Need help, tall and skinny tires needed

[lenny]

Hey guys, a good friend of mine needs some tall and skinny tires to run on the street on his TJ. Currently he is running a 38 14.50 swamper SX, but he needs something that is more narrow to fit under his flares.

Does any tire manufacturer make like a 38 12.50 or narrower? Do the 37 12.50 MTR's or BFG MT's run narrow? Ideally would be like a 38 10.50,, probably be goofy as hell looking,, but it would make him legal-ish

 

[Zombie]

So he's running 38.5x14.50 SXs.

There is a 38x12.5 SX. I have 37" BFG KMs, and 1 37" MTR, and they are not real skinny, but a little slimmer than an SX would be.

I've seen some 36X9 somethings michelins... I think they were military, and for a 16.5" wheel... might wnat to look at something like that.

 

[lenny]

One of the main concerns is that if the tire is too wide it will rub on his rear shocks, with where they are mounted.

 

[toys4rocks]

38.5 Boggers are only 11 wide http://www.intercotire.com/site28.php

 

[Milner]

I think Maxxis has the old school Buckshots in tall/skinny.

 

[lenny]

Cool thanks guys

 

[1993yj]

Wheel width and backspacing will probably make more of a difference here than tire width

 

[lenny]

Wheel width and backspacing will probably make more of a difference here than tire width

Yeah, he is going to be buying new wheels as well.

 

[suisuki]

wheel backspacing, flares, and the 38x12.5 bias ply ss tls makes a great tire

 

[lostsamurai]

ifa farm stores carry co-op grip spurs very narrow all sizes mine are 35x10.50x16

 

[Tacoma]

I need an IFA farm store.

 

[SAMI]

i run 37x12.5x17 MTR's.. i've got em on 17x9" wheels, and they don't stick out of my fenders at all..

 

[Rot Box]

Super Swamper TSL in a size Q78 might work....

They are about a 36.5X10. My brother runs them and they are skkiiiiinnnnnyyyyy

 

[joez]

Is this just a road tire, or will he be wheeling on them as well? If its just a road tire and hes keeping the SX's to wheel on, you can get a radial buckshot in a 305/85-16 (36" tall), and i believe a few other off-brands like the Denman coyotes. The michelins are always annother option as well, if you can find them. The Co-op's have already been mentioned.

If hes going to wheel on them, its hard to beat the Q-78 TSL's and the 38.5x11 boggers.

 

[scottsK5]

36 or 37's

You can find 36 and 37 inch HMVEE tires (16.5 wheels, 12.5 width) for a good price on EBAY ( around $500 per set shipped in the 36's). The downside is a C load rating and soft rubber compound. We don't get a whole lot of miles on a set of these tires (maybe 15-20k). The Tires are Goodyear I believe.