Picture of cars with different size of the tires

[Maverick]

Hello!

I'm currently figuring out how big my off road tires are going to be.
Can you guys post different vehicles with different size of the tires?
31X10.50R15, seems ok?

What do you use and how low/high is your car?

[SYRON CONVERSIONS]

It depends what, where and how extreme you want to use your vehicle, how much you want or how much you can spend $$$$$$ on your truck, are you willing to cut the fenders?
Are you willing to fit fender flares to compensate for the wider tires, rims to suit the tires have to also be considered.

Has your vehicle got power steering?

What about the spares, where will you mount them?

Do you want bead lock rims, alloy or steel?

Thus answer some of these questions then they will help us to determine what size tire is required for your use, for example, you can fit 44" Mickey Thompson's baja claws on Classic 2 rims.

But..................

[Maverick]

It depends what, where and how extreme you want to use your vehicle, how much you want or how much you can spend $$$$$$ on your truck, are you willing to cut the fenders?
Are you willing to fit fender flares to compensate for the wider tires, rims to suit the tires have to also be considered.

Has your vehicle got power steering?

What about the spares, where will you mount them?

Do you want bead lock rims, alloy or steel?

Thus answer some of these questions then they will help us to determine what size tire is required for your use, for example, you can fit 44" Mickey Thompson's baja claws on Classic 2 rims.

But..................

I will not cut the fenders.
I'm willing to fit flares.
Alloy or steel doesn't matter.

From what I understand 31 is what most people are using on this forum?
How far can I go in width before I need flares?

[SYRON CONVERSIONS]

31 x 10.50 are about the max you can go, but if you go bigger say for example 33 x 1250 x 15 you will get rubbing behind the tires up against the wheel arch and possibly also rubbing up against the front and rear outer spring packs.

Some tires are rated as 31's or 32's but this is in fact not the actual size, they differ.

You must also remember that maybe you will consider a body lift at some stage, thus if you do, larger tires can also be fitted.

[Maverick]

31 x 10.50 are about the max you can go, but if you go bigger say for example 33 x 1250 x 15 you will get rubbing behind the tires up against the wheel arch and possibly also rubbing up against the front and rear outer spring packs.

Some tires are rated as 31's or 32's but this is in fact not the actual size, they differ.

You must also remember that maybe you will consider a body lift at some stage, thus if you do, larger tires can also be fitted.

Body lift will be when I buy new suspension.
Though, I think it's pretty high already ( http://mavericktc.250free.com/DSC00893.jpg ) but with bigger tires it may not look so high anymore.

So, anyone got pictures of a hilux wearing 31x10,5 15/16"?

[BenHur]

Maverick

I am not sure if you know that but a lift that is obtained via new springs or leaves is referred to as a suspension lift and a body lift is when you add spacers in the existing body mountings to move the body and chassis apart thus lifting the bod while the chassis stay as it is.

[Maverick]

Maverick

I am not sure if you know that but a lift that is obtained via new springs or leaves is referred to as a suspension lift and a body lift is when you add spacers in the existing body mountings to move the body and chassis apart thus lifting the bod while the chassis stay as it is.

I'm aware of that, but thanks for the reminder ;)
Therefor I wrote "Body lift will be when I buy new suspension" meaning that I will do all at once.

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benhur

[BenHur]

ok

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This is Andries truck, I think he has 31's fitted,

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33's x 1250 x 15"

[Maverick]

This is Andries truck, I think he has 31's fitted,

The width seems a little low, right?

Aaah, 12,5 seems nice!

[SYRON CONVERSIONS]

awesome just spend a little money and make your vehicle look like this one that belongs to my other mate in Johannesburg, I think he has 35's fitted.

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This photo below shows you what 35 x 1550 x 15" Mickey Thompson baja claws which are mounted onto Mickey Thompson classic 2 alloy rims look like, we have also done a 80mm body lift, but no suspension lift yet, wheel spaces have also been fitted

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Not sure the size of the tires on this truck.

[Maverick]

Not sure the size of the tires on this truck.

That's my goal considering how big I want the tires to be in the end.

[Maverick]

This is a guy in Sweden with 33s
http://www.ladda-upp.com/bilder/573/toyota

[Zantus]

My current hilux with 30" tyres(stock suspension):



After the 35" tyres(stock suspension with a 65mm bodylift and front axle moved 35mm forward):



My previous 2.8D hilux with 31" tyres(stock suspension):

[Family_Dog]

Seems I'm the odd one out here. I had 31x10.5s fitted for a couple of months, and finally threw them out in favour once more of the standard tyres & rims. The 31's gave me about 15mm additional height over the standard tyres, but road-holding was questionable, particularly when a strong side wind is blowing. Also, if you travel over flat rock (slate, like Slasto), the tyres have no grip to speak of and the vechile tends to slide if the rock slopes sideways. Negative fuel consumption figures too, and they stuck out further from the bodywork than I liked.



Solved all those problems by fitting 245's again!




-F_D

[Maverick]

The only I can figure out that you had wrong ET on the rims, or even spacers mounted?


Zantus, the white diesel you had, what width did you have? 31x ?
Was it 15 or 16?

[Harold]

Seems like I am the odd man out. What’s wrong with the 215x15 rim?
I have travelled through a fair chunk of Africa and spent all my years in Forestry, all-in-all 18 years with Hilux. In the early years they were with the 16inch split rim using Firestone Town & Country. Then the 215x15 came on the scene. Once went for the bigger ‘takkies’ but very quickly went back to the 215x15. Most of the time using F-stone ATX. Have never felt that the tyre size, or the tyre was inadequate for the job at hand.

No matter where I am in Africa I’ll probably find a 215x15 rim and tyre. Not so sure about the other sizes.

Sorry no pictures.

[Zantus]

Zantus, the white diesel you had, what width did you have? 31x ?
Was it 15 or 16?

They were 31x10.5R15

[Maverick]

Zantus, the white diesel you had, what width did you have? 31x ?
Was it 15 or 16?

They were 31x10.5R15

And what ET and width did you have on the rims?

7, 8, 9?

[Zantus]

They were 7J wide, don't know what offset they were.

[Maverick]

They were 7J wide, don't know what offset they were.

Ok, thank's for answer!

[Maverick]

By the way, what are those rims that everyone is using? Original hilux?

[BenHur]

Sorry I could not resist

[Family_Dog]

The guy is guilty of murdering his Hilux :evil: :evil:

Probably the only thing still original is the body work and maybe the chassis.


-F_D

[BenHur]

The chassis has a SAS conversion done (i presume) as these 4runners came with IFS and the nose (bodywork) lengthened to fit a larger engine and radiator. You can actually see where the fenders were cut end rejoined

[Family_Dog]

The man is EVIL, really EVIL!

Toyota should confiscate the vehicle immediately. Isn't there a Society for Prevention of Gross Cruelty to Toyota's somewhere??

-F_D

[BenHur]

Why???

I bet ya that Toy can drive where a baboon can't walk with a walking stick.

This was before he lengthened the nose



If you think this guy was cruel to his toy check out this oke.
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthre ... ge=1&pp=25

Before


Close your eyes if you have a week stomach


After

[Zantus]

Pics aren't showing Bennie!

[Cookie Monster]

I dont see them either Bennie

[Zantus]

I can now see them after I've seen them in the thread on pirate.

[Family_Dog]

Likewise... a very capable vehicle, but why couldn't he chop something that would be more beneficial to writing off, like a ............. (insert your favourite imitation 4x4 here)


-F_D

[BenHur]

Hoe lyk dit Barto wat van so stel wiele saam met daai ander diffs van you in die Hilex

[Zantus]

If I'm going to mod my lux any more it will still be in an OBC direction and in that case 37" will be the biggest tyres I can use and the suspension he built won't be strong enough for the beating it will take in Aus. Even if I don't make it to Aus, I'm pretty close to ready when a similar local comp eventually gets under way.....because watch out....there are already a couple of okes working on a local OBC style event.