Anyone thought of putting stock size tires on their FJ40 restoration?

pighead said:

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Pighead said:

We found a Snow Cruiser, in good condition, from a fellow 'Mudder to match the set that came on our stocker. Came in the mail. Used our rockcrawler to pop the bead and replaced the stem...makes a fine spare.
Stockers are SO sexy.

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brew8 said:

Was this cruiser in the St Pattys day parade in Denver?

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brew8 said:

Was this cruiser in the St Pattys (sic) day parade in Denver?

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Pighead said:

That was us.

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Fast Eddy said:

Great pic there too, 1911!!!

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CruiserHWB said:

Anyone seen a good pics of an FJ with stock black rims and stock chrome hubcaps? Specter Offroad has both for sale... thinking of splurging. Seems like the classic stock rim is typically grey though?? Thanks for any thoughts.

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1911 said:

Wish I could have been there; not only do I have a green Cruiser, I also play the uilleann pipes:

(photos by Lifestyles in Light photography)

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Chamba said:

Sorry for the late reply but only just saw this. You play the uilleann pipes AND have a place in Santa Fe?! How is it that we have not had a beer yet?!

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General Automag said:

Stock tire size setup

I'm in the same boat; we just got a '71 FJ40 and are restoring it. I want to keep it as stock as possible, and that includes the wheels and tire sizes.

Our FJ had stock sized tires which are 235/75R15s. After driving it to Atlanta and getting flipped off and honked at, even while driving in the far right lane, I've decided to go to a larger tire size. Both the 3spd and 4spd transmissions have a final drive ratio of 1:1 in the top gear, and with 4.11 gearing, you are "winding" out the motor at 60 mph and it's hard on your hearing. I've had it up to 65 and 70mpg, but it sounded like the engine would blow at any moment.

So in short, I decided to get new tires which I needed anyway because the stock-sized tires are street treads. After looking around, I found that the tallest tire you can fit on stock rims are 33x9.50x15s. I powder coated the factory rims to the original color and am keeping the chrome hub caps. I believe the factory rims are 7.5" or 8" wide, and these new tires fit great.

Here's a good link for you that I found regarding tire sizes: BJ Series Land Cruisers: Tech Articles: Tires and gearing.

The only company that makes this tire size (33x9.50x15) is BFG, and it's an all-terrain tread. I would prefer some time of mud tread, but this is all I found. Not everyone has these by the way, so you'll have to look around. The price you'll find is about $150 a tire give or take a few dollars.

The 33s fit nicely and they don't scrub. 10.5" wide tires will scrub on the front if you stay with the stock rims. The new tires "lifted" the vehicle considerably and it looks better. I haven't had it out on the road yet, but it should cruise at 65-70mph without winding out the motor instead of the previous 55-60mpg with the stock tires. It still has a lot of power in first gear, in case you're wondering.

I'm going to take apart the lift springs and get new shocks to see if I can improve the ride. If that fails, I'll save up for a 2.5" OME lift.

If you don't want to drive on highways and dont' want to drive anywhere even close to fast, then I'd say that your $125 stock tire size would be a good buy. Check out the year of the tire to make sure it's new. My tire shop guys say that the shelf life of tires is 4-5 years max, and most shops won't mount a tire that old. They say the rubber becomes less pliable and it's a safety hazard. I was a fleet manager for awhile, and I agree with them.

Keep me posted with your project and what you end up with.

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antFJ said:

pretty close to stock size
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bdsmitty88 said:

what tire / size are these?

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