Looking at some tires for sale. Im wondering what your experineces/opinions are regarding the 12.5 vs 10.5. I will be doing daily driving and light trail and sand.
33x12.5x15 vs. 10.5 BFG MUD
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gwalt584
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I went with the 10.5 BFG. Great look on the cruiser and handling is good. There are plus and minus factors to each. A factor is the wheel you plan to run.
Gary
Gary
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good point. I have those stock white wheels on right now with a 31x10.5x15
hey bud, its all personal preference. Some like the tall and skinny, some like the short and balloon look.
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Depends on if you have power steering or not...the 12.5's will be noticeably harder to turn without ps...
That's right, I didn't think about that.
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No PS right now. Didnt think of that either.
I have 33x12.50x15 Goodyear MT/Rs on my FJ40.
They do well on mud and sand, and so far I have not needed to air them down.
They have a bit too large footprint for snow and ice. By that, I think they reduce the weight per square inch a little too much.
I have not done serious rock crawling with them, but they don't slip much, but that may be because I siped the tires.
They do require a lot more steering effort at slow speeds with manual steering. I have really only found this to be an issue when trying to back a short tongued trailer. It's tough to turn the wheel fast enough to compensate for trailer yaw. On gravel and dirt there is no need for power steering from an effort standpoint. (Bump steer is another issue, but that's the kind of steering, and I doubt the size between 1050 and 1250 has much to do with it.)
The biggest objection I have is wheel well clearance. I think 10.50's make a lot more sense with stock wheel wells and up to a 4" lift. They foul the lips. And there is very little clearance with chains. It's bad enough that I'm going to replace my 2.5" lift springs with 4" lift springs, retaining my longer shackles. I think that's better than replacing the tires, which are still almost like new.
They do well on mud and sand, and so far I have not needed to air them down.
They have a bit too large footprint for snow and ice. By that, I think they reduce the weight per square inch a little too much.
I have not done serious rock crawling with them, but they don't slip much, but that may be because I siped the tires.
They do require a lot more steering effort at slow speeds with manual steering. I have really only found this to be an issue when trying to back a short tongued trailer. It's tough to turn the wheel fast enough to compensate for trailer yaw. On gravel and dirt there is no need for power steering from an effort standpoint. (Bump steer is another issue, but that's the kind of steering, and I doubt the size between 1050 and 1250 has much to do with it.)
The biggest objection I have is wheel well clearance. I think 10.50's make a lot more sense with stock wheel wells and up to a 4" lift. They foul the lips. And there is very little clearance with chains. It's bad enough that I'm going to replace my 2.5" lift springs with 4" lift springs, retaining my longer shackles. I think that's better than replacing the tires, which are still almost like new.
I have 33x10.5 KM@'s, 2 1/2 inch lift, no power steering on my daily driver, light weekend wheeler and they do great. If you have stock width rims I think the 12.5's will be too wide.
