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30's or 31's?

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30's or 31's?

Post by matsmad »

Lookin at putin new tyres on the mrs zook after our wedding :oops: currently has 235/75/15 with 3" springs and 1" ext shackles. Want to know what difference would be in how heavy steering would be between 30x9.5 to 31x10.5 and I would be doing a 2" body lift with the latter option. :D
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Re: 30's or 31's?

Post by Hutch »

matsmad wrote:Lookin at putin new tyres on the mrs zook after our wedding
ahhhh true love.... a wedding... honeymoon... and errr decent rubber of course! :P

I reckon the "weight" on the steering will be more noticable from the type of tread... not so much with the size 30" or 31"

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Post by alien »

yeah more agressive tread = easier to steer =)
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Post by Hutch »

alien wrote:yeah more agressive tread = easier to steer =)

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Post by Gwagensteve »

IMHO 31's require 2" BL to clear without doing lots of cutting/hammering of front guards/firewall.

Also, rim offset becomes a bigger issue at 31. The offset rims required to clear chassis/shock mounts etc with a 10.5" tyre will be what makes the steering heavy.

You have a fair amount of spring lift though, so 2" bumpstop spacers will achieve the same result as a 2" BL in terms of bodt clearance.

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Post by grimbo »

30s because 31s are illegal in QLD
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Post by oxident »

yeh but so are 30's lol
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Post by grimbo »

true but less illegal :D and less likely to draw attention
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Post by Big D »

in regards to illegle in qld, how likely is it to get defected for bigger rubber?
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Post by grimbo »

who knows but it does seem to be happening alot more going by the amount of whinging on forums by people getting busted
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Post by Gwagensteve »

Apparently QLD cops are VERY knowledgeable about what's legal and what's not.

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Post by matsmad »

Gwagensteve wrote:Apparently QLD cops are VERY knowledgeable about what's legal and what's not.

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I have a cop livin across the road and he loves it with 30's :rofl:
It is also a daily driver for my mrs. Also, would 31's be cheaper than 30's cause they are more common tyre?
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Post by GRPABT1 »

It depends on where you live and where you drive the car. Both my cars scream defect (illegal not neccesarily unsafe) and cause I don't go doing hot laps down the local hangouts I don't get picked on.
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