2008 H2 on 38" Open Country MT with Rockstar

[citiboy]

Originally Posted by seventwozero

Are those tires the 38x13.50 or the 38x15.50? The truck looks great! My 37x13.50 Toyo MT's have another year or so left and I've been considering going larger too.

They are 38x13.50x18....i was goin' to install the 37x13.50x17 but got a killer deal on the 38's with the rockstar. Plus the 0 offset of the rockstar are great for off-road and for the wheel bearings as well. Minor rubbing on full turn...but, i don't drive on full turn everytime

[vetteSUT]

Quick question... Did you regear? What mileage drop did you see??

[scottminor]

Just got new KM2s 37 12.5 17s stock suspension, no torsion bar adjustment.

[citiboy]

Originally Posted by vetteSUT

Quick question... Did you regear? What mileage drop did you see??

Not yet, still on the to do list. 2-3mpg drop from this set-up. Hoping to gain it back with the re-gear.

[Hellz]

you should gain some MPG back... not sure if you will get the full 3 mpg though...

on 37's.. i regeared to 4.88's.
prior on 4.10 gears i was getting 8.8mpg
after the regear i get a even 10.0 maybe 10.1 soon.....

i do about 20 miles every day HW driving. maybe about another 20 miles city streets driving.

also, when i drive on the HW, im normally going about 70ish to 80ish.

when i have driven long distance on the HW ( 60+ miles) the avg MPG stays around 11mpg at 70ish mph

[guruerror]

Citiboy: You still getting rub at full lock? Or were you able to tweak that out? We've got a very similar setup with Cognito, keys, spacers, etc.

I'm on BFG MTs 37x12.5s now, but am think about the Toyos 38x13.5 for my next set. I'm still trying to get a feel for tread life though...I hear mixed things; some say BFG MTs last longer some say Toyos...

[citiboy]

guru, yes, i still have rubbing issues at full lock...i installed 2" wheel spacers but it got worst...i turned the wheels 15 degrees and it would jammed at the rear fender flares so, i removed 'em and now in the classified section http://www.elcovaforums.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=42965. My next attempt is to install 2" body lift and 1" spacers.

I can't say anything about the BFG MT's because i've never used them but the Toyo MT's are awesome well compare to stock BFG's. It's noiser than stock BFG's and i definitely feel the tread when slowing down.

[guruerror]

Originally Posted by citiboy

guru, yes, i still have rubbing issues at full lock...i installed 2" wheel spacers but it got worst...i turned the wheels 15 degrees and it would jammed at the rear fender flares so, i removed 'em and now in the classified section http://www.elcovaforums.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=42965. My next attempt is to install 2" body lift and 1" spacers.

I can't say anything about the BFG MT's because i've never used them but the Toyo MT's are awesome well compare to stock BFG's. It's noiser than stock BFG's and i definitely feel the tread when slowing down.

Thanks for the info...food for thought.

[[__--MUD--__]]

Originally Posted by citiboy

guru, yes, i still have rubbing issues at full lock...i installed 2" wheel spacers but it got worst...i turned the wheels 15 degrees and it would jammed at the rear fender flares so, i removed 'em

My 04 was rubbing exactly like your was. I'd really like to figure out why some rigs run certain wheel/tire combos great and others don't even come close. Seems like now the majority can run the spacers no problem. I used to think it was the earlier year vehicles, but its not. I just can't believe there is that much variance in the assembly process.