I'm hoping to glean some wisdom from those who have more experience than myself with 33" tires of the 10.5" and 12.5" widths. All comments welcome.

Guys who've used them, how would you say they compare to to a 33x12.50 on the street. I like the look of the 12.5's, but don't know if I want to suffer handling trouble, or rubbing problems due to width. Also, I'm planning on sticking with the stock 15"x7.5" rims. (At least for this next set of tires)

 

I'd go with the 10.5. The 12.5 just sucked on the pavement. Also, what kind of terrain do you have there?

 

i also looked into the 10.50. i found there is a very limited selection in them. i know bfg makes the A/T and M/T in them. the 10.5 will do much better on the street, but you will have a limited selection (as they seem to be less popular) and may wind up paying more in the end. jsut do what i did when i got my tires, a month and a half of researching and readind reviews.

good luck,
kevin

 

FYI, i spotted BFG A/T 33x10.50r15 on onlinetires.com for $135 a piece

 

I would rather have 32 11.50 than have 33 10.50. Tall and skinny looks goofy. I have had the 32s before and they work fine.

Your still getting leveling coils right? Just do that and run 32 11.50. That will work and look good.

 

Lot's of snow, but the truck never sees snow action. Most of the time it's pavement, mud, and dirt.


I've been looking at tires about that long. I had it narrowed down to two, but the one I would prefer (and have now) isn't available in anything bigger than a 31 on a 15" rim. So my plan is to go BFG A/T


yes, definitely going to level her out. Leveling coils aka f250 springs most likely.

 

I run a MT in a 33x12.50R15 on my DD, I didnt notice much of a difference in handling due to the width of the tire. They do grab the ruts in the road a bit, but not too bad. But being you want to stay with the stock wheels, a 12.50 isnt for you. A 10.50 would fit the rim better.. the only issue I had was the tires hitting the bumper. a couple min. with a sawsall took care of that..

 

Wider tires will affect the handling some.. the truck will wander more on heavilly rutted roads. On a reg cab 2wd you will notice a dramatic reduction in traction on wet pavement with these things, my '89 reg cab was a Skatemaster 5000 in the wet with 31x10.5's on it.. but it had a tight LS diff in the back too.

 

I don't exactly understand what is meant grabbing the ruts in the road. If I like a larger tire, then maybe 60k miles later when I'm due for tires I'd get a wider rim to take a 12.5", but right now, the gear swap has taken any money that would go for different rims, but I like the stockers anyway.

Skatemaster 5000 eh? I like the sound of that. I do plan on doing a tight LS as well.

 

You know when you can see the ruts or sunken in parts where everyone drives? well the wider tire will not ride in the tracks as well and it will wander a bit untell you get use to how it drives..

 

A more narrow tire would do you good in wet and snowy areas or places like west Texas that has a lot of sharp rock. Flotation sizes look goofy imo.

 

I have the f-250 coils on my truck and have 32x11.50r15s on the stock rims and I think they look pretty good. They fill up the wheel wells and I don't notice it driving any differently than it did before. I have a crew cab so i'm not too worried about it being to light and sliding in the rain though.

 

I have 12.50s on mine and had not issues whatso ever getting around in the snow/slush/ice this winter. In fact pushing snow with the grill in some instances to get to the house after work a couple times..

 

not quite. floatation size = so wide that the tire will float over slush/rain/snow rather than get to the pavement. get's worse as speed increases.

I do think that the standard 31x10.5 32x11.5 33x12.5 sizes all have a nice look to them. Might depend on the truck somewhat. wider tires definitely have a great advantage in sand though.

 

O ****! I was thinking all *** backwards there!