I see a lot of people regretting 33"s, wishing they had installed 35"s in the first place. But do people who install 34"s feel the same way?

 

ive been looking at the maxxis bighorns. 34" . Do you have 34'S?

 

35s generally measure out to be around 34 - 34.5'' depending on the model and brand of tire. my 315/70/17 hankook dynapro MTs specs were 34.6 if i remember correctly but once installed and run on 30psi the true measurement is more like 34". so if they are a true 34" installed, to answer your question, no, i don't regret the size. good compromise for off road/ DD .. would i like 37s? uhhh ya! but involves more mods and $$ and less city driveability.

 

No, I'm shopping/researching. I'm down to two.

 

Yes....sort of, but maybe not. Hypothetically, you'd be missing the opportunity to have an additional .5" of ground clearance. However, it all depends on the actual tire height, which is arbitrary. Your 34" tires "could be" as tall as someone else's 35" tires.
At the end of the day, your perception is a lot more affected than your ability to clear obstacles. Unless you are wheeling hardcore, the net difference is not going to make your life miserable, and until tire manufacturers become anal retentive about actual height versus labeled height there is never going to be a clear answer.

 

I'm talking more about advertised 34" tires, more than measured as 34". i.e. I've seen KM2 285/75r17 that are supposed to measured at 33.9, even though they measured 33" for one guy. They didn't look bad in the pics, but I don't know if it was the photography/angle/shadows.

 

I've got the BFG K2 MT 305x75x17 which measure 34" with no regrets. They look to be about the same height as 35's but .5" narrower.

 

Go with 35s! If you're even asking this question you'll regret anything less than 35s, I know I do. Any tire less than a 35 should come with a warning label that says you'll regret buying me in 6 months

 

I have a fetish for 15" wheels, so went with 33's on a 2-dr. No regets...

 

I have 315/75r16 which are 34.6. I have no regrets because I got them for a steal but when I get new tires ill be going with a true 35x12.5. Everything looks huge when u get them but the shrink fast and you u want bigger. So I would go as big as your lift and budget can allow for.