Steelies with 35s anyone?

[fp11]

I have BD with stock steelies and tires but I want to switch to 35s but keep the steelies. Any recommendations on what tires to get? Stock tires are starting to look “small”

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[kodiakisland]

35x11.50r17 on black diamond wheels | Bronco6G - 2021+ Ford Bronco & Bronco Raptor Forum, News, Blog & Owners Community

 

[Bruno]

I have BD with stock steelies and tires but I want to switch to 35s but keep the steelies. Any recommendations on what tires to get? Stock tires are starting to look “small”

255/85 R16 - Go for 33's (10" wide) they fit better + they work with your gearing better. + u dont need some typical, trendy over-wide pokey tire. Giant doesnt look better.

 

[kodiakisland]

255/85 R16 - Go for 33's (10" wide) they fit better + they work with your gearing better. + u dont need some typical, trendy over-wide pokey tire. Giant doesnt look better.

The BD has 17 inch rims, and 35s work just fine.

 

[BroncoAZ]

285/75R17 should fit fine, 33.9” tall. I run these on my Badlands without a lift. I could fit 315/70R17, but I’ve found out over the years that it’s usually best to look for the max tire size you can fit then get the next size down. An example is my 87 Bronco, I went from 315/70R17 to a 35x12.5R17. That extra 1/2” in height and probably 1/3” in width made the tires rub when fully stuffed, I also felt the extra weight. On the next set I went back to the 315’s and the truck just felt better overall.

 

[Rick Astley]

The BD has 17 inch rims, and 35s work just fine.

Willing to lay down a gentleman's wager of a crisp Toonie that freeway driving in Miami is a wee bit different than in the final frontier of Alaska.

"Works just fine" is a bit generic especially as BD gearing isn't optimized for the 80+ MPH those fine folks in Florida like to drive on the freeways (90+ if you don't want to get honked at).

 

[kodiakisland]

Willing to lay down a gentleman's wager of a crisp Toonie that freeway driving in Miami is a wee bit different than in the final frontier of Alaska.

"Works just fine" is a bit generic especially as BD gearing isn't optimized for the 80+ MPH those fine folks in Florida like to drive on the freeways (90+ if you don't want to get honked at).

I've only had my 35s down to Ft Lauderdale, so I'll claim ignorance on the Miami scene. Now, the biggest test of my 35s has been country highways in MT at 85-90. Everyone should drive within their own limitations though.

Compared to my Tacoma, the Bronco is a rocket ship, even with the 35s. I’ve driven my MT 4cyl Tacoma from Florida to LA to BC, pulling a trailer, and I can keep it in traffic with all 178 horses. It’s too easy with the Bronco on 35s.

 

[kodiakisland]

Another thread with 35s and steelies:
35s on stock Black Diamond wheels? | Bronco6G - 2021+ Ford Bronco & Bronco Raptor Forum, News, Blog & Owners Community

 

[tractorcrusher]

I run SAS spec 35s (315/70/17) on my BD with no lift or leveling. You do need to remove the front and rear crash bars in the front wheel wells to prevent rubbing.

Honestly though I'm considering either changing the gearing or switching back to my original tires because the gas mileage and performance tanked with the 35s. Just a heads up...

 

[fp11]

I run SAS spec 35s (315/70/17) on my BD with no lift or leveling. You do need to remove the crash front and rear crash bars in the front wheel wells to prevent rubbing.

Honestly though I'm considering either changing the gearing or switching back to my original tires because the gas mileage and performance tanked with the 35s. Just a heads up...

Interesting info here since I like the look but I’m a bit concerned about the compromise. How easy is to change the gearing for the BD? City driving is ok but I always felt that it should be much better

 

[fp11]

Another thread with 35s and steelies:
35s on stock Black Diamond wheels? | Bronco6G - 2021+ Ford Bronco & Bronco Raptor Forum, News, Blog & Owners Community

Thanks for all the links @kodiakisland !

 

[Moto26]

Stock tires are starting to look “small”

I blame the wheel wells. Ford really did it to us with these giant wheel wells, begging for 35’s or larger. I took off my stock Grabbers and sold them to my nephew, who put them on his 4Runner. Here are the exact same tires on both vehicles…

I went with 285/75-17’s, which fit perfectly with no changes whatsoever. (I did trim 10mm off the spare tire bumpers)…

 

[tractorcrusher]

Interesting info here since I like the look but I’m a bit concerned about the compromise. How easy is to change the gearing for the BD? City driving is ok but I always felt that it should be much better

I honestly have no idea about changing the gearing, I'd want a professional to do it for sure. The one thing that I do know is it will be expensive. I tried to order SAS when I got my BD but back then you couldn't get it with the 7-speed manual, even though Ford announced that you could (I even had the sales manager try to add it in system in the back end).

I could've changed the order after the fact but I didn't want to risk delaying the order any. In the long run I got my manual trans 2-door earlier than most people in the country (March last year), which I credit to not making any changes to my order.

I'll have 20k miles on my Bronco within the next few weeks and I do love it more than any other vehicle I've owned.

 

[B Miller]

I run the Toyo Open Country R/T Trail hybrids. They're D rated and the exact same size as the sasquatch tires. Much improved driving and handling over the factory tires. 315/70R17
Toyo Open Country R/T Trails

 

[orion]

I have the 35-10.50R17 Kenda Klevers on mine...

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