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Old Sep 12, 2012 | 08:02 PM
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Which rims/wheels?

Fixing to lift my Bronco and plan to get some new rims and tires. Currently running stock 15x8 wheels and 31' Maxxis Bighorns.

Any opinions would be greatly appreciated.
 
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Old Sep 12, 2012 | 08:42 PM
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Just how big do you want to go?
 
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Old Sep 12, 2012 | 08:46 PM
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Just how big do you want to go?
I think 15" x 10 rims (want them to poke out of the fender just a little bit)....don't know about tires yet.
 
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Old Sep 12, 2012 | 08:48 PM
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331250 or bigger?
 
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Old Sep 12, 2012 | 09:29 PM
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331250? What site ya usin?
 
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Old Sep 13, 2012 | 06:25 AM
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A/T or M/T? What kind of money do you want to spend? OH! I forgot you're single. LOL I'm checking my wholesale sites
 
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Old Sep 13, 2012 | 10:18 AM
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i wheel my rig and when snow wheeling will air down below 10lbs at times and a 10" wheel just wouldnt work well. you could run a different 8" wheel with a 3"-3.75 backspacing to gain a wider look.

pay close attention to the overall weight of the tire, Toyo's for instance are a very heavy tire. also note that the KM2's are getting hard to get in a 15" rim size. if you can you might consider going to a 17" or 18" wheel.
 
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Old Sep 13, 2012 | 07:24 PM
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M/T Southern Bronco


And yeah I was thinking about some bigger rims.
 
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Old Sep 14, 2012 | 04:36 AM
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Maybe even just a 16 inch. I have 15's on ol TGM and i got them 35s put on. When i was talking to the guy at Discount tire, he mentioned that the 15 inch rims are harder to buy for cause no one really makes tires for them as much. I like my MTR kevlars, their pricey but i have heard a lot of offroaders use them a lot.
 
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Old Sep 14, 2012 | 07:12 AM
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15" tires are getting fewer as everyone has said. I agree that if you plan on new wheels and tires that itd be smart to go up to a 17" rim or so.
 
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Old Sep 14, 2012 | 01:05 PM
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the mtr kevlars will be my next set of MT's. I will proably jump up to a 37 though.
 
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Old Sep 14, 2012 | 02:51 PM
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Yeah, when i changed out my tires it went from a harsh bumpy ride to riding on a cloud... It was amazing the difference.
 
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Old Sep 14, 2012 | 03:27 PM
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I had to change two of thwm kevlars on my bosses truck on a wildfire...they ok but they rough ridin.
 
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Old Sep 14, 2012 | 05:33 PM
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gotta air down man
 
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Old Sep 14, 2012 | 05:40 PM
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KB how low would you recommend for regular winter driving?
 
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