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I was pretty set on the 285's until a thought popped up out of nowhere. If you have made things so that the tires *just* clear, I'm wondering about those situations when the off roading consists of dirt/muck that adheres to the tires. With little clearance between the wells and tires, I could see mudflaps snapping off and wells getting scratched & scraped through the first layer of plastic. At the absolute closest, what kind of gap are we talking about between tire & well?RacerZX wrote:I'm using my stock wheels with the bigger tires, so no, there's no going back. It would be amusing to do before and after dyno runs to see exactly how much the bigger tires loose you in power, but I can't easily do that at this point.
Says the man from California.RacerZX wrote:It's pretty darn close, depends on how good a job you do with the heat gun redefining the fender liners. That being said, I have a hard time imagining anything sticking out of the tread far enough and solidly enough to cause damage that isn't already causing you precipitous air loss.
See, I hadn't even thought about that. I've only been thinking about tire sizes in an road/off road context. That may be too tight of a squeeze with winter buildup under the wells. I guess I'll just have to take a closer look at the situation now, then try and envision how to improve upon it for something larger. I'm all about the heat gun, but I wonder if there would be a more effective solution. Maybe removing the molded flaps and replacing with rubber? Decisions, decisions.amr40509 wrote: Says the man from California.
Be careful if you run in below freezing conditions. Ice can bridge that gap when you park and freeze the tire to the "other" surfaces...then you might get some snap/crackle/pop effect.
Not negating the statement but I did some driving last winter and never had a problem. Typically the tires would cut the snow back far enough that when ice did form there was still a good gap. And the vibration of driving would usually cause it all to just crack and fall off.amr40509 wrote:Be careful if you run in below freezing conditions. Ice can bridge that gap when you park and freeze the tire to the "other" surfaces...then you might get some snap/crackle/pop effect.
well thanks !! I used to drive up there every week end with my Honda Civic.....lol..pulling on the side to put the chains on was fun..they also have those guys charging you 50 or 60 bux just to put the chains on..boogyman wrote:Boy do I miss the days of Tahoe and hitting 4k feet and meeting up with a snowstorm. At least you don't have to put on chains if you have a 4wd. I thought that was the funniest, seeing people pay to install chains on the side of the highway. Of course wayward Jeeps, with summer tires don't make up for the little bit of extra axle. Nice guy, he just didn't know how to drive in snow. Boy was that a crazy ski trip.
Sorry for the hijack
I was born & raised in Reno-spent 29 years there. I grew up skiing at Tahoe, both cross country and downhill. I either drove up the Mt. Rose highway to cross country, or down through Carson, then up, to Heavenly. The snow can get pretty bad, but at least they are relatively short stretches of road to plow. I-80 still has Tahoe beat in terms of horrible driving conditions. They just don't have enough plows for the huge length of freeway snow country. I've driven behind plows many times in the past, sometimes only a mile behind, and the freeway would already be fully covered in snow. I try to explain what the snow conditions can be like in the Sierras to people who live out in Salt Lake-they just don't get it. We simply don't get storms like that here.V8Pathy wrote: well thanks !! I used to drive up there every week end with my Honda Civic.....lol..pulling on the side to put the chains on was fun..they also have those guys charging you 50 or 60 bux just to put the chains on..
now I have a 4x4 Pathy but I live in sunny socal