After I get a lift for my ranger I wanted to put a larger tire on it. I was curious if my little 4 cylinder would be able to handle 32's or 33's without sacrificing performance horribly? I wasn't sure whether to post this under here or 4-cylinder tech. Anywho,
Thanks in advance.

 

It will. Do you plan on doing a gear swap?

 

I hadn't planned on it, I know next to nothing about vehicles though. Would you recommend doing a gear swap?

 

I don't think it will be a necessity, but it will help.

Do you know what your gear ratio is now?

 

Uhm, it says 87 under axle on the info in the door. according the the little chart I'm looking at my gear ratio is 4.10.

 

you should be fine with 4.10s...4.56s would be ideal though

 

i got 4:10 and 33s on my truck with the 4.0L SOHC. it is decent with these tires but i would not to run them with a 4cyl

 

I ran 33's on my 2.5L with 3.73 gears and it was bearable. Then I upgraded to 4.10's and it was good with the 33's.

 

When I had 31's and 3.73's, I had a hard time holding highway speeds. I dropped to 4.10's and now have the 32's and its great. You have an automatic though so you might want to go 4.56.

 

This, its going to slow it down big time.

 

4.56's for sure. i have them with my 4.0 and 33's.