Tire sizes - not for the bike

Toshi · Sep 26, 2004

245 vs. 265 is negligible. i went from 235 up to 10.5" tires (roughly 265) with no ill effects from the width change. of course i did also jump from 29" diameter to 31" and that hurt mileage a bit...

-dustin · Sep 27, 2004

i've never bought tires less than 30x9.50s. then again, i've only bought 2 sets of tires.

i say get a 3" lift, then some 32s, and fender flares.

genpowell71 · Sep 27, 2004

LIFT KIT, LIFT KIT, LIFT KIT

Dont be a wuss, get a lift kit. Not a body lift, those are for panzies. Get a 6' inch suspension lift and put 35's for it. That xterra will go anywhere then...

jacksonpt · Sep 27, 2004

The difference will be noticable looking at the truck - but it shouldn't drive any differently.

Pedalist · Sep 27, 2004

31810.5 Super Swamper Trxus would be nice on that and would cost about the same as the Goodyears no to mention perform better. They are a new design and are not loud like the older Super Swampers are. I have a set of the older ones on my jeep I love loud tires so it does not bother me. If it was my money I would get the Trxus they are quiet and out perform the Wranglers.

jacksonpt · Sep 27, 2004

loco-gringo said:
and these BF Good rich tires

I ran those on my 4Runner briefly... decent on dry roads and quite, but poor in the rain. Took them off before the snow it. I don't know what you are looking to spend, but Bridgestone Dueler ATs (regular AT or the AT Revos) are great tires. I got just a smidge under 60k miles on my set of ATs. The sidewall isn't too aggressive, but they look good.

jacksonpt · Sep 27, 2004

loco-gringo said:
How noticable??? Will it be huge???

It's 2 wd and I have this thing about peeps lifting 2wd vehicles. (unless it is a pre-runner, and I just learned that they have a special place in the world)

Um, well... not huge, but noticable. It shouldn't take you long to get used to. FWIW... I went for 11.5" to 12.5" wide tires and the difference was very noticable. I also went from an AT to an MT though, so that was part of it. If you are staying with a similar tread pattern, it shouldn't be that big of a deal. You'll notice the difference at first, but after a week or two, you'll be used to it and not notice it anymore.

Tom Church · Sep 27, 2004

I just put 31x10.5x15 in BFG TA/KOs on my Xterra. They kick ass...did some good wheelin this weekend. I drive it everyday so I went with the ATs rather thanthe MTs. Mudders are pretty hairy in the rain...

I am saving for teh 3" lift...it's about a grand plus you need new stearing with is another 400. There is a SAS comoug out this fall...it will give about 6" of lift...but you have to provide your own axle and you have to get custom driveshafts made. More info here http://www.xterraownersclub.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=9;t=000153

Tom

SkaredShtles · Sep 27, 2004

Let me get this straight. 2wd Xterra?

Get the cheap ones.........

-S.S.-

Tom Church · Sep 27, 2004

Yeah I man they are not gonna get you everywhere but they do fine for me...you can fit 32x11.5 on the x without a lift...just some trimming of the plastic a in your front fenders (where the mud flaps are) and maybe a bit of a torsion bar crank. I have seen some people do some pretty good stuf with the 31" though. There is a speed diff calc at www.xterraownersclub.com

Tom

Booker · Sep 27, 2004

loco-gringo said:
and these BF Good rich tires -

The BFG long trails came stock on my 2003 4X4 Nissan Frontier. Off road they lack side grip and tend to cause the truck to slide down off camber sections. They also suck in the mud but then again they aren't mud tires. While turning on dry pavement i get a lot of squalling even at slow speeds. And in the rain it is very easy to break them loose and slide the truck around corners. I only have about 20000 miles on them but they are gonna get replaced very soon by (31x10.5r15) BFG All Terrains.

Booker · Sep 27, 2004

loco-gringo said:
I guess you think I should no get them. How is the wear at 20,000 miles???

Thanks

The wear is excellent. The tread looks almost new and i have been very rough on them (quite a bit of offroad driving). IMHO i would not spend the extra $50 for them. But keep in mind a have them on a 4X4 crew cab (long) truck. They may handle better on the 2wd X.

Fathead · Sep 27, 2004

Loco are you for sure gonna get Wranglers? If so, cool, but the Cooper-made store brands (PepBoys Futura, Discount Dominator, etc) are pretty good tires and at a good price. I have 50k miles on a set of $95 (ea) PepBoys Futura 265/75s, and they still have a few months left on 'em.

Drive around town and look at some of the full-size GM trucks. Some have 245/75s on them stock. That should give you an idea what they'll look like.

Your steering will feel quicker/lighter because of the narrower tread. You will reduce your track by 1-2" total, which will have you marginally more prone to tippage and/or rollover. I dunno what an engineer would tell you, but I wouldn't give up any track in an SUV. . . I just don't see the benefit.

I'm sure you already know to make sure you have a high enough load rating.

GeoffW · Sep 27, 2004

Best rubber I've ever had on my Jeep was Yoko Geolander AT+II's. Hook up well in everything, ride nice on the pavement, yet sidewalls are thick enough to take somewhat of a beating. I'd highly reccommend them. The BFG AT I had were not nearly as Impressive IMO. Goodyears - had a set of Wrangler RT/S's - run away...

DVNT · Sep 27, 2004

SkaredShtles said:
Let me get this straight. 2wd Xterra?

Get the cheap ones.........

-S.S.-

stosh · Sep 27, 2004

you get your timing belt done yet?

stosh · Sep 27, 2004

loco-gringo said:
No - why??? It has 40,000 miles. Should it be done??? Seems dumb since they say spark plugs are good for 100,000 miles. I know nothing. Gas motors are greek to me (please don't take insult math**** - if that could be disparaging in any way). I really want to know about tires, even though I believe my mind is made up.

oh you only got 40k.... yeah well you don't need it yet.

I got 95k on mine and I want to change it.... well I'm not gonna change it I looked in my haynes manual this weekend. Just the removing it requires like 20 different things to be disconnected.... anyway I wanted to know what the going rate for the service is. Thought you might have known.

jacksonpt · Sep 27, 2004

loco-gringo said:
they say spark plugs are good for 100,000 miles

Who's they? I'd never go that long with the same plugs. I guess you could, but... I change mine every 25k miles.

dh girlie · Sep 27, 2004

loco-gringo said:
So the xterra needs some new tires soon. It now has 265/70-R16s, but these goodyear wrangler at/whatever I can't remember I found are 245/75-R16s. I found a cool online calculator and the MPH will be off 4/10ths at 100mph. Not a big deal. The height is almost identical, but the 245/75s are about 3/4 inch more narrow. Will this be noticable for a stability stand point? I always ran a more narrow 235/85 on my trucks, but never thought about being top heavy. Just wondering if anyone has any insight. There are options in the same tire size, but I don't like them as well. Maybe tomorrow I will do the whole, which tire is better deal. Thanks

Wow you do a lot of research on tires...all I care about is how pimp they look on the twennies and if they are mud and snow rated...

stosh · Sep 27, 2004

loco-gringo said:
The peeps at Nissan when I bought it. I really am used to injectors, so I have no idea.

yeah I changed mine at 80k.

Let me tell you I would rather change all the brakes pads on my entire car before I change the dreaded #6 spark plug on the xterra.

I just did my dist cap and rotor last weekend.

stosh · Sep 27, 2004

loco-gringo said:
Can't be any harder than the bolt on the powerstroke was to change the lift pump. It took over an hour to get it off and 2 1/2 to get it on. 4 bolts would have removed the turbo housing to get right to it. I discovered this right after I got started going back together. I figured it wasn't worth it then. Pffttt - I was wrong. I'm excited to do spark plugs now.

read up on the dreaded 6th plug on XOC.

You have to crawl up on the engine and back to the fire wall. Snake the socket down and in with 2 extensions and a universal joinat.

Booker · Sep 27, 2004

stosh said:
read up on the dreaded 6th plug on XOC.

You have to crawl up on the engine and back to the fire wall. Snake the socket down and in with 2 extensions and a universal joinat.

Hahaha. When i started searching websites for offroad info on my Frontier i ran across the "6th sparkplug tips" i read through them and thought it sounded pretty easy. Just for fun i decided i would see how hard it really was. It was pretty quick going getting it out once i had all the adapters set up. But holy sh*t did it suck putting it back in. I just kept thinking "brand new truck and my dumb a** is going to have to take it back to the dealer because i couldn't stop fooling with the spark plugs". My hands cramp up and i just kept getting pissed. Took about 30 min and another 10 to get the plug wire back on. :mumble: :nopity:

-dustin · Sep 27, 2004

the tires that will replace my BFG TA KOs will be Goodyear Wrangler AT/Ss.

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