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New tires, stay with 35"s or go to 37"s

Old 05-08-2011, 09:25 AM
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New tires, stay with 35"s or go to 37"s

I am sure this was answered somewhere already but I just haven't been able to locate it.

I am currently rynning TOYO Open Country M/T's on stock 17" rims. Love the tires and got about 110K miles on them. Now that's it's time for a new set, I am staying with the Toyo's but going to an 18" rim size and, here is my question.

I have a 6" lift with long arms and always wished I had initially bought 37"s. Now that tire prices went up and the economy is in the crapper, the upcharge to 37's from 35's is $350, plus the $120 at the dealer to recompute my tire size so my speedometer works correctly.

Just looking for feedback from someone who can say if the money is worth going to the 37's? Is there anyone out there that went up to 37"s and regretted it?

I do tow a little bit, usually a 22' flatdeck and my 12' dump trailer.

Thanks for any input.

JR
Old 05-08-2011, 04:36 PM
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Did you miss a decimal point in that mileage? Like you have 11.0K miles on the tires???

110,000 is a LOT!!!!!!
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I tried running the 37" M/T's for a while. In all honesty, it was to much tire for me. Being as I only have a 4" lift I would get some rubbing at a full lock. The thing that really got me was, you could definitely tell the truck is working to spin the 37's, especially in town.

By looking at your sig. You may just be well suited for the 37's. They would look better on a 6" lift anyways.
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Sorry about the mix up of the mileage, I meant 110K Kilometers or 68K Miles.
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I won't ever run less than a 37 on my truck. They just look too good!
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