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2.5" bb .......33's or go with the 35's?

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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 05:28 PM
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Question 2.5" bb .......33's or go with the 35's?

I need some opinions here.... I have an X...dana 30 front, dana 44 rear with 3.73's..... I'm looking to do a teraflex bb..... should I do 33's or 35's? this is my DD. Will 33's look to small? will 35's be too much without a re-gear?
If you have a BB with 33's or 35's, post some pictures so i can get a good look
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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 06:23 PM
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Do the 4" and 35s', even if you have to wait alittle longer. You will like it very much. Sorry I dont have pics of mine on here yet, having some technical difficulties with my camera.
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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 06:34 PM
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I started out with the Tera 2.5 bb with 315 nitto terra grapplers and it worked out great but you will want go higher eventually heres an old pic

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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 06:46 PM
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35 will fit under a 2.5 lift, but with any flex will rub, and looks too crowded to me. Go with the 33's for a better look and you wont rub, or go up in lift, and I would re gear for 35's if your gonna do any kinda off roading, but may not need to if all ya do is pound the pavement. My 2 cents.
Heres mine with 33's and a 2.5 lift. Also IMO the more aggressive the tire is the bigger it looks. I went with a more road friendly tire with some good off road capabilities, but a Bfg mud terrain or something like that look bigger to me in the same size.

Oh and thats my wife not me....LOL!!


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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 06:51 PM
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which looks better with 2.5" of lift? too much gap with 33's or not enough with 35's?
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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 06:55 PM
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I personally like the look of the 2.5" and 33's. Not to mention you do not have to regear and you do not have to worry about the stress the 35 will cause on your dana 30 front axle (if you plan to offroad). If it is a daily driver, stick with the 33's, you will save money on the cost of the tires, cost of regearing, and gas. Not to mention it looks great.

Here is mine with a 2.5" coil lift and 33's.

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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by LedZepp877
which looks better with 2.5" of lift? too much gap with 33's or not enough with 35's?
Depends on how much you wheel 35's will be okay but once you disconnect your fenders are going to take a beating
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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 07:31 PM
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Here's mine with 33's. I think it looks great with the 33's however I'll be honest and say that I'm going to be putting 35's (KM2's or Mud Grappler's) on it within the next month. Not because it's lacking anything now just because I can ;o)...So here's to having less power and less mileage with the bigger skins LOL


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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 07:55 PM
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34" GOODYEAR MTR's







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Old Feb 15, 2009 | 08:02 PM
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i had the same question as the orig poster great question

seems like 34"s would be a good compromise
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