silver_pilate

Before:


After:


I don't like the shadows in the after pic; I'll have to take another one when the light is more flat.

--nathan

silver_pilate

Will do, Blue. I'll be doing around 800 miles round-trip next week along with a bunch of city driving in between. I'll get some more air in them tonight and see how they ride at near 50 psi. I'm eager to see how the road noise is on the trip as well as the highway manners. In town so far, they are actually a bit softer than my pirellis, but that should change with increased pressure.

I do definitely enjoy the extra nearly 3.5" in height up front between the level and the tires.

--nathan

TheRevJosh

I normally run mine between 40-45 psi unloaded and 55 psi loaded. I think they are a little too stiff at anything over 45 psi unloaded.

silver_pilate

Thanks, Josh. I may run them for a few miles and see how they wear at 42, because they're riding really nice in town right now.

I can already tell you the wet traction is MUCH better than the stock scorpions. Not that we've had any rain, but with the stock tires, driving through a small trickle from someone's sprinkler would cause the back end to spin out under light throttle in a turn. No problems with the BFG's so far in that department.

One other thing. I've always personally disliked my chrome clad wheels. They just looked very Tonka-ish or overtly showy, especially with the smaller tires. I can now say for the first time that I really like how the wheels look with the bigger tires balancing them out. It definitely helps the truck look much more complete.

--nathan

acw

What brand 1.5" leveling kit do you have?
Thanks

silver_pilate

It's a Readylift kit.

--Nathan

Russ103

Looks very good man

Exactly how the truck should of looked from the factory in the first place.

I have almost the same truck (mine's an XLT) same wheels w/stock Pirelli's and I will more then likely be doing the same 1/5" level in the front. May have to measure my garage door clearance first since it barely fits the way it sits now

So to understand you perfectly clear, you hear no additional noticeable road noise from the BFG's? I'm only asking because one of my favorite things about my truck now is how quiet/smooth the ride is on the highway and I'd like it to stay that way.

Lastly, how much did the level set you back? Parts/labor? PM me if you don't feel comfortable posting that.

Totally agree with you that your BFG's make the stock 20's look much better btw

Blue_76

I am not advising this.. just telling you how I come up with the air pressure on my old Bronco...

I take plain ole sidewalk chalk and rub it around the tread so an area about 4 or 5 " wide is covered.... I drive forward on the pavement and see what kind of "foot print" I get. I adjust the air pressure up or down until I get the largest contact patch I can... it is always different front to back. I have never had to go to any extreme air pressure up or down... However I probably do run a little lower than most on the Bronco.... I tried that with my F150 and I run a little higher than the dealer had them.

I found my Bronco tracks better on the road like this... remember it is 40 year old suspension technology... so this process my not work with the newer trucks as well.

Just thought I would share that...

Greg

Grandpa's Grocery Getter

Silver,

I wrote BFG when I bought my BFG Rugged terrians 275/65/20 =34.1
and they told me to run 40psi to get the best performance out of that tire and lower them 2 psi for winter driving if i feel they weren't getting traction......

all I can say at 40 psi they ride the best, I tried lower and higher....
but its all to your persoanl prefference, but they said for longer life 40 psi....and that's from BFG
themselves......

Blue is right with the chalk have done that in the past......seems to work great that way....

happy Cruzing!

Russ103

After reading the psi comments I should probably bump mine up to 40 since I've had them at 35psi (stock Pirelli's) I'm guessing anything higher then 40 will stiffen the ride which I do not want