Tire Advice

[Spic]

Ok so I was out and about and spotted a TJ with with 31 10.50 15 BFG k02's fitted, and immediately I noticed how much bigger they looked compared to my Avon rangers AT tyres which are the same size , I'm about to fit a 2" BB lift and just don't think my tyres are going to work as they just don't look big enough, I was thinking of changing to 33's but I'm only running 3.07 gears and the truck just sit's around 90% of the time so regearing isn't going to happen as I just can't justify spending the money, so I'm thinking I could probably live with 32's but would obviously like the biggest tyre available for reasonable money, I am looking at the K02's but is there a cheaper bigger looking tyre out there ?
Thanks in advance
Steve

 

[Spic]

Sorry just realised I've put this in the wrong section ...

 

[jjvw]

33s need closer to 4" of total lift. The optimal gearing is entirely dependent on your transmission, but will need to be at least in the 4's. 3.07 will be awful.

 

[Spic]

33s need closer to 4" of total lift. The optimal gearing is entirely dependent on your transmission, but will need to be at least in the 4's. 3.07 will be awful.

Thanks for the reply, that's what I want to avoid, so was thinking 32's Max, tarmac roads is where it sees most use and a very small amount of green laning, if im honest I would like to stick with the 31's I have but they just won't look big enough with the 2" lift, dose anyone know which looks biggest, BFG K02's, Hankook Dynapro RT03, or the Cooper STT Pro ?

 

[Kathy]

I have the 32 inch ko2s and purchased the jeep with a three inch bb on it. It has been advised not to use a 3 inch bb but I’ve not converted it yet and am not doing any off roading until I change my suspension . with the 32s and the 3.07 gears in my automatic it is doggy a bit but tolerable in my book for now. Here’s what mine looks like

 

[Spic]

I have the 32 inch ko2s and purchased the jeep with a three inch bb on it. It has been advised not to use a 3 inch bb but I’ve not converted it yet and am not doing any off roading until I change my suspension . with the 32s and the 3.07 gears in my automatic it is doggy a bit but tolerable in my book for now. Here’s what mine looks like

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Your Jeep looks great Kathy, I'm running a 4.0 manual, I'm not to worried about the speed of my Jeep as I only really drive on A & B roads in it, altough I don't want my MPG to drop drastically, basically what I'm after is the smallest but biggest looking tyre out there, for mainly road use though

 

[Don A.]

I've been looking for similar. I don't know if I can answer how big they look, but after talking and reading some threads I'm leaning more towards staying at 31" with my 2" BB. But with that in mind I kind of like the Cooper Discoverer AT3 XLT. it looks pretty good and isn't too heavy. The specs says they run slightly smaller than BFG KO2 but a 32x11.5 Cooper Discoverer AT3 XLT may fit your ride.

http://us.coopertire.com/tires/discoverer-at3-xlt.aspx