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So my buddy just got 255/85/16 for his Defender 90. Rolled one up to the 295’s on my truck and f me they are almost .75 taller

 

got my @Mobtown Offroad patch in the mail today along with a sweet sticker! Thank you sir I think the mail man put it in the wrong mail box tho cuz someone stuck it to my apartment door

 

That's surprising. Must be the tire manufacturer difference or something.

EDIT: Plus the tires will sit like an inch lower when actually on the truck. Was his unmounted and yours on the truck?

 

Yes his were not mounted

 

That’s totes what it was then

 

No I was just planning on making the tent rack with it. My trailer already has a frame on it and so I would just be adding to it.

 

What tires my duratracs in 285/70r17 are the size of those 295s and the 295 duratracs are almost 34"

 

St maxx. They aren’t even close to 34”

 

He just measured on the truck as he just put them on. Right at 33”. Stmaxx measuring 32.5. Weak af. Meh whatever

 

Got ya. Tire manufacturers will vary in height and a lot of those measurements are taken from certain wheel widths if you vary on that either narrower or wider wheels the tires may be slightly taller or shorter.

 

I estimate structural steel projects for a steel fabricator. Plate steel prices have increased from .42/# to .70/# in the last two weeks, and steel shapes (angle, channel, w-beam) are starting to increase as well.
Now the President is about to put a Tariff on imported steel and Aluminum (I was going to add a web link, but they all seem to have their own opinion about whether the Tariff is good or bad. I don't want to get political, so you can google "steel tariff" yourself if you want) which will tax imported steel (which is most of what we use) somewhere between 25% and 50%, depending upon the country it comes from.
American steel manufacturers won't be able to meet the demand, and there is likely to be shortages.
Buy your bumper now <3

 

That’s whats got me I’m running 8.5” wide wheels...

 

Mine are 8.5" wide wheels as well and they are about a 1/4" over 33" tall tires in a 285

 

Interesting. I'll read more and do some research into it more.

 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00CMS97YS

 

Hmmm idk then. I thought the st maxx were more true to size. Guess not.