tight fit at that. You probably get away with 34" skinny tires... maybe. I think that's what Charleton had.

I'm not sure a 2.5" lift will clear 34s w/o some cutting [this statement is incorrect]. Charleton currently runs 32x10.50s [I think this one is okay].

[Blue77FJ40]

It's the narrowness of the tire that allows them to tuck inside the rear fenderwell. Especially when mounted on the stock rims. I thought it was Charlton, if not, can't remember who it was with the 34 skinnys. Cerainly 33 skinnys will definitely work, but 34s are best tested first before purchase, if you can.

What's your tire status, Felix?

[colangut]

Originally Posted by Felix

I'm not sure a 2.5" lift will clear 34s w/o some cutting. Charleton currently runs 32x10.50s.

Like Dan said, this works because of the tire tucking up into the fender wells. I've run this setup myself back in the mid 90's, a guy here in LA runs the Rubicon with this setup and Jason V. does as well. Like an idiot, I took this setup off my truck in 1993-94 and went to 36's because "bigger is better". I often looked back and wished I'd just left well enough alone.

Here is a post about the 34's

http://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series...-swampers.html

I've met this guy and seen the truck in person, it's well tested

[Felix]

Originally Posted by Blue77FJ40

It's the narrowness of the tire that allows them to tuck inside the rear fenderwell. Especially when mounted on the stock rims. I thought it was Charlton, if not, can't remember who it was with the 34 skinnys. Cerainly 33 skinnys will definitely work, but 34s are best tested first before purchase, if you can.

What's your tire status, Felix?

Yeah, I realized I was probably wrong after I posted that. I think was mixing up 2.5" lift with 2.5" shackle in my head.

My current tire status is "hoping to buy the aforementioned Charleton 32s in the near future." I'd hoped to just get a new set, but the recent replacement of all four tires on my wife's Mini Cooper S has taken a bite. For the record, run-flats suck.

Felix

[colangut]

Felix,

I was shocked at what the tires on my wifes BMW cost to replace.

Next time check tire rack.com

-JS

[John Smith]

Felix, Is she taking the car to the track? We have the run flats on our S and I just rotated them last weekend. The rears had no real wear and the fronts have a ton of life left. Ours are the Pirelli run flats. My co-worker has an older S with the Goodyear run flats with a ton more miles and still has life on the original tires.

My father weekend races his M3 at the track and can go through a set of tires in a weekend. And I thought tires were expensive for our trucks...

[colangut]

I don't know about Felix's wife, but mine goes through tires.

She's had two honda S2000's both of them the tires were shot at 10K miles.

On her current 330 BMW, the tires show signs of wear at 4000 miles.

I think she drives like she's on the track.

I made her sell the S2000 after she spun it a few times on back roads.

I literally can't take a cup of coffee in the car when she drives, even in the minivan. There is no hope of not spilling it.

She blew up the motor in her SLK at 10K miles and fried the clutch in her GTI at 36K miles. Hard on cars...

Perhaps Felix's wife drives the same way.

-JS

[reffug]

Originally Posted by colangut

I don't know about Felix's wife, but mine goes through tires.

She's had two honda S2000's both of them the tires were shot at 10K miles.

On her current 330 BMW, the tires show signs of wear at 4000 miles.

I think she drives like she's on the track.

I made her sell the S2000 after she spun it a few times on back roads.

I literally can't take a cup of coffee in the car when she drives, even in the minivan. There is no hope of not spilling it.

She blew up the motor in her SLK at 10K miles and fried the clutch in her GTI at 36K miles. Hard on cars...

Perhaps Felix's wife drives the same way.

-JS

Man you need tougher tires.................

Or a different wife.

[Felix]

My wife drives fast, but she's never had tire troubles like she's had with these. These were also Pirelli, eufori, I think. Yeah, we forgot to rotate (and the dealer didn't do it at the 10K service), but at 14K miles the fronts had just about no tread. The rears had great tread, but each had a hole. One was punctured about 5 months ago in the middle of the tread and was repaired by a local place. The other just ate a drill bit, at least 1/4 inch. It was close enough to the sidewall to prohibit repair.

I figured that with two bald fronts and a patched-up rear, I needed a new set. The shop guy who mounted the new ones (non run-flat) mentioned that he's seen a lot of damage on run-flat tires. They need to run while flat since the tread is so delicate.

My in-laws had a MINI with run-flats that are toast at 14K miles, too.

[John Smith]

I guess I should consider myself lucky so far.

[cahilc]

Originally Posted by reffug

Man you need tougher tires.................

Or a different wife.

Naw, I think that wife is perfect ... What I think you need to do is get her a track specific car and get into a local race club and start accessing the race tracks when they have club time.

Now there's a 'woman' with a need for 'speed' ... WOW !!!



Cahil

P.S. Hold onto your 'britches' because that kind of behavior usually doesn't go away by itself. Needs to be releases somewhere, either at the track or ... ???