</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">Originally posted by 99RodeoDude:
<strong>Any thoughts pros, cons?

Thanks every body.
Dave</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">Anything, and everything, involves a compromise.
Wear. Durability. Handling. Dry Grip. Wet Grip. Noise. Size. Width. Fuel consumption. Braking distance. All these on-road considerations even between 'close-to-factory-size' tires by different makers. By the time you start to factor in off-road-worthiness (based on your degree of off-roading -- ie. frequency and terrain-type --) you've entered a twilight zone of speculation and subjectiveness that can be mind boggling.

Friends come in handy at this time, since there are likely friends who share a similar vehicle type, pattern of usage, and brand preference. Test drives of a friend's vehicle, discussions, with them, and here with members etc. are perhaps more relevant, although (probably) no closer to any objective truth.

It's all a feeling -- seat of the pants stuff -- and you are likely to get a 'right' feeling in a 'driving impression' of another person's vehicle. Suspension changes, body lift changes, tire changes, gearing changes, engine-related changes...it's all a drive-and-see thing.

At this time, you really want to be hooking up with a List Member close to you, preferably someone with a few mods. For it is a sure bet that your mind -- set, now, on something not too far from stock settings -- may change based on other vehicles you see.

Nothing worse than buying a new set of 30 or 31 inch tires, only to drive past a similar vehicle on the road with 33's...and think...damn I should have bought those.

A rather verbose

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