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There is a size I would really like to put on but I can't find it ... Sometimes someone's talking about but... Hmm it's 34x10.5 r17 do you know any tires?
Aluminum vs steel wheels
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What you are looking for is a "255/80 R17" is the closest thing. Standard tires are 31" 32" 33" 35" - 34" isn't standard.
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I'm currently driving 285/70r17 on 9x17 rim and don't want to get wider but taller.
But I don't want to high jack this thread, need to do some more investigation.
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I'm not judging at all, however, next time around I'll be going back to 255/85/16s instead of the wider 285/75s. My rig actually handles much better on the pavement and off pavement with the narrower tires. It's not just me, there has been tons of research on this very issue. However, if your rig is primarily a rock crawler or mud buggy, then by all means go wider. If you just like the look of wider, then go wider. More traction, More stability, are words used by aftermarket suspension, wheel and tire marketers in order to sell their product .
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Technically, the contact patch is the same size regardless of static tire dimensions. And, technically, narrower tires perform better in almost all cases except hard cornering and sand / mud deeper than the axles.
That said, I'm a leg man, and under no circumstances will I be outfitting my rig with some skinny little teeny-bopper thighs
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The narrower tire is going to have a higher contact pressure. Not the best for floating across sand or snow, but better in other situations.Technically, the contact patch is the same size regardless of static tire dimensions. And, technically, narrower tires perform better in almost all cases except hard cornering and sand / mud deeper than the axles.
That said, I'm a leg man, and under no circumstances will I be outfitting my rig with some skinny little teeny-bopper thighs
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That's the thing; it won't have greater contact pressure at normal tire pressures, because the contact patch is the same size.
Where wide tires come in is providing a greater ability resist sinking through really deep stuff--hence, like I said, they are better for soft sand and mud (and snow) that is deeper than the axles.
However, a simpler way to think of it is that adding 10% to the tire's diameter (i.e. 30" to 33") will provide much more noticable improvement than adding 10% to the tire's width (i.e. 10" to 11").
