37" BFG Y'all Terrains

[MarineHawk]

Originally Posted by Alan06SUT

Ok Marinehawk, you almost have me convinced on the Coopers. Do you have air on your truck? Are yours 12.50's or 13.50's? And, is there a noticable diffreance in road noise from the stock Mall Terrains?

My Mall terrains are hurting at the moment. I bet they are at lest 3/4" shorter than when new.

They are labelled as 37" x 12.5"; however, Cooper's specs list their section width as 13.1". I have the air and no problems yet.

[CO Hummer]

Originally Posted by MarineHawk

I have the air and no problems yet.

Then you probably haven't wheeled hard enough. With those meaty tires, at 13" you're gonna snap one of those eventually.

Get ready to order. If your truck is an '03-'04:
- The left sensor is part no. #15187825,
- The right sensor is part no. #15124930


(Thanks to NoMompg for that part number info)

[MarineHawk]

Originally Posted by CO Hummer

Then you probably haven't wheeled hard enough. With those meaty tires, at 13" you're gonna snap one of those eventually.

Would wheels with an inch less backspacing solve that concern?

[31_bandits]

Originally Posted by MarineHawk

Would wheels with an inch less backspacing solve that concern?

i would pose the same question.

Hawk, have you taken any blows to the suspension parts that get exposed from low back spacing rims (mine are, i think, 1.5 or 2" less than stock)?

i'm kind of worried about that - the stuff that was tucked into the wheel is now out a bit...

[MarineHawk]

Originally Posted by 31_bandits

i would pose the same question.

Hawk, have you taken any blows to the suspension parts that get exposed from low back spacing rims (mine are, i think, 1.5 or 2" less than stock)?

i'm kind of worried about that - the stuff that was tucked into the wheel is now out a bit...

I still have stock rims. I was considering going with and inch less (4.5" I think) to eliminate the mild rubbing up front. I don't know if my lack of air failure is luck, that the tires aren't big enough, or perhaps because I generally have the air suspension engaged when wheeling-perhaps moving the tires out of the way. But I haven't even looked at the air thingy yet. I just know it's working after some fairly decent wheeling. The photo above shows the tire pretty much at its highest arc of movement.

[CO Hummer]

Originally Posted by MarineHawk

The photo above shows the tire pretty much at its highest arc of movement.

You're probably safe in that photo. HOWEVER--------when you get off camber and you rest the more of the weight of the vehicle on your tire while it's pressed, that's when it'll happen. In that photo you're on flat ground. I've seen two broken - and both were when the vehicle was leaning into the wheel, unlike in your pic.

[MarineHawk]

Originally Posted by CO Hummer

You're probably safe in that photo. HOWEVER--------when you get off camber and you rest the more of the weight of the vehicle on your tire while it's pressed, that's when it'll happen. In that photo you're on flat ground. I've seen two broken - and both were when the vehicle was leaning into the wheel, unlike in your pic.

Thanks CO. I'll probably proceed with the 4.5" wheels.

[31_bandits]

i got it.

every time i read about how my truck is about to shoot a half-shaft into orbit and send tie rods across state lines, i fret for half an hour, and then just forget about it... and the truck keeps going. the underbody protection is toasted, couple cosmetic blemishes, lots of gouges in the frame, but the alignment is still good and there's no hint of anything being damaged.

but for the moment i'm in my half hour of fretting.

[CO Hummer]

Originally Posted by MarineHawk

Would wheels with an inch less backspacing solve that concern?

I would think so. I know it significantly decrease the rubbing (4.5 space) like on Adam's rig.