Will this bad boy fit? 39.5 Bogger
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Yeah man, 39" Boggers will fit with that setup, and there are several companies that make new axle shafts and gear sets for that D44. If you're going to lock it, I'd plan on investing in a couple of spare sets for when that built engine, 3.06 first gear, and 2.6x low range get through with them......but you probably aren't interested in hearing that.....
currupt4130
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Remfd Carter
i can fit 38's w/ ease under my 2" soa
i can fit 38's w/ ease under my 2" soa
currupt4130
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RE: Regarding the Site...
go w/ at least a 12, interco makes them, ntw only sells them
go w/ at least a 12, interco makes them, ntw only sells them
What is this crap that people put that tire on a 9.75" rim? That seems a little crazy huh?
I bet you guys wish ya'll lived near Interco uh? I am buying the 39's through Sam's Offroad who is already cheap. Then I get to pick the tires up at Interco for no shipping costs. Actually a friend of mine is going to pick them up. He goes to school 10 miles away from the factory and comes back home every weekend. I am geting those tires for $1327.
I bet you guys wish ya'll lived near Interco uh? I am buying the 39's through Sam's Offroad who is already cheap. Then I get to pick the tires up at Interco for no shipping costs. Actually a friend of mine is going to pick them up. He goes to school 10 miles away from the factory and comes back home every weekend. I am geting those tires for $1327.
currupt4130
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RE: Tugs New Ride!
where do you live that you can run 39s and drive around town in a jeep?
where do you live that you can run 39s and drive around town in a jeep?
Just reading the posts so far, and have some input. I have a 86 CJ-7 with 3 inch Alcon springs and SOA set-up. No body lift (bad idea for a Jeep). No shackle lift, (bump steer sucks with them). 14 bolt rear and 44 front. I have 39.5x16.5 IROKs on 16.5 x 9.75 chrome mod rims and they fit well and no problem with flex. I also still have full fenders and flares and drive it daily to work and home. Feel free to drop an email if you want to ask anything at all.
Just like a 44", the 39" Bogger has a 15" tread width. A 12" wide wheel is as narrow as you want to go, no question about it. A Bogger does best with it's tread laying as flat as possible. A 44" wears alot better on a 15" wide rim and it's more stable too. With the shorter 39" the 12" wheel would be okay, but I'd still look for some 14" wide wheels. I wouldn't even consider a 9.75" wheel. People do all sorts of things, it doesn't make it right. Interco makes the tire, listen to them. For best results with a big mud tire, try to match the tread width with the rim width.
It's kind of like running a 12.5" wide tire on an 8" wheel. It works fine for a short little 33" tire, and because of that people have somehow come to the conclusion that running an 8" wide wheel is the way to go with any 12.5" tire. That's obviously a bunch of crap. Would you run a bias ply 38x12.5" TSL on an 8" wide wheel? Neither would I, and neither would any of the tire manufacturers......check their websites. Last time I looked NO manufacturer recommends an 8" wheel with a 35" and up tire, they all recommend at least an 8.5" wheel for the MINIMUM. True, that's not far from an 8" wheel......but it's still not an 8" wheel. When the manufacturers measure and spec their 12.5" tires, they are measuring them while mounted on a 10" wheel.....that should tell you something.
The inner bead that jps4jeep was talking about is called a safety bead. It's a little bulge or lip that keeps the tire from sliding inwards on the rim and coming unseated. Most 16.5" rims don't have it, and because of that the tires are more likely to pop off with hard use or severe side loading.
It's kind of like running a 12.5" wide tire on an 8" wheel. It works fine for a short little 33" tire, and because of that people have somehow come to the conclusion that running an 8" wide wheel is the way to go with any 12.5" tire. That's obviously a bunch of crap. Would you run a bias ply 38x12.5" TSL on an 8" wide wheel? Neither would I, and neither would any of the tire manufacturers......check their websites. Last time I looked NO manufacturer recommends an 8" wheel with a 35" and up tire, they all recommend at least an 8.5" wheel for the MINIMUM. True, that's not far from an 8" wheel......but it's still not an 8" wheel. When the manufacturers measure and spec their 12.5" tires, they are measuring them while mounted on a 10" wheel.....that should tell you something.
The inner bead that jps4jeep was talking about is called a safety bead. It's a little bulge or lip that keeps the tire from sliding inwards on the rim and coming unseated. Most 16.5" rims don't have it, and because of that the tires are more likely to pop off with hard use or severe side loading.
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