so im thinking of getting the aev 3.5" lift, and probably 35" tyres on aev pintlers, but im not sure what tyres to get. i am thinking of getting BFG AT's in a 315/70/r17. how much would these stick out??pics of this setup
here are my needs

1. a daily driver on highways (ie wet and icy road conditions) probably90% of the time

2. used for farm use( dirt tracks and fields) not very muddy.

3. snow (both powder(up to 2.5ft) and compacted snow)

as stated i was just gonna get the BFGs on the pintlers but are wide tyres good in snow? would 285's be better? my dad says that narrow tyres a better(but thy look cr*p IMO)
another option is to get some narrorw tyres for the stock rims which i would only use in extreme weather. what tyre/size would be good for this?

so should i just get the BFG's or would i need to get different tyres for stock rims.

any input would be great and apreaciated alot

oh and FYI the tyres need to be e-marked(at least the DD ones) and here are the sizes availabe in the uk for the BFGs
305/65 R17 121R
265/70 R17 112Q
315/70 R17 121R
245/75 R17 121R
265/65 R18 122R
285/65 R18 125R

 

i had bfg at on every truck i owned before my jeep and the stock bfg mudders that came on my rubicon put them to shame this past winter, id look at them no complaints on the road, and im running the toyo mudders now, and i heard they last longer plus they are as good as the bfgs on the road if not better
as for everything else im not much help, i have 295/70r17 with 4.5 backspacing and they stick out alittle more then an inch on both sides

btw very jealous of your diesel

 

I would consider getting a set of true winter tires for your stock rims and run these in the winter especially if they throw a wack of salt on the roads over in Scotland. This way you save your AEV pintlers for the Spring, summer and fall months and won't have the salt slowly destroying your rims.

I am running a set of rims with 4.5BS and a 12.50" wide tire and they stick out about 1/2" outside the stock fender flare. So, if you get a tire less than 12 inches wide you should be under your stock fenders.

 

thanks guys. yeah the salt is a real pain in the but. i try and preasure wash the body and undercarrage at least once a week in the winter.
oh and what would you consider as "True Winter Tyres" ??

 

Look for an M + S tire (Mud & Snow) BUT it should have the mountian & snowflake symbol on the sidewall for a true M&S tire.

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The tire should have lots of sipping and places to install winter studs. The true winter tires will have a softer rubber compound, lots of sipping and if you install studs will give you the best all round traction in ice, snow & colder conditions which willl greatly decrease stopping distance on ice and snow vs all-season all-terrain or Mud terrain tires.

Good winter tire that I use Cooper Discoverer M&S

 

The new Goodyear Duratrac.

They look like they would be decent in the powder snow and not too bad on icy/compacted snow road surfaces.

 

the BFG get the winter logo

me i was very surprised by my procomp AT this winter, they are better than the BFG AT KO on ice or packed snow

 

NOT all BFG A/T KO's are rated for severe snow....look at the warning on some the tire sites...

This was taken from Tirerack:

NOTE: While most BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO tires meet the industry's severe snow service requirements (and are branded with the mountain/snowflake symbol), selected tires do not. Specific tires/sizes not meeting the industry's severe snow service requirements are identified with a "Not Rated For Severe Snow" notation on the Sizes & Pricing, as well as on Specs.

If you do look at the BFG A/T just note which tire sizes are branded with the mountian/snowflake symbol.

 

hmm those coopers look nice
i checked what sizes they do here and i think the best fit would be 275/70r17 but they dont seem to do an 18" tyre, and my sahara wheels are 18's

 

cheers for the heads up. unfortunately the 315/70r17 are "Not Rated For Severe Snow". is this just cuz of the compound they use or just the size of the tyre is not suitable for snow driving?