Calgary Jeep Association
4x4 Related Groups => General Talk => Topic started by: RedYJ on November 24, 2005, 11:28:23 PM
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I was thinking about doing this with my YJ, to prevent wear and to have better traction in the winter and to increase gas mileage. Right now I have 33 12.50s with 3.5 inch lift would it be too tippy with the stock tires back on? I also have no swaybar, its sitting in my garage if it should be put back in or does it need it? Or is this a dumb idea all together?
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I'm going back to 235 snow tires for winter with a 2.5" lift. It'll look dorky, but I don't think it will be too tippy if I don't drive like a dumbass.
I'd worry without a sway bar though, but that's just me. I saw a YJ in front of National4WD last Saturday with:
No shocks!
No swaybars.
No trackbars.
Homemade shackle reversal with crooked and bent shackle brackets.
Let's hope this rig is parked.
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you'll be fine.
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My 5.5"RELA with 1" body lift is not tippy with my 31" stock tires, you will be fine.
Tom :)
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I originally ran 33x10.5 BFG AT KO's. I went to 33x12.5 Stampede MT's. Now the BFG are my winter tire. A great winter tire. Assuming you are not dropping more than about 6" in tire size or going considerably narrower, I wouldn't see a problem. Pretty common around these parts.
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Stock size is 29ish so 4 inches diffrence, it would be nice to get some BFGs or somthing similar but I just cant afford anything like that. What kind of stock tire is good in the winter, I heard that the GSA's suck in the winter.
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I really like my BFG AT KO's on the snow and ice.
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the gsa's suck period. I like my toyo at's but would really like to have the bfg ko's. Those tires a great in winter.
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What kind of stock tire is good in the winter, I heard that the GSA's suck in the winter.
Maybe a snow tire? :roll:
I run Canadian Tire "Wintertrac" snow tires and couldn't be happier with them. They were inexpensive (about $100 for a 235) and are wearing very well. I noticed the exact same tread on a Bridgestone (probably) winter tire at the tire shop I had an alignment done at.
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i ran GSA's last season, they are not that bad. It was on a light 2wd truck too.
But this year i bought some 30x9.50 BFG AT ko's from Costco for $153/tire.
Tom :)
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Thanks for the replys guys. What do you think for just a strictly winter tire, becasue I have almost new MT's I don't do any winter wheeling due to school so I think that BFG's might be overkill.
Peter
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Thanks for the replys guys. What do you think for just a strictly winter tire, becasue I have almost new MT's I don't do any winter wheeling due to school so I think that BFG's might be overkill.
Peter
It's a very, very good idea.