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Old Dec 29, 2010 | 12:55 PM
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Wider tires

right now i am running a 315-70-17. i have been looking for a wider it like a 13.50 but dont what to go to a 37" tire also i dont want to change from the 17" wheel. do any of you know of a tire that will be a 35-13.50-17 i cant find one
 
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Old Dec 29, 2010 | 01:22 PM
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I am pretty sure they made most mickey thompson tires in a 13.5 but you can check the mud grapplers too from nitto.
 
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Old Dec 29, 2010 | 03:19 PM
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Is this on stock 17" wheels?
 
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Old Dec 29, 2010 | 03:24 PM
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no it is on a 17x9 mt
and nitto, and mickey thompson only makes 12.50 for a 17" wheel in a 35" tire
 
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Old Dec 29, 2010 | 04:13 PM
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According to nittos website there 35x12.5x17 mud grappler measures out to 13.19 wide.
 
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Old Dec 29, 2010 | 06:24 PM
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A 9" wheel is really starting to get too narrow for what you're looking for. IMO, you're on the limits running a 12.50 on a 9", but that's just me. Any wider and it's really going to look like crap (subjective, I know) but you're getting into having A LOT of sidewall flex.
 
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Old Dec 29, 2010 | 10:54 PM
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Interco has a few tires. They make the irok in a 36 13.50 if you were willing to go an inch taller. There is the thornbird which comes in a 35 14.50 if you wanted something that wide. They have the vortrac which is more of an a/t tire in a 35 12.50 but according to their stats it measures to 13" wide. Nitto also has the terra grappler in a 325 70 17 which measures to 35x13.12 this is probably the best tires out of the ones i listed
 
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Old Dec 30, 2010 | 12:14 PM
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Yeah, the Thornbird may be the worst tire ever made.
 
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Old Dec 30, 2010 | 12:32 PM
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Yeah i didn't necesarilly say it was a good tire. haha Most of the interco tires aren't that great, Overly loud and poor mileage on highway but very good offroad (except for the thornbird which from seeing it in action sucks and for some reason they only pull good in reverse.).
 
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Old Jan 25, 2011 | 09:09 PM
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[QUOTE=MIKE 04 GT;4440870]right now i am running a 315-70-17. i have been looking for a wider it like a 13.50 but dont what to go to a 37" tire also i dont want to change from the 17" wheel. do any of you know of a tire that will be a 35-13.50-17 i cant find one[/QUOTE
from the soudns of it your running a 14" wide rim? if so the nitto, federal, mickey thompson, and Interco all make a 13.50 tire, the only issue with a rim that wide is your going to wear out your bearings much faster than you owuld with a 12" but this is only if you have a 14" rim

ive seen people fit 13.50 on an 8" rim so thats why I was just making sure hah
 
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