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35" Tire Questions. (TRUCK NEWBIE)

Discussion in 'Wheels & Tires' started by nmpeter, Feb 22, 2019.

  1. Feb 22, 2019 at 2:37 PM
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    nmpeter

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    I just recently purchased my Tundra and have mod fever. I've ordered almost all the parts I want besides wheels & suspension. I've modded suspension/wheels/tires on my previous cars however these trucks are not like what I used to own. I want to run something in the ball park of 18x9 +12 or 0.

    I've been doing some homework on here but I still have some questions. I want to pull the trigger on a set of 35" tires on a 18" wheel setup. I plan on doing a 3/1 or 3/1.5 coilover + undecided rear setup.

    1. Are there any 35" tire options that will give me a smooth and quite ride? I have a 2WD and had zero plans of driving my truck off road (besides maybe the boat ramp if that counts for anything). I want to have the looks 35" tires but don't wait to sacrifice ride quality too much. Is this possible?

    2. How many of Tundra owners on 35" tires changed out their gears? I don't want to feel like the truck is sluggish and want some more insight about this.

    3. Is a BMC and UCAs required? I'm not worried about doing any of these modifications, I just don't want to buy anything that isn't necessary.

    Still doing my research but any help is greatly appreciated!
     
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  2. Feb 28, 2019 at 6:51 PM
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    i'm not an expert by any means, but i would aim for something a little smaller. mainly because of MPG. 35s are great offroad, but geeze they tanked my avg MPG. I didn't have to re-gear at all. BMC might be necessary depending on your lift. A 3/1 shouldn't give you any issues on the body mount, but you might rub on the front bumper liner a tiny bit depending on your wheel offset. I swapped my front bumper at the same time so I'm not sure there. My UCAs are still stock for now.
     
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  3. Mar 1, 2019 at 3:25 AM
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    My truck is a 2wd pavement princess and the only hills it see's are the overpasses in central Florida highways.

    I went for 35x11.5/20 which is tad bit wider than a 285/65/20 as I did not need or want a 12.5" wide tire or an offroad leaning tread pattern. The tires themselves are about 17 lbs heavier each and the wheels are little heavier than the stock 20's. Less than an inch of extra tire contact with the road per tire and about 100lbs extra in wheels/tires is not going to rob MPG's as much as you think. Now take essentially a heavy brick and raise it up higher to clear those wheels/tires (in my case almost 4" total ) and MPG's will drop because the rake was eliminated or reduced as you now have an even less aerodynamic brick. Then and add whatever wheels/tires you have and you have to expect the MPG's to drop its just part of the game. Drag is a bitch.

    I don't notice any loss of power driving mine and my truck rides damn good. And I have no need or desire to swap gears. I did run UCA's to get caster in spec better.

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  4. Mar 1, 2019 at 7:34 AM
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    Thanks for the feedback! I'm debating between 34 or 35. Gas mileage isn't too huge of an issue to me. I like the looks of the 35" tire. I guess I'll wait and see how it drives before I consider regearing.
     
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    Thanks for the feedback! My truck will be a 2WD Florida pavement princess as well lol. Any opinion on tires? I want something quiet. MPG isn't a big deal to me to be honest. However if there is a modification I can do to improve it, I'd be all for it.
     
  6. Mar 1, 2019 at 8:44 AM
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    I have a Readylift 3/2 and run 285/70/18 Ridge Grapplers on an 18x9 with a 0 offset. The RG's are 59 pounds per tire and are right at 34's.

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  7. Mar 3, 2019 at 7:52 AM
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    I think I'm going to do 295/70/18 and do 5.29 gears as of now
     
  8. Mar 3, 2019 at 9:16 PM
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    Does this rub much? I am looking at a setup like this!
     
  9. Mar 4, 2019 at 2:57 AM
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    What he said. Spindle lift is the best way to lift a 2wd truck. You’re not cutting cutting anything to drop the crossover. You can utilize stock components and get back to proper alignment. And you have more ground clearance with a spindle lift.

    My previous truck was 2wd and I used the Maxtrac spindles on it and had zero issues. Everything bolted right up and aligned the first time. I got 4.5” spindles and used a spacer on top to get 5”. Worked great.
     
  12. Mar 5, 2019 at 9:41 AM
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    I ended up going with the BOSS coilovers and shocks with SPC UCAs and Toytec adjustable shackles. Hopefully installing soon.
     
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    Can’t wait to see it !
     
  14. Mar 5, 2019 at 11:40 AM
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    295/70’s wouldn’t be a bad idea, I’ve got that size Ridge Grappler’s on +12 offset 18x9’s and didn’t have to do a CMC.
     
  15. Mar 5, 2019 at 3:51 PM
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    I don't have much time these days to install things myself so I decided to get the CMC plates installed just incase I decide to go with a more aggressive setup later. It'll save me a visit to the shop.
     
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