: 35BFG TO 38.5SX FIRST RUN OPINIONS


71RCKCRZR RYAN
09-16-2001, 06:58 PM
TODAY WAS MY FIRST RUN ON MY NEW 38.5 14.50 SX.......I HAD 35 BFGS BEFORE........THE TALLER TIRE REALLY MAKES A DIFFERANCE ON THE FREEWAY......A LITTLE MORE SLUGISH TRYING TO MERGE OR PASS. AFTER THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES WITH THE FLAT SPOTS THE DRIVE WAS FUCKIN AWSOME. THEY ACUALLY DROVE BETTER ON THE ROAD THE MY BFGS. THEY DONT TRACK THE ROAD LIKE I THOUGHT THEY WOULD, AND THEY DONT VIBRATE AT 70MPH.
OFFROAD THEY JUST FLATOUT KICKED BUT...
WOULD GRIP LOOSE DIRT WHERE MY BFGS WOULD LEAVE ME HANGING.
THE ONLY PROBLEM I CAN SEE IS THAT A LOT OF STRESS ON THE STEERING AND FRONT DIFF.
THE ROCKRAM WILL FOR SURE HELP WHEN I GO SOA AND MOUNT IT.I CANT WAIT.

I LOVE MY NEW TIRES..
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vova
09-16-2001, 07:14 PM
so lets see some pics. <IMG SRC="smilies/usa.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/usa.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/usa.gif" border="0">

tj_chick
09-16-2001, 07:39 PM
wait til those 38.5s catch up with that 44

wheelinjp
09-16-2001, 07:55 PM
PICS PICS lets see them. I had a similar experience from 33in ats to 36 tsls. The TSLs rode and drove better on the road and we dont need to bother with offroad improvements. Cool lets hear how the rock ram goes in. <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/smile.gif" border="0">

71RCKCRZR RYAN
09-16-2001, 09:23 PM
GOT AHEAD OF MYSELF ON MY VEHICLE DISCRIPTION.......THE 44 WOULD HOLD UP BETTER THAN THE STOCK BIRF FRONT I STILL GOT IN THERE....... <IMG SRC="smilies/emb.gif" border="0">

FULLSIZE
09-16-2001, 10:25 PM
i just got to take my new 38 sx's out and they suck on the road, but man they kicked the living crap out of anything offroad! they grabbed any little thing they could to get me over obsticles. i also put 5.89/5.86 gears in and that helped like you wouldnt believe. no more hoping and much more climbing! <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0">