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Old Feb 17, 2008
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bigger tires

adding bigger tires will this mess up my speedometer and make it offset or not?
 
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Old Feb 17, 2008
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I went from 245s to 33s and my speedo is dead on.(radar verified)
 
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i started at 245s? 31s
im at 35s now, around town its pretty damn accurate, 50 is about 55, above that its off by more and more
 
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i was lookin at some IROCK 245/75-16 cost like 120 where i looked but i might bump up to 33's the
 
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i have 31s and its off by 5 miles.
 
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how much do you go offroad?
you sure you want Iroks?
 
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would not take long to roast a set of Iroks doing alot of mall crawlin
 
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i really like how the irocks look and i dont really do much offroading
 
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33s are what 285's?
 
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Old Feb 17, 2008
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You do not want iroks if your not going to offroad much, they wear very fast, ride worse than a normal mud terrain, and rain performance will be subpar.... but if you really want them, it your money.
 
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well i might just go with some different type of mt
 
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i know not alot of people like mud kings but i got four off them mounted and balanced for $550 and its the only tire i will run i have 33s and my odometer is right on do you have any lift because 33s will take up alot of room
 
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well my plans are to get a 3"bl, the tires then figure out how to swap for a 5.4L
 
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Originally Posted by 99ranger4X4OFFROAD
well my plans are to get a 3"bl, the tires then figure out how to swap for a 5.4L
Good luck with that swap... Ranger engine compartments are pretty cramped, you'd be better off going with a windsor style swap. The windsor is a lot smaller than a modular motor.
 
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well no matter either i would be goin through tires like no other
 
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very true..lol
 
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but the engine swap is plan but not a for sure deal i have more i and going to do so i guess i can do that stuff and then decide later down the road
 
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Old Feb 18, 2008
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This site here will tell you what you need to know....

http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp
 
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i want a 460
but i dont want a pretzel for a frame... so im not gonna do that lol
 
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boss 429 ftw!!
 
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will i think i am going to with these here when i get new tires but in 33's

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....1=yes&place=80
 
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