33s power loss (Yes or no)

Looks great, man! Are those tires 33 or 285s?

 

@sblspawn
285 so 32.8. so yeah..33s. less of a mouthful. And thanks!! I am happy with how it turned out. Now just waiting on the sliders from @Mobtown Offroad (I ordered them 13 weeks ago so they should be here anytime, fingers crossed) so that I can get the Nfab step bars off of it.


My YJ is getting jealous, I haven't been spending money on it lately.

 

One of the few things I miss about my Ram 1500, the Hemi didn't even notice when I put on heavy ass 35x12.50r20.

 

LOL! By the way! Are those wheels 17? They look huge, man!

 

Hey youre the first person that I have seen with that body armor bumper! I have it too, and hate to be that guy but what lights are you running in place of the foglights? I was looking at the procomp 5" round led so far

 

Ok guys! If anyone here is looking to upgrade to 285/75r16 for a reasonable price, I want to suggest the Ironman All Country. After many weeks of research, I found that the Ironman A/T is made by Hercules and Hercules belongs to Cooper. Yes, they are made in China, but with very high quality and under Cooper's supervision. All reviews, comments and Information that I found online about these tires are positive. If you don't really off road that much, these tires could be a great option. I bought a set of 4 tires from this seller on Ebay for $479 + taxes. The seller has good feedbacks!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/4-New-LT285-75R16-E-10-ply-Ironman-All-Country-AT-285-75-16-Tires-A-T/222726767192?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

Note, I've never used these and don't know much about them other than that they are re-treads. But <$160/tire for 285 MT's is something to consider for the money-conscious guys
https://www.treadwright.com/collections/guard-dog-tires

 

Is a supercharger enough to negate the power loss of 33s and mucho armor?
My wallet and I are under the impression it is.

 

Yep, they sure are! Maybe it is angle? lol

 

I honestly cannot remember, it was three years ago and I have slept since then lol. I will take good close pics of them for you though.

 

@ItalynStylion

What kind of wheels do you have them mounted up to?

Lots of people swap out the 61lb oem package (38 tire/23 wheel) and put on 65 lb 285 mudders and 35 lb Moto wheels or whatever and they've now got 100 lbs per corner, more than a 50% increase.

I'm going 255/85r16 but bought 18lb wheels to offset the extra weight from the tire.

 

Did you ever end up regearing? I just added some 33" tires to my 2015 Tacoma and the loss in power is noticeable. God forbid I would have gotten Load C or D tires.

 

You havent noticed a difference? You must have paper wheels that weight nothing then because I noticed the moment I went to P285/70/r17 Falken Wildpeaks.

 

Sadly, not yet. But I have no plans to ever get rid of this rig, so it will eventually happen... along with lockers and new front coilovers

 

I have 33s on my dclb 4x4, I noticed a pretty noticable drop, but that's mainly if you are really hammering down. It was definitely a larger noticable power loss than when we put 33s on my wife's GX470.

 

I've never driven a taco with out 33s, but ya my trucks not very fast, but I never really want it to be. I'll never go bigger than 33s but I cant really afford a regear

 

I have that size too. Dick Cepek Extreme County tires on 3rd gen 16” TRD Pro wheels. Will be re-gearing/lockers in the next 6 months.

 

It took me a while to see the light but I’m glad I went to 33’s. My truck is not daily driven and will be a camping/off-roading rig. It’s pretty heavy once all loaded up so that’s why I’ll be re-gearing and have no regrets.

 

Is it the weight of the tire, or size that causes the need to regear?

 

No power loss, MPG loss though.
Went 255/80R17