Width of a factory 15" rim / wheel

[nathanwind]

Huge help, you guys are great - hopefully this thread with pics will help someone else in the future as well. I'll keep you all posted and will put pics up once I decide which size to go...but right now I think it's down to 30x9.5-15s or 33x9.5-15s.

Also, if any of you are in the upstate NY region at all I'm there winter/summer (with the Series), and in Washington DC the rest of the year fall/spring (with the Defender 110).

[yorker]

Yep I am upstate (~ Albany area) all year around as a rule.

[nathanwind]

Bump on this thread, mainly because I have one last question. I'm 99% sold on the 30x9.5-15s in the BFG All-Terrain T/A KOs, mainly because it will be a little larger tire, allow me to keep the 15" rims, and no stop-adjustments needed.

Here's the question: anyone have pics of this size on a Series that they can post up?

[nathanwind]

For anyone following this thread - or anyone with these questions in the future - I finally went with the 30x9.5-15 BF Goodrich All-Terrain T/A KO's...and I'm VERY happy with them. Slightly larger (by 1.5" diameter) than the crappy radial 235/75-15's I had on there and much more suited to the Series.

No real performance decrease, though while it may be slightly slower off the line I really can't tell much of a difference. I did seem to gain a little on the top end however, as I was cruising home about 65-67mph with no problems (with no overdrive, but a fairly new tranny). This size is very well suited for this 88, whereas I think the 33's may have definitely been too large. A 31x9.5 may have been "perfect", but that is not a readily available size so 30x9.5 was a close second. Overall, again very pleased with the size selection - and glad I did not go with a new 235/75-15, though it is close in size it is definitely smaller than the 30x9.5's.

Pics attached showing before-after shots. Excuse the crappy iPhone camera, it's all I had with me.

[nathanwind]

side profile comparison...

[nathanwind]

tread comparison...

[nathanwind]

misc pics...

[73series88]

much better
looks great
aaron