Unsprung Weight of a heavy LT tire

[ljschnel]

I guess...
Term is pretty subjective.
I think of “tall and skinny” more as a ratio of a tire’s own height to it’s ownwidth. Butmeh...

If i keptwidth same but added 3 inches height, it would be tall and skinny to me for sure...if you follow what imean.

The thinking I used to see around this was that 33"x12.50" was normal, 33"x10.50" were 'pizza cutters.'

On underpowered and undergeared rigs (especially if snow performance was mission-critical) I've always been a pizza cutter guy.

 

[Taco2Cruiser]

It's not all one way, though. Recovering a stuck 8,000 lb rig is harder than recovering a stuck 6,000 lb rig.

I was talking about tires, not the whole vehicle. I apologize for not being more specific.

To elaborate on that concept of a heavier tire is always better off road. When the same size, the difference is at most 10 pounds, great, not gonna change a thing off road other than not puncturing the tire more.

For anything else, the heavier the tire gets, the bigger the tire gets. The bigger the tire, almost always better.

I’m not saying a 35 is better under a 200 than 34. I’m keeping the vehicle separated from this. Just simply, you got a big ‘ol tire? You gonna roll over it better. Give it some weight, and it will keep you planted even better.

I don’t think any of us would disagree on that concept.