Moving to 37's.....need help on a tire
JK Super Freak
Joined: Jun 2008
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From: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
The Toyos are heavy, and stiff (e-rated tire). They will also stand up to punishment that would destroy a weaker tire, will do as well as any of those other tires off road, tend to balance relatively well, and have reasonable on-road manners.
They're also expensive...but then again, you get what you pay for.
They're also expensive...but then again, you get what you pay for.
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 476
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From: NORTHERN Virginia
Ok gotta chime in on this one ....
Was running the Toyo 285's on stock rims .... drove awesome on the road, no balance issues, 70 mph smooth.
Based on my experience with the 285's, I decided on the Toyo's 37 x 13.5's for my upgrade. First they are damn heavy guess that is good and bad. Strong tire, long wearing, but what a pain in the a$$ to put on and take off HEAVY! (which I seem to do alot for some reason or another).
I bought AEV pintlers for rims ...... approximate backspacing is 4.7". With the 13.5's needed the spidertrax 1.5" spacers to clear the adj. rear upper control arms (brand is clayton, very heavy duty, much wider than stock). I could have got away with a narrow spacer if one was available but the smallest I found was 1.25". I currently have about 1.5" clearance between the control arm and the tire with the spacer installed.
One issue I have is with the tire hanging out from the stock flare. Currently 3" which makes for alot of crap up the side. In some states they have laws concerning how much tire can hang out ...... My state is 4", some I have heard are zero.
If I had to do it again I would find a better rim that would pull the tire in another 3/4" and eliminate the spacer .... pintler backspacing 4.7" - spacer 1.5" = 3.2" current net backspace + .75" target, would be about 4" optimum target backspacing for a new rim.
I would also strongly consider a 12.5" wide tire. May help it drive better.
Although I'm still working out the caster/toe/balance settings, the Jeep now drives MUCH worse, not a one handed drive, with some obvious tire balance problems to be worked.
Although it looks damn good!
Was running the Toyo 285's on stock rims .... drove awesome on the road, no balance issues, 70 mph smooth.
Based on my experience with the 285's, I decided on the Toyo's 37 x 13.5's for my upgrade. First they are damn heavy guess that is good and bad. Strong tire, long wearing, but what a pain in the a$$ to put on and take off HEAVY! (which I seem to do alot for some reason or another).
I bought AEV pintlers for rims ...... approximate backspacing is 4.7". With the 13.5's needed the spidertrax 1.5" spacers to clear the adj. rear upper control arms (brand is clayton, very heavy duty, much wider than stock). I could have got away with a narrow spacer if one was available but the smallest I found was 1.25". I currently have about 1.5" clearance between the control arm and the tire with the spacer installed.
One issue I have is with the tire hanging out from the stock flare. Currently 3" which makes for alot of crap up the side. In some states they have laws concerning how much tire can hang out ...... My state is 4", some I have heard are zero.
If I had to do it again I would find a better rim that would pull the tire in another 3/4" and eliminate the spacer .... pintler backspacing 4.7" - spacer 1.5" = 3.2" current net backspace + .75" target, would be about 4" optimum target backspacing for a new rim.
I would also strongly consider a 12.5" wide tire. May help it drive better.
Although I'm still working out the caster/toe/balance settings, the Jeep now drives MUCH worse, not a one handed drive, with some obvious tire balance problems to be worked.
Although it looks damn good!
JK Jedi Master
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 15,665
Likes: 4
From: Hammond Louisiana
Try running toe out, that made mine handle alot better, one handed drivin and no pull left or right.
Ok gotta chime in on this one ....
Was running the Toyo 285's on stock rims .... drove awesome on the road, no balance issues, 70 mph smooth.
Based on my experience with the 285's, I decided on the Toyo's 37 x 13.5's for my upgrade. First they are damn heavy guess that is good and bad. Strong tire, long wearing, but what a pain in the a$$ to put on and take off HEAVY! (which I seem to do alot for some reason or another).
I bought AEV pintlers for rims ...... approximate backspacing is 4.7". With the 13.5's needed the spidertrax 1.5" spacers to clear the adj. rear upper control arms (brand is clayton, very heavy duty, much wider than stock). I could have got away with a narrow spacer if one was available but the smallest I found was 1.25". I currently have about 1.5" clearance between the control arm and the tire with the spacer installed.
One issue I have is with the tire hanging out from the stock flare. Currently 3" which makes for alot of crap up the side. In some states they have laws concerning how much tire can hang out ...... My state is 4", some I have heard are zero.
If I had to do it again I would find a better rim that would pull the tire in another 3/4" and eliminate the spacer .... pintler backspacing 4.7" - spacer 1.5" = 3.2" current net backspace + .75" target, would be about 4" optimum target backspacing for a new rim.
I would also strongly consider a 12.5" wide tire. May help it drive better.
Although I'm still working out the caster/toe/balance settings, the Jeep now drives MUCH worse, not a one handed drive, with some obvious tire balance problems to be worked.
Although it looks damn good!
Was running the Toyo 285's on stock rims .... drove awesome on the road, no balance issues, 70 mph smooth.
Based on my experience with the 285's, I decided on the Toyo's 37 x 13.5's for my upgrade. First they are damn heavy guess that is good and bad. Strong tire, long wearing, but what a pain in the a$$ to put on and take off HEAVY! (which I seem to do alot for some reason or another).
I bought AEV pintlers for rims ...... approximate backspacing is 4.7". With the 13.5's needed the spidertrax 1.5" spacers to clear the adj. rear upper control arms (brand is clayton, very heavy duty, much wider than stock). I could have got away with a narrow spacer if one was available but the smallest I found was 1.25". I currently have about 1.5" clearance between the control arm and the tire with the spacer installed.
One issue I have is with the tire hanging out from the stock flare. Currently 3" which makes for alot of crap up the side. In some states they have laws concerning how much tire can hang out ...... My state is 4", some I have heard are zero.
If I had to do it again I would find a better rim that would pull the tire in another 3/4" and eliminate the spacer .... pintler backspacing 4.7" - spacer 1.5" = 3.2" current net backspace + .75" target, would be about 4" optimum target backspacing for a new rim.
I would also strongly consider a 12.5" wide tire. May help it drive better.
Although I'm still working out the caster/toe/balance settings, the Jeep now drives MUCH worse, not a one handed drive, with some obvious tire balance problems to be worked.
Although it looks damn good!
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 476
Likes: 1
From: NORTHERN Virginia