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Feb 10, 2014 | 10:09 PM

#31

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Angelo, use bicycles as an example to help you imagine & understand... you cannot do the same kind of dirt-hill-climbing with a big 10-speed that you can do with a small BMX.

However, I can't ride a BMX bike. Legs are too long. My concern was not tire height, but width. I was planning around 31's on it, which is close to stock. I'd say within an inch, since it's a 250 and not a 150. Would wider tires allow for better traction while towing. For example, going from the 8" factory spec to a 10.5" in the same height provide more grip overall and ease towing?

Feb 10, 2014 | 10:47 PM

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On the contrary... wider tires are going to increase the rolling resistance, make it harder to get going, make the driveline work harder and give you worse gas mileage.

Feb 11, 2014 | 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by ctubutis

On the contrary... wider tires are going to increase the rolling resistance, make it harder to get going, make the driveline work harder and give you worse gas mileage.

This. Those far outweigh anything you might gain grip wise.