Ordered my wheels

[peppercorn]

Pep,
The stock wheels are 8.5" wide and I believe the back space is 6". These are 9.0" with a back space of 5.25" I should have about 1" additional "poke" over stock.

Gotcha, are you going to run different, than stock, size tires?

 

[SilverBolt]

Gotcha, are you going to run different, than stock, size tires?

I will run the stock tires. I have had great luck with BFG's in the past. They seem to work well for our climate. Good in the rain and snow, ok in the mud. I have tried Nitto's, Bridgestone's, and few others. The BFG's seem to work the best for me. I like the Generals but want to see how they do in the wet and how long they last.

 

[BOJANGLES]

Sounds like your setup will be nice and lightweight SilverBolt.
I have a feeling you're gonna be putting in some power-adders too.......?

 

[SilverBolt]

Sounds like your setup will be nice and lightweight SilverBolt.
I have a feeling you're gonna be putting in some power-adders too.......?

I will likely drive it for a year with just a tune. After that I will be doing the Whipple. If I am still on the mainland I may have Livernoise build me a motor for the Whipple to sit on. My skills don't include motor internals so I leave that to the guys that know.

 

[peppercorn]

I will run the stock tires. I have had great luck with BFG's in the past. They seem to work well for our climate. Good in the rain and snow, ok in the mud. I have tried Nitto's, Bridgestone's, and few others. The BFG's seem to work the best for me. I like the Generals but want to see how they do in the wet and how long they last.

Including the BFGs on the Raptor I have now run 4 sets total, All-Terrain T/As, over the last 10 years here in the NW and my experience has been much the same as yours. I have also tried others but the BFGs just shine for overall performance around here.

 

[BIRDMAN]

our BFGs have enough tread on them to be OK in the snow but they are by no means good in the snow. a good snow tire would make a world of difference. they're not great in mud either.

 

[Madcowranch]

My goal is to get a second set of wheels and put some BFG MT T/A KM2's for when I go muddin'.

I've had good luck with them in the past. Had a bad experience with Goodyear Wrangler MT/R's- sidewall blowing out.