travisk
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- Fullerton, CA
Any thoughts on how tire weight affects on and off-road performance? I was digging up the weights of some of the 35" tires that I was looking at and it looks like there's a 16 lb difference between the lightest and heaviest tire, which translates to 64 pounds of extra rotating, unsprung mass. How would you factor this into your tire choice?
Another thing I noticed was that larger wheel size = significantly heavier tire. I thought that was strange.
Code:
35x12.5/15 33x12.5/15
Tire Weight (lbs.) Weight (lbs.)
Dunlop Radial Mud Rover 58 53
BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain T/A KM2 61 58
Yokohama Geolandar M/T Plus 61 51
Mickey Thompson Baja MTZ 66 56
Goodyear Wrangler MT/R Kevlar 67 60
Kumho Road Venture MT 67 57
Mickey Thompson Baja ATZ Radial 67 52
Mickey Thompson Baja Claw TTC Radial 67 60
Falken Wildpeak A/T 72 54
General Grabber 74 69
Nitto Mud Grappler (wider) 80 72
Nitto Trail Grappler N/A 73
Mickey Thompson Baja ATZ P3 N/A 58
Another thing I noticed was that larger wheel size = significantly heavier tire. I thought that was strange.