tire size for rockwells
 

What tire size can I get away with in order to run a rockwell top loader axle with decent ground clearance. I am looking at 39.5 irocs fitting under a 1995 toyota landcruiser. Too large of a tire will make it difficult to run on the street, and too small of a tire will have the diffs in the way. Just wondering what anyone has seen or used with success. Also lookin for beadlock supplier for rims. With the gear ratio at 6.72 the highway speeds may be a problem and 44'' tires may help. Just kickin some ideas around and thinkin about sellin the truggy.

From no experience what-so-ever and based entirely on what I have read on Pirate4x4 over the years. A 42" tire is really pushing the drag factor, remember that sight is more dedicated to rock crawling. You really don't risk much dragging your pumpkins in this ohio/indian/kentucky mud in terms of breakage. Traction on the other hand is never great when your not touching the ground.

This probably doesn't help though.

Paul

42 at least, preferably 44". get high clearance diff skids, and you gain the same clearance a Dana44 has. the mohawk is where it's at.

What about wheels? Thought about using stock rims centers and hummer rim outers if possible. Not sure if fab time is worth it though.

not worth time on the stock centers, imo, although i have seen it done by more than one person.

centers can be purchased for less that $40 each... in any design you would like... but then again, your stock centers are free, and work well with the axles, that's for sure.

Nice link to find what you need and tire review too.

http://www.offroaders.com/info/tech-...ting-tires.htm

i would run rockwells with 38s and have a really good "tire size to axle strength" ratio. kinda like running 33s on 1 tons :D

if you give the bottom a mohawk shave,i dont think that ground clearance is any worse than a 60 or 14 bolt.

At 55MPH, My 502 motor is running about 3k with 46" tires, Rockwell axles and
a TH400 tranny. It drives amazingly well on the highway.

I saw your rig twice in front of your garage today while I went out to the farm and drove the deuce and a half around. That rig is tough. Let me know when you are taking it wheeling 502 efi. Are you going to bring it to the core offroad show in august?

could probably get all the centers laser cut for ya
if you had all the diminsions

where is this?

Under the general section on a sticky. (first post)

I will put that on the calender. Thanks for the compliment.

Chris

is this shnelle aka go4lo? did you actually get the 97 done or the 99?

here's some 41's with the rocks mohawked, butch was pretty happy with the clearance on em, he's got 42" TSL's on the way. the local vocational school cuts the centers for our wheels for free, just have to supply them with the steel, of course, that will end when all of butch's son's freinds graduate.
these are 41" michelins with home made 20" double beadlocks

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i know 2 others that have run 39.5" boggers and were very happy with em. as was mentioned earlier, with the type of wheeling we have around here, not as much emphasis on the clearance under the pigs. these were all built for running slade and harlan primarily too.

wish i had a pic of nick's 49" michelins on 5 tons, now that thing has some clearance!

greg