Okay, but now your new questions lead to others from us. If you're swapping to a larger tire, your consideration of 32" vs. 34" also bears drawing out. I am currently running 32x11.5-15 Sport King (made in Korea) all terrains on stock rims, no lift, no modifications at all. Therefore, if you're looking at 32x9.5's now, you will need no modifications beyond what you desire for traction control purposes. But, all the above mentioned parts will definitely aid your cause.

1. If you're going to wheel in SE Utah, than I believe most of what you'll encounter is Colorado Plateua sedimentary rocks with scattered volcanics from whatever orogenic event (sorry, can't recall name (oh, orogenic means 'mountain building')). So, if Moab is your destination (for example), consider other tire brands in your search. BFG offers 33x9.5 and 33x10.5. You could swap to 16" or 17" rims and go with some Dick Cepek or Mickey Thompson, Goodyear, Toyo, Pit Bull...for some different tire sizes.

2. If you're set on Swampers, check out 4 Wheel Parts Wholesaler website. You can see the different models: LTB, TSL, etc. there. I believe they and National Tires Wholesalers will be your best bet for mail order.

3. If you're looking at real jagged, sharp terrain, and you're not interested in paved road, you also can look into small diameter implement tires. I've seen 33" tires on backhoes that have a 20-ply carcass and about 1.5" thick sidewalls.

4. We forgot to mention beefing up skid plates and adding rocker protection. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />


Photos below show stock ride height when I was running 33x12.5. The tires stuffed in the wheel wells fine, skinnier 33's (or less) would do the same.

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1988 Mighty Max 2.6L Turbo - Pearl
1997 Mountaineer V8 - Freddy
2000 Excursion V10 - Freya