are 35s really worth it?

Nyc-Runner said:
I was talking to my buddy yesterday who has 35's on his FJ and I asked him how much of a BL he has and he said ( just a 1/2" and I only did the cause I wanted a little extra clearance I didn't have to) and I was like :mmph::frusty:
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Half an inch? Why bother? I don't think it would be worth crawling under the rig for a half inch. Air down about 3 PSI and call it a day? :reddance:
 
CAMELPRO said:
Half an inch? Why bother? I don't think it would be worth crawling under the rig for a half inch. Air down about 3 PSI and call it a day? :reddance:
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It does seem a little pointless to do all that work for negligible lift amount, but 1/2" is the perfect amount to space close sliders and bumpers away from the body. And with the FJ, from what I've seen and heard, not as many people run larger than 1" BL compared to the T4R guys simply because they don't need it to fit larger tires.
 
Inv4drZm said:
It does seem a little pointless to do all that work for negligible lift amount, but 1/2" is the perfect amount to space close sliders and bumpers away from the body. And with the FJ, from what I've seen and heard, not as many people run larger than 1" BL compared to the T4R guys simply because they don't need it to fit larger tires.
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I had the BOSS kit on my 08 UR with the sport tubes and a 1" BL. In my opinion, it set the tubes out perfect. You could still use them as steps but they weren't hanging down to where you'd say, "Damn you sure can tell that piece of shit has a body lift on it."

BTW, I was running 35s on it so we're technically still on topic! :naughty:
 
t-man said:
I would never go back! The power difference between 33's and 35's is negligible I have the V8 though. They aren't the easiest to fit, lots of trimming involved, but I go everywhere with them and rarely bottom out now. Many will say no they aren't worth it, my answer is they've never had them! lol Do what you want, it's your truck. I think the 4runner looks so much better with them too.
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I'm back at stock (close to level) after lowering my 4Runner. If I ever lift her again, I am going FULL RETARD....lift, gears, 35's, the works.....maybe two V8's...;).

OP: In all seriousness though, you really have to be honest with yourself and decide what you'll be happy with.....me? I live in an urban environment and never have the time to explore a trail......just didn't make sense for me at this point in my life.......so it was a decision between lowering her or getting a Prius. :) There are some seriously sexy rigs on this site with 32-33" tires.....check them out before you invest....yes, "invest", in a set of 35's and all the work that goes with it.
 
montana_jeepn said:
I'm back at stock (close to level) after lowering my 4Runner. If I ever lift her again, I am going FULL RETARD....lift, gears, 35's, the works.....maybe two V8's...;).

OP: In all seriousness though, you really have to be honest with yourself and decide what you'll be happy with.....me? I live in an urban environment and never have the time to explore a trail......just didn't make sense for me at this point in my life.......so it was a decision between lowering her or getting a Prius. :) There are some seriously sexy rigs on this site with 32-33" tires.....check them out before you invest....yes, "invest", in a set of 35's and all the work that goes with it.
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But once you go big you cant go back.
 
kevinpt said:
i would just keep it the way it is. with my 32's i know how fast im going so i see no need to change mine when it will just put more miles on my truck
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True. But fit some reason, my speedo is about 11% off. I calculated that based on several GPS trips over about 1100kms.

I track my fuel mileage very closely, so tracking with inaccurate mileage is pretty annoying.

I may look into utilizing a resistor of some sort. I have no idea how the speedo healer works, but I doubt it's terribly complicated.
 
dkyleb said:
True. But fit some reason, my speedo is about 11% off. I calculated that based on several GPS trips over about 1100kms.

I track my fuel mileage very closely, so tracking with inaccurate mileage is pretty annoying.

I may look into utilizing a resistor of some sort. I have no idea how the speedo healer works, but I doubt it's terribly complicated.
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The SpeedoHealer should take out all the guesswork. At 5mph your speedo isn't going to be off. At 30mph maybe 8% off, 60mph 11% off and so on. You can't really get a good baseline by figuring that your speedo is a certain % off, unless you drive the exact same route and speed every day.
 
CAMELPRO said:
The SpeedoHealer should take out all the guesswork. At 5mph your speedo isn't going to be off. At 30mph maybe 8% off, 60mph 11% off and so on. You can't really get a good baseline by figuring that your speedo is a certain % off, unless you drive the exact same route and speed every day.
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Ah right, I guess the percentage changes based on speed. I know that I drove 1100km and my trip counter read 11% lower than that.
 
What about getting some Interco SSR's in 35X10.50R17?

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35.3" tall
11.6" at its widest- same width as 33's!

I could keep my 33" Duratracs on my SCS wheels for daily driving and put these beasts on my stock wheels maybe with wheel spacers if needed to crawl over the rocks. Sounds like they might get 30k miles but that might last a while for just wheeling trips.

Some people say they are too soft for sharp rocks though.
 
Inv4drZm said:
What about getting some Interco SSR's in 35X10.50R17?

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35.3" tall
11.6" at its widest- same width as 33's!

I could keep my 33" Duratracs on my SCS wheels for daily driving and put these beasts on my stock wheels maybe with wheel spacers if needed to crawl over the rocks. Sounds like they might get 30k miles but that might last a while for just wheeling trips.

Some people say they are too soft for sharp rocks though.
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Most issues with 35's are the width with the height, so being skinner will help some. Remind me if your lift?
Swampers don't last long at all on Highway, but if they are offroad only you should get several years out of them. Not sure on the rock rash resistance, maybe someone here has experience with them in that regard. Personally I'd go swamper ltb or sx or even tsl in that order. Sx has more sidewall lugs than tsl.
 
t-man said:
Most issues with 35's are the width with the height, so being skinner will help some. Remind me if your lift?
Swampers don't last long at all on Highway, but if they are offroad only you should get several years out of them. Not sure on the rock rash resistance, maybe someone here has experience with them in that regard. Personally I'd go swamper ltb or sx or even tsl in that order. Sx has more sidewall lugs than tsl.
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My lift?
Icons coilovers
3" MT LT rear coils
1.5" BL

Exactly the info I was looking for.
The tires you listed though only come in 12.5x35s or 12.5x36's

So much clearance though with the 36's!!!

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Link to this tacoma build ^
 
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I want 37's, but it would void my warranty on the rear dif and I know is be breaking everything. Just going to have to wait for some 1 tons. Will use 37's for DD use and 40" tractor tires for offroad.
 
CAMELPRO said:
The SpeedoHealer should take out all the guesswork. At 5mph your speedo isn't going to be off. At 30mph maybe 8% off, 60mph 11% off and so on. You can't really get a good baseline by figuring that your speedo is a certain % off, unless you drive the exact same route and speed every day.
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dkyleb said:
Ah right, I guess the percentage changes based on speed. I know that I drove 1100km and my trip counter read 11% lower than that.
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I don't know about the mechanics of a speedometer but if, as I suspect, it's all based off of wheel revolutions with an assumed tire circumference, then it will be off by a fixed percentage which would create a variable mph error. For example, at 5mph, an error of 10% is 1/2 of a mph. At 50mph, an error of 10% is 5 mph. Since the ratio of the assumed tire and the actual tire circumferences is a fixed number the error is a fixed percentage.
 
I know all vehicles handle tires and lifts differently, but for what it's worth, I've had the most fun on 33's. That's after having 35's and 37's.

That being said, I'll be stopping at 33's with my 4R.

Good luck with your decision. :)
 
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cajone5 said:
I don't know about the mechanics of a speedometer but if, as I suspect, it's all based off of wheel revolutions with an assumed tire circumference, then it will be off by a fixed percentage which would create a variable mph error. For example, at 5mph, an error of 10% is 1/2 of a mph. At 50mph, an error of 10% is 5 mph. Since the ratio of the assumed tire and the actual tire circumferences is a fixed number the error is a fixed percentage.
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Vehicle speed is averaged via the Skid Contr ECU after converting ABS Wheel Speed inputs; I imagine it's based on a rough circumference/diameter. The speedohealer just offsets the pulsed signal from the Skid Control ECU sent to the Combination Meter.

It's works well and I'm happy with mine.
 
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