Big Tires for BS Badlands

[Bluebaru]

I put 2k miles on them and they were cracking like they were dry rotted, splitting, and were wearing really fast. They would have been at the wear bars at about 25k miles at the current wear rate. They were the at3w. I sent photos and they said they would cover because they had some bad tires ship. I still have the photos. They credited for the whole amount I paid. So I went to the E rated ones. The E rated were awesome. Then they charged back my dealer 800 bucks and said they won’t cover them. Again sent photos, talked with their higher ups and was all cool. I’ve run almost every well known off road tire over the years.

Nope! The 245/70/17 Falken is available in an XL load rating! I am curious as to your experience with the Falkens? Were the ones you had a problem with AT3's and not AT3W's? At least I think the AT3 preceded the 3W.

Riotfunk
You are welcome, for the info! Glad I could help you out. Let us know how they do since you aren't a mall crawler.

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[Meanderthal]

When shifting to 245/65/17 on BL what do you do with the full size spare?

You really should stop posting the same question in multiple threads. This forum is active and people will answer your question.

The best thing to do with the full-size spare is to replace that tire too. You can leave that tire as the stock tire but it becomes a little like running the donut, in that it should only be used for a short time. If you replace it with a matching tire, you can also work it into the tire rotation so you should get a nice long life out of them. If you are going aftermarket wheels, then that means you would also need a 5th wheel.

 

[Cactusjk]

You really should stop posting the same question in multiple threads. This forum is active and people will answer your question.

The best thing to do with the full-size spare is to replace that tire too. You can leave that tire as the stock tire but it becomes a little like running the donut, in that it should only be used for a short time. If you replace it with a matching tire, you can also work it into the tire rotation so you should get a nice long life out of them. If you are going aftermarket wheels, then that means you would also need a 5th wheel.

Got it. Was not sure it would fit in the back storage spot.

Deleted the duplicate that I had tacked on to some other questions. Getting better at finding the posts and seeing the updates but there are a lot of duplicate posts on here on the same topics I am running into. All with good information and different OPs.

 

[Meanderthal]

Got it. Was not sure it would fit in the back storage spot.

Deleted the duplicate that I had tacked on to some other questions. Getting better at finding the posts and seeing the updates but there are a lot of duplicate posts on here on the same topics I am running into. All with good information and different OPs.

You should be getting notified when someone replies to your posts (little bell icon in the website's top bar). You can also "watch" a thread and once you do there is the option to get emailed whenever a new posting shows up.

 

[Cactusjk]

You should be getting notified when someone replies to your posts (little bell icon in the website's top bar). You can also "watch" a thread and once you do there is the option to get emailed whenever a new posting shows up.

Thanks. Watching the bell and am definitely getting better as I ease into this. Been on the FJ forum since 2006 and this one is actually better in many ways!

 

[M3H7363]

You should be getting notified when someone replies to your posts (little bell icon in the website's top bar). You can also "watch" a thread and once you do there is the option to get emailed whenever a new posting shows up.

I explained this to him in a PM days ago.

 

[Escape2Bronco]

Got it. Was not sure it would fit in the back storage spot.

Deleted the duplicate that I had tacked on to some other questions. Getting better at finding the posts and seeing the updates but there are a lot of duplicate posts on here on the same topics I am running into. All with good information and different OPs.

The biggest tire you can fit in the spare tire wheel well is 29.5 without making modifications. A 245/65-17 will fit in the well with the cargo mat in the upper position.

 

[Cactusjk]

The biggest tire you can fit in the wheel well is 29.5 without making modifications. A 245/65-17 will fit in the well with the cargo mat in the upper position.

Thanks!

I went with BFG KO2 245/65/17s

 

[Feint]

245/65/17 BFG K02s, no lift. The K02s are definitely louder than the stock Pirelli Scorpions that came on it. But it's a trade off for them being better in every other way. I don't know about the mpg hit because I traded out the tires before my first fill-up. Acceleration seems to be the same. Still feels fast.

 

[Bamsi]

245/65/17 BFG K02s, no lift. The K02s are definitely louder than the stock Pirelli Scorpions that came on it. But it's a trade off for them being better in every other way. I don't know about the mpg hit because I traded out the tires before my first fill-up. Acceleration seems to be the same. Still feels fast.

What options could be less loud. OEM Pirellis look like highway tires.

 

[Cactusjk]

The K02s are great tires!

 

[Ivan Nigro Yague]

Yokohamas Geolandar G015 are a great alternative for a Bronco Sport. They are quieter than OEM Pirrelis, better on and off road, much lighter than ko2s and nice look also. Thats was my choice…

 

[Feint]

What options could be less loud. OEM Pirellis look like highway tires.

The Wildpeaks are probably quieter as they are less aggressive, but from everything I've read, the BFGs are more capable/equally capable and better looking.

 

[Meanderthal]

The Wildpeaks are probably quieter as they are less aggressive, but from everything I've read, the BFGs are more capable/equally capable and better looking.

The BFGs are also heavier, by 4-5 lbs each IIRC.

 

[Escape2Bronco]

What options could be less loud. OEM Pirellis look like highway tires.

The Wildpeaks AT3W 235/65-17. They have a more rounded edge to reduce noise.

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