Originally posted by nocturnalVX
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Club Vmag official tire post
I've got 31" Pro Comp ATs on Tech 1 black Rock Crawler 15x8 steel wheels. The offset is 3.75, and some trimming of the cladding was needed. These tires are not noisy on the road, and are amazing off-road. They are also very good it the rain and snow. I did lose a little of the cornering ability I had with the stock 18s, but the benefits FAR outweigh that loss. I don't think Kasia had to trim her cladding because her wheels are not offset like mine, but she is pushing the 32" mark with her setup, so I might be wrong. Hope this helps!
I am sorry I do not know offset on my tires, but I could find out if it's needed.
I have BFGoodrich A/T 265/75R/16 on MB Motoring rims. Got them from Discount Tires. Guys by my work were pretty excited about my VX so I let them play. Those are almost 32" and they sit exactly in wheel well, but I needed to take off about half an inch of cladding. Only corner though, so they have room to turn. No cutting beyond that. I think this run it was first time John and I finally heard those rubbing, but wheel was in a weird angle.
They are a bit noisy, but nothing really bad. I can't hear them through my driving music - Metallica - anywayAnd I am extremely happy I got them. They were my first choice. They looked really cool on a display, and I am a girl after all, and needed my baby to look cool, so don't think I am an expert in tires LOL Regardless, my gut feeling was absolutely right. The difference in comfort of ride is very significant. With stock tires you can take those tight corners, but they make the ride so rough. Lost cornering ability, but now I am gliding on pillows - for me especially important on a long run. And maybe they make my VX work harder while accelerating, but really, this is not a racecar.
About snow and mud? Like on a solid pavement. Well, except for that incident with sludge, but you can blame it on JohnIn winter I had problems only once, with black ice on a road. But with that you can't really do anything, but pray.
Hope that helps.
EDIT:
One more thing, I forgot. There is a disadvantage of having such heavy shoes. It is much harder to stop my VX with those tires. It wasn't so much problem in cold months. Probably because cold rubber has different consistence - not sure if I am explaining it right. Now, that weather is hot, I need to take extra care with breaking and allow extra time and length to stop, otherwise I could rearend someone by accident - almost happened to me couple of times. Now I'm cautious.
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