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I’ve seen people talk about this topic a few times but never found an off-road report, so here’s mine!
I just upgraded to 35x11.5 r17 Nitto Ridge Grapplers on my non-was manual Badlands with a 1” level and stock rims.
ON ROAD:
These feel great on road; even though they’re a load range E tire vs the stock load range C KO2’s they actually feel more supple just due the extra side wall. When accelerating you definitely have to sit in each gear longer and put your foot in it a bit more if you really want to accelerate at a decent rate, but under normal driving around town there’s not a big difference. Steering is noticeably heavier, which makes sense for 66 lb tires vs. the stock ones were 54 lbs believe. Last week my wife and I road tripped to Hurricane Utah from Colorado Springs (10 hr drive) and averaged only 13 mpg, although I suspect a lot of that was due to wind and not just bigger heavier tires.
OFF ROAD:
Now for the important part. While in Hurricane we drove two trails: Toquerville Falls (rated 4 on TrailsOffroad) and West Rim Trail in Sand Hollow (rated 4-7 on TrailsOffroad). Aired down to 18psi on second trail and through sand whoops and full articulation during rock crawling the tires never rubbed. A few times I had the bronco on 3 wheels with no rubbing. Starting on steep angles takes a little more effort with the manual and I found myself leaning on the crawl gear more then I did with the 33’s, however felt way more confident tackling big obstacles with how well the 35’s grip and roll over taller ledges. I even bottomed out the suspension a few times in the whoops and still no issues. I’ll most likely put a 2” inch lift on it someday , but for now the level and 35’s is perfect!
I just upgraded to 35x11.5 r17 Nitto Ridge Grapplers on my non-was manual Badlands with a 1” level and stock rims.
ON ROAD:
These feel great on road; even though they’re a load range E tire vs the stock load range C KO2’s they actually feel more supple just due the extra side wall. When accelerating you definitely have to sit in each gear longer and put your foot in it a bit more if you really want to accelerate at a decent rate, but under normal driving around town there’s not a big difference. Steering is noticeably heavier, which makes sense for 66 lb tires vs. the stock ones were 54 lbs believe. Last week my wife and I road tripped to Hurricane Utah from Colorado Springs (10 hr drive) and averaged only 13 mpg, although I suspect a lot of that was due to wind and not just bigger heavier tires.
OFF ROAD:
Now for the important part. While in Hurricane we drove two trails: Toquerville Falls (rated 4 on TrailsOffroad) and West Rim Trail in Sand Hollow (rated 4-7 on TrailsOffroad). Aired down to 18psi on second trail and through sand whoops and full articulation during rock crawling the tires never rubbed. A few times I had the bronco on 3 wheels with no rubbing. Starting on steep angles takes a little more effort with the manual and I found myself leaning on the crawl gear more then I did with the 33’s, however felt way more confident tackling big obstacles with how well the 35’s grip and roll over taller ledges. I even bottomed out the suspension a few times in the whoops and still no issues. I’ll most likely put a 2” inch lift on it someday , but for now the level and 35’s is perfect!
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