Observations going after back to stock oem OT wheels and tires from 35 setup (2 Viewers)

[teghogh]

Well, I'm not the only one with a Bronco that saw an improvement from 35s to 37s, but I'll let you go on your personal experience with a Bronco on 37s. I don't need your money, so no reason to cough it up so easily.

If you want to hang more weight on the stock suspension, go for it. I don't.

As a matter of fact I do.

 

[teghogh]

2. 1 inch lift but the shock lengths are the same …. Just to clarify

Yes. Same articulation .

 

[bronco21]

As a matter of fact I do.

Cool. I have a 2.3L MT and like several others on Bronco6G who have the same, I did see an increase in mileage going from 35s to 37s. Most likely from cruising around 300rpm lower and a narrower footprint which possibly contributes to lower rolling friction, Whatever the reason, several of us saw the same results. How is your Bronco configured? On Bronco6G?

 

[teghogh]

Cool. I have a 2.3L MT and like several others on Bronco6G who have the same, I did see an increase in mileage going from 35s to 37s. Most likely from cruising around 300rpm lower and a narrower footprint which possibly contributes to lower rolling friction, Whatever the reason, several of us saw the same results. How is your Bronco configured? On Bronco6G?

I had a manual Bronco on 35s. The orange one is the Raptor that replaced the badlands

 

[bronco21]

I had a manual Bronco on 35s. The orange one is the Raptor that replaced the badlands

Nice. Hopefully that Raptor is getting a workout in the desert.

 

[teghogh]

Nice. Hopefully that Raptor is getting a workout in the desert.

Sold that a while ago. And unfortunately it didn’t

 

[bronco21]

Sold that a while ago. And unfortunately it didn’t

That's a shame. My Bronco is a regular trail vehicle that takes quite a beating at times. Great on the interstate though when I take it out of state to do backcountry trails in Idaho and Montana. Not much for a daily driver but it is a useful tool.

 

[teghogh]

That's a shame. My Bronco is a regular trail vehicle that takes quite a beating at times. Great on the interstate though when I take it out of state to do backcountry trails in Idaho and Montana. Not much for a daily driver but it is a useful tool.

Bronco is unbeatable offroad and would have made a fine onroad vehicle had they replaced the dumb multi piece hardtop with gx type welded roof

 

[bronco21]

Bronco is unbeatable offroad and would have made a fine onroad vehicle had they replaced the dumb multi piece hardtop with gx type welded roof

Having a removable top is nice, but they certainly did a poor job of it. Apparently the new ones are just as bad as the early productions. I do like how modular the vehicle is though, It's been very easy to modify most aspects of it. Trying to decide this winter if I want to upgrade axles or go to portals.

Anyway, didn't mean to derail the thread. I agree that changing tires/wheels, etc. is a crapshoot and you don't really know until you do it. Can be a trial and error thing if you can afford it, otherwise you're stuck with what you got. I went through four sets of tires and three suspensions on the Bronco in the first 50K miles and I'm still not settled.