Tire / lift question
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Tire / lift question
I am looking to do a small lift on my XJ here pretty soon and need some advice:
First of, I spoke to a guy thats willing to meet me within 20 miles of my house that has a set of used Maxxis Bighorns 31.10.50.15 w/ apprx 3k miles on them, he is doing a spring over on his Wrangler and wants to go bigger. He said he would take $400 for the tires as they are pretty much brand new. Good tires/deal?
I only want to go 3"s and am looking at RC and Rustys kits. Do 31"s look a little big with this small of lift? Should I just stick with a 30" tire?
Also, I was originally thinking of an AT tire as this is pretty much a commuter until I saw the Bighorns. Is there any noticabe difference in running a MT vs an AT for fuel mileage?
First of, I spoke to a guy thats willing to meet me within 20 miles of my house that has a set of used Maxxis Bighorns 31.10.50.15 w/ apprx 3k miles on them, he is doing a spring over on his Wrangler and wants to go bigger. He said he would take $400 for the tires as they are pretty much brand new. Good tires/deal?
I only want to go 3"s and am looking at RC and Rustys kits. Do 31"s look a little big with this small of lift? Should I just stick with a 30" tire?
Also, I was originally thinking of an AT tire as this is pretty much a commuter until I saw the Bighorns. Is there any noticabe difference in running a MT vs an AT for fuel mileage?
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MT's that are a larger tire radius will have a lower fuel economy. I would advise getting another set of wheels (steel) and mounting the MT's on there. 3" lift should be fine for that size of tire, but expect rubbing on the control arms in turns and such.
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Bighorns are good tires for sure.
If you get a 3" lift get the RC series 2 with new leaf packs.
Now the suggestion of getting some good AT's for DD is good but again costs money.. You will be fine driving the MT's..
If you get a 3" lift get the RC series 2 with new leaf packs.
Now the suggestion of getting some good AT's for DD is good but again costs money.. You will be fine driving the MT's..
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For driving, the A/T's will make a lot more noise than the M/T's and probably wear down a little faster, but they will function just fine for a DD.
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i have 35 12.5 bighorn m/ts on my f150 and theey are a great tire. they are decenty quiet and very smooth. i paid 990 for mine brand new if that helps you with the price. they seem to be holding up very well
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