got a 96 t100 3.4l. i was thinking of getting 33" tall tires but i dont want to tear into my rear end to re-gear. i have 31" now but they are starting to go bald on me. anyone with suggestions im up for it. thanks T100_Trucker

33s arent too bad with stock gearing, ran mine like that for years and had great power and gas mileage, now with 35s youd have the opposite, what tires are you looking at getting?

well i was looking into the mickey thompson tires, the all terrain/mud terrain tires. also i was looking into the baja radials but im worried that they might make too much noise on the highway. not sure yet. who were your 33's from?

I am also lookinf at tires but my Q is with this truck in stock form are there any tires that seem to do better than others. my driving will be allot of road (the work truck) and allot of dirt roads. hunting truck.
Rich

mickey thompson tires are more expensive and dont last very long, ive been using BFG mud terrains, usually get about 50k out of them with tread left to go...

33" tires will require some lift...i found that Sam's Club had the best deal on BFG tires, online some tires might be cheaper , but i get free repairs and rotations, not that i use either, but i like to think if i was lazy enough i could get a free rotation... <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Thought I jump in since I am running 33" tires. I have the 33x12.5-15 BFG Mud, and I'm very happy with them. I thought they would be as loud as Goodyear MT/R (had them on my Jeep), but they were surprising tolerable. Don't get me wrong, you will feel and hear them, but it's not too bad. The BFG A/T is another great tire that I had in the past. I had close to 60k before getting new tires.

As for lift, you'll need about 3". I installed the 3" body lift, and they cleared with minor rubbing in the front where I had to do some trimming. Main reason mine are tight is that I'm running 15x10 wheels with 4" BS. If you can stick to 15x8, they should fit like a glove w/o any problem.

As for power with stock gears, like Jake97T said, they should be fine. You'll feel the lack of power, but it's far better than my first T that had 35" tires running stock gearing.

If you want 33" tires with little lift...try going with 285/75r16..although this will require new wheels...I had 31" Bridgstone AT's then installed 285's BFG MT's on my T, and it works great...there is little rubbing with the Torsion bars cranked a bit. There's pictures somewhere on here..

UPDATE.....
just picked these up from a guy local that had them on craigslist for 400.00 they are from a 2002 Sequia the tires are brand new Pathfinders. not my first choice but for my work truck and 4 bills, what the hail. I just got done putt them on and will post picks soon.
Rich

Since we are on the topic of wheels and tires......I installed 03 Tundra 16" wheels on my 93 4by. They did not come with centercaps for the front hubs - stock 2by caps hit the hub. Anyone know if there is an optional set of centercaps for 4by's ?

Probably, and those little suckers are big bucks from yota. I sourced a centercap for my camry-they wanted 40 bucks for a hunk of plastic!