• We’re currently investigating an issue related to the forum theme and styling that is impacting page layout and visual formatting. The problem has been identified, and we are actively working on a resolution. There is no impact to user data or functionality, this is strictly a front-end display issue. We’ll post an update once the fix has been deployed. Thanks for your patience while we get this sorted.

Is bigger better? Those 26-inchers could be ruining your truck

More and more they are a lifestyle accessory instead of a workhorse.

For proof, just check out the parking lot at any record company or movie studio?filled to the brim with tricked-out H2s and Escalades and Mercedes G-Wagens. Along with this popularity rise, aftermarket wheels and tires have become huge, and we mean that?both in terms of their sheer size and their over-the-top look (the more spokes, the more chrome, the better), as well as numbers sold.
Click to expand...

lol....
According to the Specialty Equipment Market Association, sport/ute and truck owners dished out more than $1 billion (that?s billion with a B) in 2002 on flashy custom chrome wheels
Click to expand...
:Q
 
Originally posted by: NFS4
http://autoweek.com/cat_content.mv?port_code=autoweek&cat_code=specials&loc_code=index&content_code=05832467
Click to expand...

That's common sense. Those 26-inchers are usually low profile, so the wheel transmits more shock to the chassis/suspension components. Also, if the car/truck is lowered, you reduce the suspension travel as well <depending on car and amount of drop>. If you get aftermarket strut mounts to increase suspension travel, then you risk hitting a control arm or such on the chassis. Either way, you could get screwed. But that's the art of modifying your car/truck, to find that perfect balance.

Anyway, just my ramblings.

 
I contemplated a 3" lift on my truck but decided against it seeing the cost and potential repair cost, should anything break.

Instead I just did a plus-zero on my new tires (265/75R16 instead of 265/70R16)

Car rides better at the expense of minor tire rub when turning.
 
Originally posted by: Monel Funkawitz
26ers are nothing. Try 44's on 15" rims.
Click to expand...
Originally posted by: speed01
I'll stick with my 38's on 15's thanks just the same....
Click to expand...

I always wondered...with those big ass diggers, if you get stuck in some heavy mud, and you've got a powerful enough engine, do the rims spin inside the tires??
 
Originally posted by: redly1
Originally posted by: Monel Funkawitz
26ers are nothing. Try 44's on 15" rims.
Click to expand...
Originally posted by: speed01
I'll stick with my 38's on 15's thanks just the same....
Click to expand...

I always wondered...with those big ass diggers, if you get stuck in some heavy mud, and you've got a powerful enough engine, do the rims spin inside the tires??
Click to expand...

Usually you tear up the drivetrain first, as getting stuck is usually a matter of sittin on the frame.
Well, it SHOULD be on the frame, otherwise you werent really offroading to begin with 😀
 
i like my setup (in my sig) thats with no lift, except the torsion bar raised about an inch. only rubs a little bit at full turn in reverse.
 
Originally posted by: redly1
Originally posted by: Monel Funkawitz
26ers are nothing. Try 44's on 15" rims.
Click to expand...
Originally posted by: speed01
I'll stick with my 38's on 15's thanks just the same....
Click to expand...

I always wondered...with those big ass diggers, if you get stuck in some heavy mud, and you've got a powerful enough engine, do the rims spin inside the tires??
Click to expand...

A lot of guys (while mudding) actually lower their tire pressure for better grip and use bead locks to keep the tire from slipping. Some guys will just screw the tire to the wheel...
 
I have 33x16 slicks on my truck with approx. 640 horsepower, and my rims never moved at all. I eventually put some screws through the wheels just to be safe, though.

No way a mud tire is gripping as hard as a drag slick, so unless you're running at a tractor pull, I don't see why a 4x4 would need wheel screws.
 
so going the other way, anyone see a problem with significantly lighter than stock wheels?
 
Originally posted by: Pacfanweb
I have 33x16 slicks on my truck with approx. 640 horsepower, and my rims never moved at all. I eventually put some screws through the wheels just to be safe, though.

No way a mud tire is gripping as hard as a drag slick, so unless you're running at a tractor pull, I don't see why a 4x4 would need wheel screws.
Click to expand...

When it comes to drag cars it isn't so much the torque that requires bead locks as it is the tire pressure. To get a better contact patch (have more of the tire on the pavement) drag cars will lower the tire pressure quite a bit. Obviously, a deflated tire will not grip the rim as well.

4 wheelers do this also. Usually more for rock climbing more than mudding. Same concept. Low air pressure helps the tire to conform to an obstacle better. Plus it helps the tire stay on if you hit something not to mention keeping the tire on the rim of you puncture it. It has less to with torque than it does with obsticles. So obviously there are plenty of reason to run bead locks or screws on off road vehicles.

Bad grip
Good grip
 
Uh, who cares if it is bad for the truck?

People who usually buy the big rims usually upgrade often anyways.

Small price to pay to ride clean.
 
Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl
Originally posted by: Pacfanweb
I have 33x16 slicks on my truck with approx. 640 horsepower, and my rims never moved at all. I eventually put some screws through the wheels just to be safe, though.

No way a mud tire is gripping as hard as a drag slick, so unless you're running at a tractor pull, I don't see why a 4x4 would need wheel screws.
Click to expand...

When it comes to drag cars it isn't so much the torque that requires bead locks as it is the tire pressure. To get a better contact patch (have more of the tire on the pavement) drag cars will lower the tire pressure quite a bit. Obviously, a deflated tire will not grip the rim as well.

4 wheelers do this also. Usually more for rock climbing more than mudding. Same concept. Low air pressure helps the tire to conform to an obstacle better. Plus it helps the tire stay on if you hit something not to mention keeping the tire on the rim of you puncture it. It has less to with torque than it does with obsticles. So obviously there are plenty of reason to run bead locks or screws on off road vehicles.

Bad grip
Good grip
Click to expand...

Right, but I said MUD, not rocks. I realize they're mud tires that are used for rock climbing, but I was talking about using them in the mud, therefore what I said is true.
I agree with the rock climbing deal, but not just mud.
 
I don't mind it at all, it just makes it easier to separate the N00b truck owners from the real one's 😀

Now you can see it from 13 city blocks without question 😉
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Back
Top