Skinnies or fatties?

"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch) 08/30/2013 at 16:14 • Filed to: None

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Tires....c'mon what were you thinking about?

I was thinking about getting either 255/85r16 or 285/75r16 for the cruiser. Any thoughts?

I like the idea of the skinnies since I will drive a lot in the snow and not a lot in the wet and mud (Utah). BUT the tire I want isn't available with in 255/85r16...so hmmm.

On the other side of the coin, I DO like to take the corners like it wasn't 2.5 tons and it does surprisingly well, in that case the wider tire...

AbigGRNboot > HammerheadFistpunch 08/30/2013 at 16:16

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They all burn the same. |-)

I've always liked fatties. Skinny's are always fun after having fatties for awhile. But, the novelty wears off fast.

PS9 > HammerheadFistpunch 08/30/2013 at 16:16

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Chubbies. If it's gonna be any fun for me, I need there to be some meat on those...uhh...rims.

HammerheadFistpunch > AbigGRNboot 08/30/2013 at 16:20

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not on an FJ80 they don't, it would take 2-3 times the power to even get a chirp.

KnowsAboutCars > HammerheadFistpunch 08/30/2013 at 16:20

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I like 'em round and big.

#sirmixalot

PS9 > AbigGRNboot 08/30/2013 at 16:21

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That last pic...I can clearly see the smoke billowing from inside the truck...and that truck is green.

I see what you did there...

HammerheadFistpunch > KnowsAboutCars 08/30/2013 at 16:21

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yes, that does sound like a tire.

hollanddjw 1 > HammerheadFistpunch 08/30/2013 at 16:23

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It's generally better to be bigger where it counts.

AbigGRNboot > HammerheadFistpunch 08/30/2013 at 16:23

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That was just a thinly veiled drug reeference. ;-)

I had an early Suzuki Sidekick (I think it was powered by a Suzuki bike motor) that I used to switch winter skinnies out for summer fatties every year.

GhostZ > HammerheadFistpunch 08/30/2013 at 16:36

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Fatties, but only if they have the power to use it.

HammerheadFistpunch > GhostZ 08/30/2013 at 16:39

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power the cruiser has not. If my math is right I have no more than 180 hp for 4800lbs of truck when I leave my house. If I want to go up the canyon to the ski resort I have 155 by the time I get there. Granted it could be worse, the fj80 with the 3F motor had 155 hp at sea level for the same car.

OffroadE30 > HammerheadFistpunch 08/30/2013 at 17:13

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Skinny for snow, everything else fat - dirt, rocks, sand, mud, street

desertdog5051 > HammerheadFistpunch 08/30/2013 at 17:18

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For snow, skinny's, for traction on dry surfaces, wide. Sounds like you need 2 sets.

HammerheadFistpunch > desertdog5051 08/30/2013 at 17:22

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if I was going to but two sets it would be winter/rest of the year...and at ~$200 a tire...nope.