Anyone have 31x10.5x15 tires on VX??

[VX crazy]

Sorry everyone, I tried the search but could not get what I need. I want to see who has this size tire and what size rim they are on, and what modifications you had to do as far as trimming fenders or lifting. I want to put 31x10.5x15 on a 15x8 rim with just having to trim the front cladding. I wanted to do this before Moab.

[VX crazy]

Thanks to Tone, figured it out!!

[AlaskaVX]

Just gonna say that I have 31 x 11.5 Mickey Thompson's on 16 x 10.5 Eaglew Alloy rims. It required very minimum trimming just the plastic that wraps into the wheel well toward the front

[Tone]

Those wider wheels must really have the correct offset to suck them in (could you measure and post the offset from back of the wheel rim to the mounting surface?) - that is great! The 15x8 wheels I test fit today had an offset of 3.75” which pushed them out too far and caused the tire to hit the back of the wheel well when turning.

[Radiologue]

As I told VXCRAZY in a recent e-mail, I have installed a set of 15 x 8 wheels with 31" x 10.5 x 15 BFG AT's. I have negative 3.75 offset. The negative offset as you described required the removal of about 2-3 inches of metal posterior to the front tires as well as the removal of about 3 inches from the front cladding. I heated and remolded the plastic tire well lining with a flame/torch behind the tire so that it fit snuggly to the metal at the rear of the tire. I am very happy with my results, but I have never taken my suspension to its limits. I suspect that I would have considerable rubbing of the tire with the upper plastic cladding on extremely rocky or uneven terrain. A 3" lift would be in order for me to feel safe out in Moab. Most of the off road experience I have in Oklahoma was handled without difficulty.

If you do not want to cut and lift you are going to have to stick with the original geometry. Quite frankly, I am so happy with the esthetics of my tires and wheels that I would recommend going with the lift and cutting required. Just my two cents!

[Ldub]

I saw a lurker viewing this thread & thought I'd bump it up to give everyone a view of what it was like in the "olden days"...:smilewink

31x10.50 ?...yeah, I think they'll fit...:cool:

And NO, I'm not rippin' on you Lisa, it's just a look at how far things have come in the span of a few (or more) short years...:smilewink

It's like a trip in the "wayback machine"...

[stokes_osu]

I have 31x10.5x15 on my VX with no lift and very small amount of trimming

[tom4bren]

I saw a lurker viewing this thread & thought I'd bump it up to give everyone a view of what it was like in the "olden days"...:smilewink

31x10.50 ?...yeah, I think they'll fit...:cool:

And NO, I'm not rippin' on you Lisa, it's just a look at how far things have come in the span of a few (or more) short years...:smilewink

It's like a trip in the "wayback machine"...

Way .... way back. That was pre-'offset from hell'

[VX crazy]

LOL, and now I run 31x12.50x15's.....

[Ldub]

LOL, and now I run 31x12.50x15's.....

And I hope to be rollin' into Moab on 35x12.50x20's this spring...:drool:...:naughty:

[Riff Raff]

LOL, and now I run 31x12.50x15's.....

VX Crazy--- Your tires are extremely unique, as the specific size of 31x12.5R15 is "only" manufactured by PRO-COMP.:freek:

[Ldub]

VX Crazy--- Your tires are extremely unique, as the specific size of 31x12.5R15 is "only" manufactured by PRO-COMP.:freek:

:confused:...http://www.onlinetires.com/products/vehicle/tires/dunlop/31%252F12.50-15+dunlop+dun+radial+mud+rover+n%252Fa.html

[Riff Raff]

:confused:...http://www.onlinetires.com/products/vehicle/tires/dunlop/31%252F12.50-15+dunlop+dun+radial+mud+rover+n%252Fa.html

Ldub--- :noo:You silly boy. Did you actually check the factory website that manufactures that tire to confirm the size??? I guess not, because you would have discovered that's a "typo" with the OnLineTires discounter website. The only true "valid" source is the actual tire manufacturer itself. You silly boy.:noo:

[Ldub]

Ldub--- :noo:You silly boy.... You silly boy.:noo:

Your most excellent redundancy is underwhelming...:thumbup:

I stand corrected.

[VX crazy]

Yup, stuck with Pro Comp for years now but I dont have any complaints, great warranty with no questions asked tire replacement.....

[tomdietrying]

Lisa,
Are these the same wheels you had on your last VX? If they are different, what is your offset?
Peace.
Tom

[VX crazy]

Tom, SAME wheels I have had for many years.......back in 2003 I had 3 sets of wheels, the stock 18", some other ones I bought from Jay that matched Tones and these black ones.......in 2005ish I just switched to the wider tire on the same wheel.