getchusum99

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was wonderin what yall thought about tire weight versus tire size, in reference to which takes more power to turn,accelerate,burns more fuel ,etc. i have 33x13.50's on my truck now and plan on putting 35x12.50's. the 35's are 2 inches bigger in diameter but weigh 4lbs a tire less, than the 33's. any input is appreciated.

dlt76028

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you should have 4.56 to 4.88 gears depending on what kind of driving you mostly do.

01WS6/tamu

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You need deeper gears to offset heavier larger tires. The 33's are already too much with 3:73's. Any larger and you will be able to push it by hand faster than you can drive and it will further trash your gas mileage. I'd go 4:88's if it were mine factor in the tire size and your effective axle ratio by sheerly guessing only will be in the 3:90 range more or less

14psisupra

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do we know what gears he has now? hes just wondering although the tire is 2" taller its 1" narrower and its 4lbs lighter. would the weight and width advantage help over the height gain

getchusum99

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i have 3.73's now, and plan on keeping them for a bit. i get around 14-16 mpg with the 33's. i was just curious on your thoughts as to what makes more of a drain on power, size or weight? and both are bias ply MT super swampers

bigboyblue

keep in mind, when you say 4 lbs lighter, you are calculating total weight, not rotating weight.
It depends on where the weight is at in the tire. (thicker side wall, or thicker tread).
Think a figure skater with arms out vs arms in. The closer to the center of rotation that the weight is, the easier it spins.