my 48'' michelin XL's are really freakin big. i plan on taking this truck on trips and expeditions so i'm not sure what i should do. these tires have a load rating of close to 10,000 lbs a piece, and i'm not sure if i can hurt them. Maybe some kind of crazy huge swing-away tire carrier on the rear bumper? can i run these things flat?

 

you will prolly pop a bead running them flat, cant just put a spare or two in the bed?

 

its a bronco, but if i put it up there, it will take at least 2 people, if it can be lifted up that high. Then all my rear space is gone, i want to use that space as a bed on camping trips

 

Any tire can be punctured. I guess the question you need to ask yourself is how big of a problem would it be if you had a flat on one of your expeditions.

 

48s on a bronco!? man... i thought they rolled over easy before...

 

not a typical bronco. picture full width 5 ton axles and 4 doors. i'm not all that tipsy.

 

good answer. it would be a huge problem.

 

haha ok, im visualizing mid to late 1980s bronco II with 48s... and im not seeing good things

 

yeah thats it, lol. a BII with stock axles and a 40'' lift and 4 shocks/wheel. check out my gallery!

 

ok.. well i feel stupid now...thats a ridiculously awesome truck. I didnt know you could do a 4 door stretch like that, thats awesome...

 

LOL, that's not a bronco. That's a Ford SUBURBAN. I've seen it somewhere before.... Maybe for sale?

To do a swing out style.. that would have to be hella overbuilt to last. And you'd still have trouble putting it up there and taking it off.

 

Personally, I would just keep the tools I need to fix the tire in the bronco with me.
Odds are, if you get a flat, it's not going to be a huge gash. I would keep plugs/patches, and everything to pull the tire and fix it. Alot less stuff than a spare.
If you go this route, just have one at home or something, just in case.

 

i thought this was a joke----------------until i looked in the gallery

no answer for the spare

but nice truck

 

That is some nice body work. That is a sweet bronco. Bad ***.

Get it on the roof, its your only real option. I know, these things are heavy as hell. Tire is around 225 alone IIRC, add a steel rim, you're well over 300 lbs.

Those tires are supposed to have hella durable tread areas, with only moderate sidewalls. I haven't wheeled mine yet, so I don't know from experience.
I mounted one of mine with no air/inner tube and then put it under the front loader and lifted the front of the tractor off the ground. It weighs 6000 lbs, most in the rear, so I'd guess there were above 1800 lbs on the tire. The tire wasn't stretching like it was wanting to come off the rim, but it also wasn't moving. These tires have really tough and nonelastic beads, as I'm sure you noticed while mounting. I don't think losing a bead is an issue, but having the wheel spin inside the tire is...

 

on the roof? oh, ok. ;P It's good to have this info on these tires. i think i'll go find a heavy duty patch kit for it.