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JK Enthusiast
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I'm ready to swap out the stock rubicon tires for something else. I've looked at BFG AT 275 70 17 and Wrangler DuraTrac 265 70 17. I like the fact that I can get the DuraTracs in a C load range instead of the E. I really like the width of the BFG tires better. Any idea what the width diff is on the 2 different tires? Any thoughts between the two?
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I'm ready to swap out the stock rubicon tires for something else. I've looked at BFG AT 275 70 17 and Wrangler DuraTrac 265 70 17. I like the fact that I can get the DuraTracs in a C load range instead of the E. I really like the width of the BFG tires better. Any idea what the width diff is on the 2 different tires? Any thoughts between the two?
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On metric sizing, the first number is the tire's section width is measured in millimeters. This measurement is taken from sidewall to sidewall. In these cases, the section width of the BFG tire is 275mm, and the Duratrac only 265 mm. Then, the middle number is the height of the sidewall. It is a percentage of the section width. For both of these, it is 70 percent of the section width, but that means that the BFG will be slightly taller than the Wrangler - given the difference in width.
Check the Info section on Discount Tire's website if you're curious about the rest of the numbers, and good luck in getting your new shoes!
JK Enthusiast
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If you divide the first number say 275 by 26.5 (number of MM in an inch) you get the width in inches. 10.377 then the 70 number would be your sidewall at 70% of 10.3" or about 7" that means if you you have 17" wheels (the third number) plus 14" of sidewall you have about 31" tires...
So to answer your original question the 265's are 10 mm narrower than the 275's (about half an inch)
Hope that helps and I could be talking out my ass but that is the way I remember it...
JK Enthusiast
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Isn't the first number the width?
On metric sizing, the first number is the tire's section width is measured in millimeters. This measurement is taken from sidewall to sidewall. In these cases, the section width of the BFG tire is 275mm, and the Duratrac only 265 mm. Then, the middle number is the height of the sidewall. It is a percentage of the section width. For both of these, it is 70 percent of the section width, but that means that the BFG will be slightly taller than the Wrangler - given the difference in width.
Check the Info section on Discount Tire's website if you're curious about the rest of the numbers, and good luck in getting your new shoes!
On metric sizing, the first number is the tire's section width is measured in millimeters. This measurement is taken from sidewall to sidewall. In these cases, the section width of the BFG tire is 275mm, and the Duratrac only 265 mm. Then, the middle number is the height of the sidewall. It is a percentage of the section width. For both of these, it is 70 percent of the section width, but that means that the BFG will be slightly taller than the Wrangler - given the difference in width.
Check the Info section on Discount Tire's website if you're curious about the rest of the numbers, and good luck in getting your new shoes!
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I'm ready to swap out the stock rubicon tires for something else. I've looked at BFG AT 275 70 17 and Wrangler DuraTrac 265 70 17. I like the fact that I can get the DuraTracs in a C load range instead of the E. I really like the width of the BFG tires better. Any idea what the width diff is on the 2 different tires? Any thoughts between the two?
BFG 275/70/17
height 32.2" - section 11" - tread 9.2"
(265/70/17 is a C )
Goodyear 265/70/17
height 31.7" - section 10.7" - tread 8.2"
I have run the BFG's (35/12.50/15's). Great tire for everything but mud and heavy snow, long tread life, great reviews pretty much anywhere you look. But I would pick the DuraTrac between the two for the more aggressive looks. (I would get it in a larger size, though. Maybe go up to the 285/70/17 load D...
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