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33's with 17's or 18's?

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Go with those Nitro Mud Grapplers, with 18s those things would look crazy. That and no one has 18s with 33s yet, it would be cool to see something different.
 
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there are a couple of people with 17's and 33's but 18's ...im xcited!
 
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You know...you can always go metric on the size.
 
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the only 33 inch tire i can find for an 18 inch wheel is a 305-65-18 BFG All Terrain
 
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if you decide to get the mud grapplers you will be very pleased with them......i'm running 33x11.50x16's right now and i love 'em! they are amazing offroad and ride suprisingly well on-road (although tread wear isnt the best). and they are the best looking tire period! i almost went with the 33 and 18 but i settled for 16's and im kinda glad i did. although 18's wouldve been hot.
 
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heres a pic of my setup.....hope it helps you decide
 
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I used to love the mud grapplers, but 7 out of 10 trucks are rolling on them around here. I think I see more nitto's than I see BFG's
 
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as another option you may want to look into Toyo M/T's. they are in the same price range as the nitto MG's but they have way better tread life and ride smooth too. they were my plan b but i went with the more aggressive option
 
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what is the metric size again for 33's? isn't 325 pretty close to 34's?
 
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I believe 33s are 305? But It might be drastically different with 18 inch wheels.
 
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325 and 305 both refer to width.....you need to know the rest of the size to figure the height
 
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nittos actually get Cheaper as the wheel size goes up, atleast for the MTs
 




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