BIG TIRES SUCK! And Here's Why :-)

[Bronc-O]

I'm sasquatching for looks, and looks only. There, I said it. Flame away.

At least, you know why you want Sasquatch. No flame required.

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[xmod]

I see no correlation to to the video and a Bronco. The 110 is setup for overlanding where you would want smaller diameter tires. 90's and 110's weren't designed to have large tires. You need a lift just to barely fit 33's on a Defender.

 

[Raptor911]

My 2019 Raptor with Titan7 wheel ... forged and comes in at 20.6 pounds. I saved 11 pounds per corner when compared to stock.

BTW .. these are 35s. Jumping to 37s on a Raptor takes a lot of $$ if you want to do it right.

You and I think the same way, I don't care what others think, it has to be right for me. I like subtle mods that make the vehicle drive better, and look the way I want. Here is my GT350 I wanted it to look like Ford might have made it this way. The wheels are each 13 lbs lighter. They are stock GT350 width, but with GT350R offset in the front, and regular GT350 offset in the rear. Along with Carbon Fiber driveshaft, and resonator delete makes it drive like a different car, handles better, has more power, gets better fuel millage. But bet you can't tell it isn't 100% stock

 

[mostly harmless]

My build of choice is Black Diamond with 2.7L engine & hard top, but I really want the rims and 33" All terrains from the Badlands. I feel that will be plenty off road capable with the rear lockers. Do you think Ford will allow me the 33" tire setup on the Black Diamond?

I doubt it, but I hope I am wrong. Black Diamond w/ 33” ATs and 2.7L would be my build of choice as well, in terms of balancing capability and my budget. The Badlands is a little pricier than I can justify and has more off road capability than I will likely use.

 

[DonsBronc]

My 2019 Raptor with Titan7 wheel ... forged and comes in at 20.6 pounds. I saved 11 pounds per corner when compared to stock.

BTW .. these are 35s. Jumping to 37s on a Raptor takes a lot of $$ if you want to do it right.

sweet I looked into those wheels, might have been you who mentioned them, just got to get them to make some center caps. I had these made for my GT350

 

[xmod]

sweet I looked into those wheels, might have been you who mentioned them, just got to get them to make some center caps. I had these made for my GT350

Who made those wheels? I also have a 2017 gt350. Those look really good. Forgeline?

 

[DonsBronc]

Who made those wheels? I also have a 2017 gt350. Those look really good. Forgeline?

yes Forgeline and they are awesome. Though not cheep, and you have to ask them to do those center caps. They don't advertise they can do them, but they will. If you call them you can negotiate they gave me a few hundred off each wheel

 

[fpGT350]

This has been a perfect thread for me to read and digest. I'm buying the vehicle for the street. Some of you have actually had a pleasant experience with 35's on the highway. That certainly has not been my experience, but I'm willing to be open-minded about the possibility of Ford not selling something to the public that would be as absolutely deplorable on the highway as I find my daughter's Jeep Wrangler with 35's. It doesn't much matter because Wifey wants nothing to do with off-roading nor does she want to carry a step ladder to get inside the vehicle. Only time will tell what the Sasquatch experience on the street will be like. Sure like listening to you rowdies talking about it though.

 

[xmod]

yes Forgeline and they are awesome. Though not cheep, and you have to ask them to do those center caps. They don't advertise they can do them, but they will. If you call them you can negotiate they gave me a few hundred off each wheel

Cool - what model should I ask for?

 

[Dads_bronze_bronco]

All good points, unless you actually traverse rocky trails. You can't fake ground clearance. And once you air down, you have lost a significant amount of sidewall height. Then when you load a corner, you lose more. For my needs, I will be stuffing the biggest tire I can fit under it. Going to have to make up for some loss or articulation as well.

You can’t fake articulation either, and if you stuff your fenders full of tire to get ground clearance, you reduce your articulation.

This by the way is where SFA makes it easier and less costly to get MOAR of both.

 

[BroncoFanBoy]

The 35s will weigh more, and it's rotating weight
If you get your 35s by way of Sasquatch you get new gearing to help with that. But if you just put bigger tires on you will have slower acceleration. And even if you do get Sasquatch, your bronco will likely brake a bit longer than one with lighter tires

Many things that make a rig better off road, can have a negative effect on road manners

Most here probably won't care if the 60-0 braking distance goes up by 5 feet though, that's not really the point of this truck

And that’s why you get the steel bumpers ?

 

[DonsBronc]

Cool - what model should I ask for?

I have the regular GA1R but they make a bunch of wheels in the one Piece Monoblock series
https://forgeline.com/series/one-piece-monoblock-series-wheels

Just make sure you tell them especially in the rear do the regular GT350 offset, they like to do the R offset if you don't specify. They had to redo my rears, I didn't like the R offset as they stick out further
Though R offset in front is fine

 

[NCOBX]

You can’t fake articulation either, and if you stuff your fenders full of tire to get ground clearance, you reduce your articulation.

This by the way is where SFA makes it easier and less costly to get MOAR of both.

How does getting bigger tires reduce articulation? Your not changing your upward stop point and the suspension should still travel the same amount as before.

I keep seeing this and I guess I’m not getting what’s changed.

 

[DonsBronc]

How does getting bigger tires reduce articulation? Your not changing your upward stop point and the suspension should still travel the same amount as before.

I keep seeing this and I guess I’m not getting what’s changed.

they might put in different bump stops, that's my guess

 

[beachztt]

You can’t fake articulation either, and if you stuff your fenders full of tire to get ground clearance, you reduce your articulation.

This by the way is where SFA makes it easier and less costly to get MOAR of both.

I do not disagree my friend. After a difficult rated trail weekend before last and the JKUR not breaking a sweat, it is a little difficult to give up that articulation when I can run bump stop to bump stop and lock to lock without rubbing and the 35s stuffed all the way in the stock fenders.

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