Narrow or Wide tires on a 4x4?

ErwinRommel · 05-31-2009, 09:13 PM

I heard narrow tires are good for a 4x4 because they dig down better.
Well vote what you think is best and list why!

semocoachworks · 05-31-2009, 10:17 PM

For what I need, the narrow ones work better. I run 10 ply radial buckshot mudders on my 84 k30 4x4. They dig good and they won't push snow.

cburcham73 · 06-01-2009, 10:42 AM

just depends on what you do with the truck .i use wide for mud and sand,narrow for snow. i think wide looks better on a 4wd. thats my .02 cents

semocoachworks · 06-01-2009, 05:13 PM

Wide definately looks better. I don't get in much sand but mine do ok in the mud too but your right, depends on what your doing.

merlin5577 · 06-01-2009, 06:34 PM

Narrow tires work great in snow. They push down through the snow and allow the tire to grip the asphault. On ice, mud, and sand wider tires are need to give you more traction.

lukasmcdukas · 06-02-2009, 12:44 PM

WIDE... i prefer to ride on top of the mud and snow, i like the rear end to slide out when i'm wheelin.' i'm kind of a closet drift freak.

eponator · 06-03-2009, 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lukasmcdukas

WIDE... i prefer to ride on top of the mud and snow, i like the rear end to slide out when i'm wheelin.' i'm kind of a closet drift freak.

Couldn't have put it better myself HAHA! Narrow will bite better in snow but wide for the mud!

I just hate the look of a lifted truck riding around on skinny tires...
For some reason it reminds me of those old OLD bycicles from Charley Chaplain days where it was one HUGE wheel in the front and one small wheel in the back... Dunno why just does heh.

lukasmcdukas · 06-04-2009, 01:56 PM

haha i saw a toyota 4runner yesterday with a good 4" of lift, and puny 215's on it.

bubbatrucklover · 10-26-2009, 02:47 PM

I agree with the application as to wide or narrow and DEFINATELY think that if you jack a truck up it looks better with some meat under them fender wells!

Crmzendrgone · 11-04-2009, 07:45 PM

I say wider is better, like it was said before looks better with some meat under the wheel well. Plus give you a better footprint for traction.

View Poll Results: Narrow or Wide tires on a 4x4?
Narrow	7	36.84%
Wide	12	63.16%
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05-31-2009, 09:13 PM	#1
ErwinRommel Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Southern Georgia Posts: 579	Narrow or Wide tires on a 4x4? I heard narrow tires are good for a 4x4 because they dig down better. Well vote what you think is best and list why!

06-02-2009, 12:44 PM	#6
lukasmcdukas Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Kittery, Maine Posts: 574	WIDE... i prefer to ride on top of the mud and snow, i like the rear end to slide out when i'm wheelin.' i'm kind of a closet drift freak. __________________ 97 Nissan Hardbody SE Kingcab (77k) 86 Yamaha Maxim X (48k)

06-04-2009, 01:56 PM	#8
lukasmcdukas Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Kittery, Maine Posts: 574	haha i saw a toyota 4runner yesterday with a good 4" of lift, and puny 215's on it. __________________ 97 Nissan Hardbody SE Kingcab (77k) 86 Yamaha Maxim X (48k)

10-26-2009, 02:47 PM	#9
bubbatrucklover Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Jacksonville, Florida Posts: 426	I agree with the application as to wide or narrow and DEFINATELY think that if you jack a truck up it looks better with some meat under them fender wells! __________________ 6" CAN be A LOT when it comes to a body......lift! You CAN outrun a cop you CAN'T outrun a Motorola!

05-31-2009, 10:17 PM	#2
semocoachworks Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: rapid city, sd Posts: 424	For what I need, the narrow ones work better. I run 10 ply radial buckshot mudders on my 84 k30 4x4. They dig good and they won't push snow.

06-01-2009, 10:42 AM	#3
cburcham73 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: williamsburg virginia Posts: 183	just depends on what you do with the truck .i use wide for mud and sand,narrow for snow. i think wide looks better on a 4wd. thats my .02 cents

06-01-2009, 05:13 PM	#4
semocoachworks Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: rapid city, sd Posts: 424	Wide definately looks better. I don't get in much sand but mine do ok in the mud too but your right, depends on what your doing.

06-01-2009, 06:34 PM	#5
merlin5577 Banned Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 675	Narrow tires work great in snow. They push down through the snow and allow the tire to grip the asphault. On ice, mud, and sand wider tires are need to give you more traction.

11-04-2009, 07:45 PM	#10
Crmzendrgone Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,420	Don't want to throw a hotdog down a hallway. I say wider is better, like it was said before looks better with some meat under the wheel well. Plus give you a better footprint for traction. __________________ ENGINES PRODUCE POWER. MOTORS RECEIVE POWER. https://lastroundbestround.com/Home_Page.html

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