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OrangeCrush 03-18-2009 03:58 AM

I hope it was worth it....
 
Well, after buying the Mickey Thompson MTZ's (35's) and using a Truxx levelling kit, many of you know I wanted a bit higher so I bought the Rancho 4" kit.

Unfortunately, the 35" tires only measure 33" which is exactly what stock size is.

Sooooo, with less than a 1000 miles on the tires, I couldn't take it anymore. I bought a set of 35" Toyo Open Country MT's.

According to the supplier, I was assured that he measured them and they are a true 35" tall.

I hope it was worth the money just to gain a 2" diameter increase.

The last set of Toyo's I had were the 38's on my old H2. I got almost 50K miles out of them and still had a 1/4" of tread left on them.

I like everything about the MTZ's but at almost 150 bucks per tire more, I couldn't justify another 600 bucks over the Toyo's for 2".

I'll post pics tomorrow when I get them mounted.

Mark

jmsspratlin 03-18-2009 04:42 AM

Re: I hope it was worth it....
 
I believe you'll be surprised. I have the same size/type/brand tire, and they are def worth the extra dough.

tomp 03-18-2009 05:41 AM

Re: I hope it was worth it....
 
Mark, I would like to have seen you go with 37s on a 4" lifted H2.

OrangeCrush 03-18-2009 11:31 AM

Re: I hope it was worth it....
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by tomp
Mark, I would like to have seen you go with 37s on a 4" lifted H2.


Absolutely I agree. 37's would have been PERFECT.

My only problem is it would have killed my gear ratio. The damn truck now can hardly keep 70mph going down the highway with cruise on without dropping out of overdrive every freakin' minute.

Of course, if I was to ever put another supercharger on, that may not be an issue.

Mark

ROX 03-18-2009 05:05 PM

Re: I hope it was worth it....
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by OrangeCrush
Absolutely I agree. 37's would have been PERFECT.

My only problem is it would have killed my gear ratio. The damn truck now can hardly keep 70mph going down the highway with cruise on without dropping out of overdrive every freakin' minute.

Of course, if I was to ever put another supercharger on, that may not be an issue.

Mark

:giggling: LET THE MODS BEGIN!

OrangeCrush 03-18-2009 05:07 PM

Re: I hope it was worth it....
 
Well, I got the tires in. Unfortunately, they measure 33 1/2" tall. Wouldn't have been too bad but I told the guy to measure them and he told me they were 35" tall.

Anyway, looks like I'm ordering the 37's afterall. I measure a buddy's Toyo 38's and they were 36" tall.

So I'm guessing 37's will be 35" tall which is what I was looking for in the first damn place.

Mark

ROX 03-18-2009 05:12 PM

Re: I hope it was worth it....
 
The 37 Toyos are 13.5 wide if I remember correctly. I think they'll look great!

I'm considering 38 Toyo for my H1 but they're 14.5" wide. :eek: I don't want them to rub.

MONSTERMATT 03-20-2009 01:02 AM

Re: I hope it was worth it....
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by OrangeCrush
Absolutely I agree. 37's would have been PERFECT.

My only problem is it would have killed my gear ratio. The damn truck now can hardly keep 70mph going down the highway with cruise on without dropping out of overdrive every freakin' minute.

Of course, if I was to ever put another supercharger on, that may not be an issue.

Mark

U dont have a hypertech or any other programmer? y is it that tires dont ever measure what they are suppose to?

OrangeCrush 03-20-2009 01:31 AM

Re: I hope it was worth it....
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by MONSTERMATT
U dont have a hypertech or any other programmer? y is it that tires dont ever measure what they are suppose to?


Haven't done any kind of programming yet. I'm waiting to see if I supercharge it first.


As far as tire height. There are a few companies like Super Swampers that are what they say they are.

Not sure the logic behind the differences.

Mark

ttkresurfacing 03-20-2009 02:22 AM

Re: I hope it was worth it....
 
IF?????? hahahahahahaha ... I believe it should be when.

OrangeCrush 03-20-2009 11:11 AM

Re: I hope it was worth it....
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by ttkresurfacing
IF?????? hahahahahahaha ... I believe it should be when.



Ahhhh, shadup.


:fdance:

NJ H2 03-20-2009 01:45 PM

Re: I hope it was worth it....
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by OrangeCrush
Haven't done any kind of programming yet. I'm waiting to see if I supercharge it first.


As far as tire height. There are a few companies like Super Swampers that are what they say they are.

Not sure the logic behind the differences.

Mark



You know ... if you Turbo Charge instead of Super Charge you won't lose your bet ;) :D
http://www.turbo-kits.com/h2_turbo_kits.html


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