SXS tires on a 1st gen for off-road use?

I’m looking into some Side by side tires 37x10x17 Tensor DSR weighing only 39 pounds each and a 1600 lbs load rating.

My question is could they be used on a first gen tundra for off-road use?

Assuming clearance issues are resolved!

If not why?
thanks

 

I’m guessing those sidewalls would be a bit soft in that size and weight capacity. Barely getting past GVWR with those. You’ll be under axle rating in the rear I would think.

also at $500+ a tire, I hope you’ve already got a set or can get a smoking deal on them.

 

I think you'd damage them as they are under rated for load. As soon as you bounce or launch a bit you've put quite a bit more weight on them. Also as theyre designed for a lighter vehicle the rubber is probably softer and they would likely wear to quick.

What kind of terrain do you intend to run with them? There's gonna be better options.

 

You should be able to fit a 37” tire under a 1st gen tundra with a simple Rough Country coil spacer lift.

 

The appeal for me is that fact that it’s 39 lbs and 10 inches wide on a 37. Traction is not an issue here in Moab I was looking for ground clearance without a bunch of cutting. And really rev it up without worrying about front axle shafts snapping.

 

Oh, tall and skinny. I guess there's a bit of worry that a popped bead or tire at a critical point could contribute to a rollover or something. Maybe search the web a bit more and see if someone else has tried it. Or super swamper made some skinny tires in that size range.

 

These SxS tires do not have steel belts, they have a poly belted tire with poly belted sidewall. These tires were designed for SxS that weigh 1900-2200 pounds and have almost 50x50 weight bias, you have more than that much weight on your front axle alone. Can it be done, sure, you are likely going to have to use 40+psi to keep them from rolling off the beads though. The weight of a full size truck, when you get in a bad bind and have 70% of your weight on one corner, is going to absolutely flatten that tire down to the rim. Can it be done sure. Should it be done..... Thats up to you to figure out. I am going to give my nickel worth of insight and say you are likely going to be wasting your money. I work in desert offroad racing, these tires are great, there are some class 10 buggies running them but they are still only like 2500lbs total. We are starting to see guys build pre-runners with the 35s and 37s since the new ProR is geared so low and can run them pretty well, again, a 4 seat decked out is 2200-2400lbs. They are running 25psi in them to keep the sidewall from rolling in corners and getting pinch flats, you likely are going to have to run 40+psi to keep the sidewalls from buckling. No steel belts, nowhere near the load capacity of a car or light truck tire.