tires on '91 explorer
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tires on '91 explorer
I need new tires on my '91 ford explorer but these ones are kind of small. I don't have the money for any lifts so whats the biggest tires i can fit on the stock wheels? And will they affect the performance?
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Re: tires on '91 explorer
Originally posted by tomanycars
I need new tires on my '91 ford explorer but these ones are kind of small. I don't have the money for any lifts so whats the biggest tires i can fit on the stock wheels?
I need new tires on my '91 ford explorer but these ones are kind of small. I don't have the money for any lifts so whats the biggest tires i can fit on the stock wheels?
1) Some places, both online and off won't even sell a different size tire for an Explorer. Their policy in our case is strictly stock size. If you want to put anything other than what's on there, you'll have to shop around.
2) That said, the usual answer is ~31 x 10.5 is the largest without any modifications. From there, the specific size will depend on the individual Explorer, the wheels, how much you can tolerate a little rubbing, etc.
And will they affect the performance?
Short answer = yes.
Taller tire lowers the available torque/force at the wheel. This means you will accelerate slower. They also increase ground clearance. Whether they will effect the performance for better or for worse depends on what you really want. Is off the line acceleration more important than ground clearance? Would the little bit of ground clearance gained justify the loss of acceleration?
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it will affect your performance, esp. if you have 3.27's, if you have the 3.73's, you will be fine, the 31's will affect performance, but not that much.
and when you shop for tires, if a shop won't well you bigger tires for it, their loss, around here, they are like that, but I bought my 32's from NTB and they welcomed the step-up, they thought it looked good.
and when you shop for tires, if a shop won't well you bigger tires for it, their loss, around here, they are like that, but I bought my 32's from NTB and they welcomed the step-up, they thought it looked good.
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How do i find out which rear end i have? The manual said i have to either take it apart or put it on jacks and count how many times the drive shaft turns in one turn of the wheels. Are those really the only ways?
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Look on the side of the drivers door there should be a white sheet of paper. look at the bottom of it there should the word axel and right below that there should be a letter. I you can tell me what that letter is i can tell you what axel you have.
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I knew that it was a limited slip. I had to look in a chilton book to remember the ratio. With the explorer if you see a d in the axle code it is a limited slip if it is two numbers it is an open diff.
For future reference
41 - 3.27
44 - 3.73
45 - 3.55
D1 - 3.27 L/S
D2 - 4.10 L/S
D4 - 3.55 L/S
D5 - 3.73 L/S
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For future reference
41 - 3.27
44 - 3.73
45 - 3.55
D1 - 3.27 L/S
D2 - 4.10 L/S
D4 - 3.55 L/S
D5 - 3.73 L/S
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31X10.50's and you should be able to use your stock wheels with minimal rub in turns. I ran them on stock wheels for a long time, just got some customs recently with a little deeper offset to elliminate the rub. I do notice some power loss, but mainly on the boat ramp...I have the 3.55 open diff. I usually just put it in 4-low so I don't have to slip the clutch, but other than that it doesn't make much difference in the way it drives. Sport King AT's are my favorite for the explorer, they wear and ride really good for the money and still get me around decent off-road too. Mud King's are good tire too, I put them on the Bronco this last time instead of Swampers and I don't know if I will ever go back. I have 33K miles on my mud kings and they still have some life left and for a 35X12.50 they ride great. And they don't have a directional tread either so not only do you get great traction forward or reverse but you can rotate them like any other radial.
I have 32/11.50's and I have 3.27 L/S rear end.
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Brother, here's the real deal. If you've got a 4 X 4, I wouldn't go larger than a 30 X 9.5 without a lift. 31 X 10.5 will work however THEY WILL RUB. If it's a 2WD, what I'd do is put a 2887015 on it. Wider than the 2357515 and slightly taller. It will fill up your wheel well quite a bit without rubbing and you'll be able to keep a B load range for your smooth ride.
I'm in the AF and work as a Customer Service Manager at Sears Automotive part time and do this stuff every day. I'm not much for off-brand tires but Dayton make an SR that is very good on the Explorers and gives you, I believe, 80,000 of warranty. If not, Dunlop makes a good 2557015, BF Goodrich (Michelin made) and Bridgestone.
Good luck.
I'm in the AF and work as a Customer Service Manager at Sears Automotive part time and do this stuff every day. I'm not much for off-brand tires but Dayton make an SR that is very good on the Explorers and gives you, I believe, 80,000 of warranty. If not, Dunlop makes a good 2557015, BF Goodrich (Michelin made) and Bridgestone.
Good luck.
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there are some first gen explorers that DON'T rub with 31/10.50's. All you need to do is put them on a see, and if they do rub, they only rub the trim piece on the back of the front wheel wells, which are easily removeable. (that's what I did, it still looks good without them on there.)
I will post some pictures if you would like.
I will post some pictures if you would like.