Hi guy's,

I'm looking for a new look on my 1994 Ford f-150 4X4. I want it bigger and larger.

Right now I really like the look of the Mickey Thompson Baja Belted Tire, I'm interested to go for a 35 X 17.5 -15LT or 36 x 14.50-15LT or 18/39-15LT-6 ply. Not sure what I want. The only thing I'm really sure, I want wider tires than the ones I got right now. I currentrly have 35 x 12.5 x15 on 10" wide rims. If the 36 x 14.50-15LT Mickey Thompson would look way wider than my current tires. I would go for those ones. specially that I could fit them on the same rims I got right now. So won't have to buy new rims.

What do you guy's think. Is the 36 x 14.50-15LT will look a lot wider than my 35 x 12.5 x15 tires? (consider i'm using the same 10" wide rims).

Or will it look a lot more wider if I consider going on 12" wide new rims?

Question # 2:

How do you guys like the Mickey Thompson Baja Belted tires? I'm gonna use them specially for ON ROAD driving. Car shows etc... Do they warn quick. Will they be tuff and long lasting if they only run ON ROAD?

Thanks
Daniel

 

Nice looking truck Daniel!

The short answer to your first question(s) is yes, a given tire will look wider/shorter on a wider rim.
What I suggest is asking a dealer to mount a few of the tires you're considering so that you can compare them side by side, stand them in front of the wheel wells ect.. For what these tires cost, I think a dealer would bend over backwards to help you with those over-burdened pockets.

Hopefully, you've done your homework and beefed up your steering, suspension, and brakes. The more tire you put on, the more strain you put on these components.

Just a few generic things before Q#2:
These are Bias-Ply tires. They don't roll, track, or ride as well as radials. If there's not an "R" in the tire size, it's not a radial.
All street legal tires in the U.S. have D.O.T. ratings molded in the sidewall, including wear ratings. Learn whatever system you have in Canada. It's a valuable tool for picking a tire that fits your needs.

The Baja Belted is a good trail tire. In fact, I felt more secure driving them off road, than the 4 miles to work every morning.
If the pavement is wet, icy, or slushy, just touching the gas or brake can put you sideways.

If the look you're after is worth the performance trade-offs, consider the Baja Belted H.P. with it's directional tread pattern.
Watching the road through your side windows isn't fun!


Take care, Mike

 

Thanks for the info.

I've checked the Baja Belted HP, I don't like the tread design. looks like a car tire.

I will only drive those tires during summer time, I drive small tires in winter time. It's safer and I can keep my chrome mag wheels and big tires longer.

Do you think that the Mickey Thompson Baja Belted would be safe to handle On Road during summer? Even driving in Rain condition?

 

The MT's are great tires, but probably won't last as long as you'd like (you won't get any kind of tread life warranty).
I used to run a set of 31" Baja belted's on my VW baja bug (gotta have 'em)
and Hypoid is right about the wanting to go sideways in the rain. In the rain, that car would go sideways in second gear so fast. I used to scare a lot of other drivers, but I thought it was fun
Couldn't beat them for all out traction and the highway noise was pretty minimal.
Now I run the MT Baja Claws in the 31X11.50, and they have better lateral traction and I have yet to get stuck in the mud (although I've tried), and they look even more aggressive than the baja belteds.

 

Speaking of MT , I have 35" baja belted HP, Does anyone else have these, The side walls of the tires are weather cracked, and bad, Very little tread wear, Only about 3000 Miles on them.

 

How old are they? I ask because mine Baja Belteds were almost 10 years old with about 10,000 miles on them, but were weather cracked prety bad (1/16 wide splits in the outer layer of the sidewall) but they still had about half their tread left. I thought I could run them for a couple more years, but when one of them came apart on the freeway at 65 MPH, I bought new ones. Luckily when it came apart it didn't hurt the car at all, but the whole center tread was gone, only bits of the sidewalls were intact.

 

only 2 years old, thats why I asked, it looks bad when up close, I think they are still safe, but not sure