Ok i couldnt get any true help with this in the tire threads. so i am turning to offroad! i got a set of 34x10.5x16 Super Swamper TSL radials for 250 for 4. they are brand new still got the little nipples on them. i want to know what i can expect from these tires. i know they will be rough and loud and take alot of weight to balance but how many mile should i get? 20-30K with proper rotation? ill be getting 4.56 gears and a BL all the same time i put these on.

 

i have 34x10.50/17's. Rotate them every 3k and youll get the best tire where. Around 30k. No louder then a low toned exhaust, and still a smooth ride. The only real downfall to the tire is that they are so thin. They will tend to dig offroad instead of float like the wider tires. But you will be very happy with the tires.

 

ok thanks thats great to know! have you regeared? if so what gears did you put in?

 

you will LOVE these tires once you hit the trails, or mud pits. These tires peform extrodinary ! The only thing better would be the TSL bias and the boggers, but both are NOT for s street driven truck IMO. Have fun with these man ! You got a great deal on em too. Now lets see some pics ?

Plus, IMHO, you want your tires to dig. This is always an on-going arguement in any off-road campground. With a heavy truck, you will probably get best results trying to dig down and getting some traction. On lighter trucks, you want BIG ole Ground HAwgs type tires to help you float over top. Its all opinion tho. I have seen both work well on either.

 

yes i do agree with you about the narrow tires. i think the wider tires look better but on our trucks the 10.5 will get me though alot more! i agree 100% ill be getting the tires a BL and 4.56 gears when i get my tax returns so hopefully soon! i paid the guy 50 to hold the tires till i get my TR! ill have pics when im done!

 

Gears are a great idea, but on a 34" tire I wouldnt say you had to change out, though I am sure your engine will appreciate it. Those TSL are awsome my buddy had a set of 38's 15x16 on his bronco it was hoss, and a truck I dont recall getting stuck alot. His were bias though and cupped real bad, he got about 15,000 out of them and decied to go with a smaller radial.

 

yeah i was told by the shop that i wouldnt have to regear because the tire is only 10.5" wide but when i go though these in 30k im gonna be looking for a slightly wider tire so might as well get the gears now while i can afford them! plus once they get all caked in mud the gears will help with the additional wieght!

 

I didnt even look at the pics of your truck. Single cab, short wheel base, such a light truck. Those like sweet jacked up like they can pretty much do anything I will look forward to seeing her all done to the 9's.

 

yeah ive been told that by so many people! ive also been contimplating putting a roll bar in the bed. i think they look abosutely amazing in regular cab! i just dont want to lose my toolbox!

 

no didnt regear. Im regearing for the 36's Im getting and Im putting in 4.88's cause I still wanna tow. But they do perform extremely well even with the narrow size. Alot of the trails that I would need 4wd for I can now go through in 2wd. Even some of the mud holes. They dig untill they hit hard ground and claw there way through. Been very happy with them so far. Only had for about 6k miles.

 

this sounds great! i will be putting 4.56's in my rig! i wanted to eventually run 36" ground hawgs but the guys here have talked me out of running anything over 35" i have a 4.2L v6... do you have any imput?

 

I would only have one suggestion (sounds like you got a sweet rig) don't go 4:56 gears. If you really wheel much and use your truck, why not go 4:88's ? It will give you more torque and give your tire more bite. Have the 4.2 (nothin wrong with it) you want as much power as possible. The labor cost is the same and the gears are pretty dar close. I personally will be buying 4:88's. Just my .02 cents.

 

Mercedes, 4.88's rock with 35's

 

well then thanks for clearing that up! i looked at a chart of gears related to tire size and they had 3 different ones to choose from! i chose right in the middle! the 3 for my truck and tire size were

4.11 4.56 5.13 i figured 5.13 wouldnt work for me but i didnt think about 4.88's that is probably what i will do!

 

Stock front axles are only rated for up to 35'' tires, so anything over your taking a risk of breaking something offroad. And Whats the point of having major offroad tires without doing a little offroading. Im not going over 37's and Im not even sure about that yet. I think Im only going to run 36'' iroks. But definitly go with 4.88's. If your going to regear, then why not do it with a little extra. For instance, with 36's I only need 4.11's. But I might decide to run 37's later which would make me need 4.23's if they made such a thing. And on top of that I still wanna tow so why not for my case go as high as I can go which is 4.88's. If they made a rev cut 5.13, I would go with that. But they dont.

Bottom line, if your gonna upgrade something, upgrade it enough to only have to do it once. Dont upgrade to the level you need now. upgrade for the future and you save money. Even if its alittle bit more money now, it saves you in the long run.