I got the bumper on...didn't have time to get the lights wired yet...but, "Any Day Now"

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Insane and ridiculous are both words I'm comfortable with. Thanks for digging up the pictures, it really helps me to firm up my ideas. I know the rock-crawling and mudding crowd need the extra clearance and taller tires to reach the bottom of the goo - that's not my main focus. Sand requires better floatation and wider tires just work better on heavily rutted beaches, by increasing the width to 15.5 I will increase floatation by 40-50%.

I loved the 35x15.5 Mickey Thompsons on my 4 runner. I am starting to think that the 33x15.5 might not look so good. I remember Mickey Thompson had a 31 x 17 wide tire... I thought it was absolutely rediculous... I definately don't want that look.

I had 33x 14.5 all terrains too, I liked them but I want something more aggressive and I think a M/T looks wider than an A/T in the same width.

I also like the look of a "deep dish" wheel. Obviously a wider tire will require a smaller backspacing giving me a deeper rim. I noticed that newer wheels aren't available in wide widths and pretty much have set backspacing. I was looking at the ProComp Series 7028.