off-roading on my new Procomp M/T's

[Dave92270]

Originally Posted by Iluvgettinghummers

STOP!!!Anything smaller than 315/75/16 and you are wasting your hard earned cash.This is the same size as the h2 except 16''.I have 315/75/16 bfg A/T and they look sick and the ride is a massive upgrade.

From all the posts I've been reading about 35's it seems that they?re great if you use your H3 mainly for off-roading or/and if you want really sharp, tough look. However, 33's (M/T) seem to be perfect match for both street and off-road. I feel that there isn't any performance impact, 33's don't require any modification of the ride height, and 33's leave plenty of space in the wheel wells for the tires to move (and turn) freely while in rough terrain without any rubbing worth to mention or any other side-effects. 35's are higher, quite wider, and can be heavy too (Toyos about 70 pounds?). Oh well, this all has been discussed before. Whatever works. While 35? tire is apparently impressive, I disagree that 33's are waste of $$$ - they do great job off-road, just returned from the day trip once again, been whole day on the trail today (Indio and Joshua Tree NP area). But, one thing I probably want to install soon is front leveling kit - besides the better look (level!) it should create even more clearance in the front wheel wells. Also some better/stronger front shocks I guess would help, particularly when "diving" down from the steeper hills and other scenarios where the vehicle weight is concentrated on the front (sharp braking etc)?

That said, I'm considering 35's after my 33's will wear enough to justify the tire swap, but I may wait with 35's until next H3 with the more powerful 5.3L V-8 engine, the new stronger front diff etc. I may install 35's at some point but it is probably going to be mainly for looks since 33's are definitely competent in the terrain - particularly 33" M/T's.