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Ok well today on the trail i blew out one of my tires so now I think im gonna get my tires soon. So heres my first question what is a good tire to get probabaly more off road than on? Ok since i wasnt planning on getting my tires for a while and i was gonna get 35's instead of 36's im gonna need to get a lift soon. I have the 33's on it now with no lift at all and still plenty of flex in there so for say 36's how much lift do you think i would need? What company? I dont want to sound like im tryin to get something without payin for it but what about blocks and add a leafs I mean i wasnt really planning on doing this for a little while oh well ill leave it at that Thanks!
T.J. Flynn 79 f-150 390 4spd 4x4 33" tires being restored
T.J. Flynn 79 f-150 390 4spd 4x4 33" tires being restored
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4 inch lift will fit 36's just fine...look into some 36x12.50 tsl swampers, great off road, loud onroad, wear out fast, gotta love em
1985 F-150/351Ho/c6/4wd~96,000 miles
1979 F-150extcab4x4/460/c6/6inchlift w/60rear44frnt 4.10 gears, 250 springs
37 boggers
1985 F-150/351Ho/c6/4wd~96,000 miles
1979 F-150extcab4x4/460/c6/6inchlift w/60rear44frnt 4.10 gears, 250 springs
37 boggers
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Get some cut out flares and you could probably run them as is. 
4" should do it but, why not go ahead and get a 6". It's only a little more and you know you'll end up wanting it down the road anyway.
TSL's are great tires. You can also get a 36 in a TSL/SX. I love the sidewall on the sx's
"like a rock" on the sides of roads everywhere.
72 F-100 4x4. fresh 390 4bbl, NP435 tranny, spooled rear, 2"skyjacker springs front, 2" custom shackle flip rear, "mild" fender trim, 35x15.50 TSL/SX tires.
4" should do it but, why not go ahead and get a 6". It's only a little more and you know you'll end up wanting it down the road anyway.TSL's are great tires. You can also get a 36 in a TSL/SX. I love the sidewall on the sx's
"like a rock" on the sides of roads everywhere.
72 F-100 4x4. fresh 390 4bbl, NP435 tranny, spooled rear, 2"skyjacker springs front, 2" custom shackle flip rear, "mild" fender trim, 35x15.50 TSL/SX tires.
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36" Ground Hawgs are excellent too. They wear great on the highway but are also awesome off road tires. Used them on the last two 4x4's we've had. Never a problem.
Robert
1978 F-150 4x4 Stepside 351M
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Robert
1978 F-150 4x4 Stepside 351M
Please don't pull out in front of me! The last thing I want to do is play identify the pieces with you or your car.
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yea, i think everyone should have the super swamper experiance at least once...he ought to go ahead with a 6 inch lift ind get the 37 inch boggers like me, i love how they sing to me goin down the road, maybe ill get 10000 miles out of them, ive got about 2 on them now and i can tell they are wearing, if they last me if they last me 10000 i will either throw on a 3 inch body and 39,5x18 boggers, or maybe 40x17 hawgs, or maybe just 38x14.5 tsl/sx, or even 15x38 hawgs with no body lift
1985 F-150/351Ho/c6/4wd~96,000 miles
1979 F-150extcab4x4/460/c6/6inchlift w/60rear44frnt 4.10 gears, 250 springs
37 boggers
1985 F-150/351Ho/c6/4wd~96,000 miles
1979 F-150extcab4x4/460/c6/6inchlift w/60rear44frnt 4.10 gears, 250 springs
37 boggers
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hey about how many miles did u get out of your groundhawgs
1985 F-150/351Ho/c6/4wd~96,000 miles
1979 F-150extcab4x4/460/c6/6inchlift w/60rear44frnt 4.10 gears, 250 springs
37 boggers
1985 F-150/351Ho/c6/4wd~96,000 miles
1979 F-150extcab4x4/460/c6/6inchlift w/60rear44frnt 4.10 gears, 250 springs
37 boggers
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Ok i was just lookin around a 37x13.00x15/6 boggers are 910.32 for all for and 36x12.5x15/6 super swamper radials are 678.84 are the boggers worth the extra $231 I dont think i really need that much of a tire but they are sweet. I decided to go with a 6" lift because i probabaly will want to go bigger later. With the bigger tires will i need to change my gearing? About how much do you think all this will cost. I guess i could sell my 300ex even though that wasnt planned. Thanks!
T.J. Flynn 79 f-150 390 4spd 4x4 33" tires being restored
T.J. Flynn 79 f-150 390 4spd 4x4 33" tires being restored
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theres not a huge difference between boggers and swampers ,they wear about the same, you gotta watch your pressure and kee them roatated, but boggers shine in the soft stuff, like proeliator said a long time ago, they are like having rockets attached to your truck, tsl's just dont dig quite as much, you need hp with boggers, how much do you drive your truck on the highway? with 4.10's and 37's (35.75 on the truck) youl be turning 2312 @ 60 mph, with 4.56's youl be turning 2571, i have 4.10's with my boggers, and it feels just like stock gearin with 31's, i would say if your gonan get swampers, go with boggers, you wont regret it =)
1985 F-150/351Ho/c6/4wd~96,000 miles
1979 F-150extcab4x4/460/c6/6inchlift w/60rear44frnt 4.10 gears, 250 springs
37 boggers
1985 F-150/351Ho/c6/4wd~96,000 miles
1979 F-150extcab4x4/460/c6/6inchlift w/60rear44frnt 4.10 gears, 250 springs
37 boggers
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