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I swapped my “33s” for “35s” from a stock SQ Bronco that I got from another club member. I like the look of the wider tires and narrow flares, but it may make too big of a mess to be practical.
I used-
Stock Badlands 8” wide wheels.
SKS 1.5” spacers
Modified stock mount and rubber snubbers, trimmed .6”

So far they seem a bit quieter and drive a bit better than the KO2s.

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Thanks. I've been thinking of doing same and am especially curious now since you are suggesting quieter ride. So ride height and clearance +1"? I guess SAS flares would be fix for mess. Looks good though. I should look this up, but I am sure you know: is the CHMSL bracket bigger on SAS version to accommodate the 35" spare. Looks really tight. No room for cover. Anxious to learn how this works out for you.

So far so good. I am not sure if they are quieter or if the tone is just different. I will probably swap the wider flares for my narrower flares. My brief trip off road yesterday definitely got more dirt and sand on the body. No room for a cover with current set up and light.

So you are leaving me with the solo 33s ? Happy overall?

I am happy with the "35s". I think the Goodyears are very light compared to most other 35s, so some of what I might expect with a "true" 35' or definitely a 37 being heavy and harder to control have not been occurred so far. Obviously lots of people have these tires on, so nothing new, but it was interesting to evaluate the difference back to back form 33s to 35s. I could tell in just a brief off road trip that the ground clearance is noticeably better. It's just how it works, 35s are the common "big tire" on the trail now (used to be 33s) so often I was dragging my skids on the 33s, the 35s clear more obstacles and ruts for sure. The 33s are already spoken for. It was a cascade of upgrades from 3 different members 37s-35s-33s

@Svanhildr

BTW, I didn't notice who responded, Jake F is getting the 33s, so he is going to have an easier time on the trail now too! If I was buying tires myself (instead of getting take offs for "free") I would probably have gone with the 35x11.50x17 Toyo Open Country- Load Range C. You save yourself the wheel spacers or new wheels and get just a touch more ground clearance. @Svanhildr has that setup on ger Black Diamond and I really like how they look and perform.

@Mattwings

@Mattwings thanks. This is Brian and will be left as the only one from the terrain park on DI with 33s. Haha. I'm actually in the process of shopping shocks and tires for next year. Could have gotten away with smaller spacers? Also considering Chrystals route.

You can use 1” spacers (the specific measurements come in at .6” needed, but won’t give enough for a true 35x12.50. I wanted to give myself the flexibility. I think the 35x11.50 is really the best option overall, it just limits tire options somewhat. Yeah, I knew who you were once I looked at who wrote the comment

@Mattwings

@Mattwings I probably will go 315 so the 1" might work. Thanks!

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