Tire size decision-help

[Squatting Dog]

I'm looking at Duratracs so I will run them all year

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Good choice! Imho best all around tire for the Raptor.

-Greg

 

[BIRDMAN]

ugghh fuuuuuuuu i don't know what to do. the 325s are way too heavy and expensive. Nitto makes their terra grappler in a 295 60 20 which would be perfectly sized and priced but I hate Nittos and they are ridiculously heavy too.

i've got the devil and angel on my shoulder thing going on right now. the devil is telling me to just get the 325's and deal with the extra unsprung weight and cost. the angel is telling me to do the sensible thing and get the 275s and save weight and money.

 

[Tasty Rod]

Hate to say it but the Rim size and type will have a lot to do with weight. You could switch up to a lighter rim to offset the tire weight.

 

[Ruger]

but...better rain and snow traction with a skinnier tire ?

No, sir. There is no such thing as "bite." Do the thought experiment - how much traction would you have if the tires were a quarter-inch wide? They put the widest tires they can manage on drag racers, Indy cars, Formula One cars, and Baja racers. It's all about how much rubber you can put on the road - the size of the contact patch.

What is wrong with the factory specified tire size, anyway? SVT put a great deal of engineering into the Raptor suspension and handling design. There is almost a negative probability that you can better that with a wild assed guess of an experiment.

 

[warrior]

how about the 315s?

 

[DEADEYE]

This is a brutal decision . Hell at least you have decided on a tire, I drove myself nuts going through this . The 20 inch rim is really messing with your size options.
I opted to have as much rubber as I could between my wheels and the road , rocks , curbs , etc.
I think some guys are making mistakes not looking at load rating . As an example when I was picking out tire size on the MT/R they have a 35 and a 315 , but the load range is way different , that an every tire dealer F'd with me that the tire was not available in a black wall and I had to call Goodyear myself and to get the info and then gave it to discount tire.
Good Luck man.

 

[BIRDMAN]

No, sir. There is no such thing as "bite." Do the thought experiment - how much traction would you have if the tires were a quarter-inch wide? They put the widest tires they can manage on drag racers, Indy cars, Formula One cars, and Baja racers. It's all about how much rubber you can put on the road - the size of the contact patch.

What is wrong with the factory specified tire size, anyway? SVT put a great deal of engineering into the Raptor suspension and handling design. There is almost a negative probability that you can better that with a wild assed guess of an experiment.

this is true for dry pavement. this debate has been going on for years about tire width in mud or snow. there's advantages to both.

 

[JuggNuttz]

ok.... i just gotta ask on the wieght..... why do you care? do you think the 40lbs (50 with a spare) is gonna screw things up for you? will that change your fuel economy all out of whack? are you running a long distance endurance race where every little bit counts? no? then who gives a **** if each tire is 10lbs heavier..... do you look at your tools when heading to a job and not take some cuz the added 10 lbs might change something, and you might not need them?

now if your stressing over the price... i can fully understand.... so i say get the biggest that will fit without rubbing that work best for your driving conditions and that you can afford. thats my advice.

 

[Ruger]

^^ Think about the additional energy to spin a much heavier tire as well as to slow its rotation in stops.

 

[Humvee21]

ok.... i just gotta ask on the wieght..... why do you care? do you think the 40lbs (50 with a spare) is gonna screw things up for you? will that change your fuel economy all out of whack? are you running a long distance endurance race where every little bit counts? no? then who gives a **** if each tire is 10lbs heavier..... do you look at your tools when heading to a job and not take some cuz the added 10 lbs might change something, and you might not need them?

now if your stressing over the price... i can fully understand.... so i say get the biggest that will fit without rubbing that work best for your driving conditions and that you can afford. thats my advice.

^^ Think about the additional energy to spin a much heavier tire as well as to slow its rotation in stops.

Yeah, this isn't dead weight anymore. If it was just dead weight, I'd be agreeing with you Juggz. Unfortunately, it's not