Came across this video today. Found it to be very interesting.
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Came across this video today. Found it to be very interesting.
He did go for the skinnies so it’s a win.35 x 10.5 for the win?
He did go for the skinnies so it’s a win.
I have 35x11.5x17 and I’ve been happy with it.
A majority of people on this forum do seem to prefer skinny tires for off roading:
Wide tires or pizza cutter tires?
This question seems to come up in every 200 thread, with people giving valid points on each side, and no clear winning answer in the end. If you feel so inclined, vote in the poll before watching the video. Definitely check this out. Fantastic video and data. Broke several preconceived notions...forum.ih8mud.com
The scope and narrative of that video is too... narrow. Trucks, especially high performance trucks, can create higher dynamic forces well beyond the static experiments shown in the video.
Balance is the key to all around performance if that's the goal. The best evidence of that is to look at OEM fitments for performance models. Even as OEMs are hyper sensitive to efficiency and MPG, you won't see them fit narrows. That's because these models need to perform broadly. Putting down power, braking, cornering, dynamic performance on and off-road. A balanced width to height fitment is the best way to achieve that.
Where you do see narrows
- tractors that are single dimensional in use case.
- poverty pack trims that have the bottom shelf drivetrain and suspension, that can't turn big tires or create the dynamics to benefit from larger tires.
For owners that have a lower key driving style focused on perhaps travel and overlanding, a narrow tire may not trade off as much for their use.
To be fair, many settle because skinnies are easier to fit. Especially on the LC which has the bane of the KDSS bar.
To be fair, many settle because skinnies are easier to fit. Especially on the LC which has the bane of the KDSS bar.
I can't tell for sure, but I'm going to assume he tried to make it a valid test and unloaded the jack. It may be that the tires just didn't deform much aired down.That video is skewed. It looks from the contact patches like the aired down tires didn't have much weight on them either.
Tires are built for what they are used for. Some are thin and some are wide, both for different purposes.