Apr 09, 2023
A couple days ago I decided to go ahead and pull the trigger on addending 37" tires on my 2.3l manual Badlands non sas, with about 6500 miles on it. I did not go with the wheel and tire upgrade when I originally ordered the bronco.
I decided to go with the Nitto trail grappler mt 37x12.50r17lt. I decided to keep my stock wheels, I like them.
A couple months ago I had added the bronco buster purch collar lift/level, 2 1/4 front lift and 1 1/4 rear lift. These are advertised as allowing you to add 37s to a badlands.
Shortly after I had received my bronco back in December, I had added 1 1/2 inch wheel spacers.
I decided to purchase the rough country tailgate reinforcement, spare tire relocater and the 3rd break light relocater brackets. Totaling about $240.
First thing I noticed was the enormous weigh difference from the old BFGs to the new nittos, not a huge surprise with the 4" plus hight difference and the 2.5 width difference plus the new tires are 10 ply.
First thing we did was remove the crach bars on the front end, of course we had to remove the front bumper to remove the front crash bars.
I wanted to run the new tires without the wheel spacers, to reduce the poke of the wider tire. We discovered that we could not, due to the tire hitting the upper control arm, at 1/2 of the stearings full turning radius. I believe this is due to the 2 1/2" wider tire. I think I can add narrower spacers and still be OK.
After completing the installation I took it for a drive. The louder road noise was the first thing I noticed, based on the tire tread not on the size.
Performance reduction was the next thing I noticed. I felt the road though the steering quite significantly, again this could be contributed partially to the aggressive tread pattern of the nitto. I also noticed at 60mph my rpms ran about 3 points lower. I found myself needing to shift down more often when going up hill. Before the change, I could set the cruse controle at 60 or 65 mph and not have any power loss up hill. Now I have to shift down to keep the set speed. MPGs is also taking a significant beating. At 6500 miles I was getting about 19mpg. I am finding it marching down quickly. Not sure where it will finally settle, as I've only driven it about 75 miles since the change.
Overall, I like the look and the increased clearance. I do anticipate the off-road perform e to be much better. The on-road performance is a little concerning as this is my daily driver. If it was mostly an off-road use vehicle, I would be less concerned.
Before
After
I decided to go with the Nitto trail grappler mt 37x12.50r17lt. I decided to keep my stock wheels, I like them.
A couple months ago I had added the bronco buster purch collar lift/level, 2 1/4 front lift and 1 1/4 rear lift. These are advertised as allowing you to add 37s to a badlands.
Shortly after I had received my bronco back in December, I had added 1 1/2 inch wheel spacers.
I decided to purchase the rough country tailgate reinforcement, spare tire relocater and the 3rd break light relocater brackets. Totaling about $240.
First thing I noticed was the enormous weigh difference from the old BFGs to the new nittos, not a huge surprise with the 4" plus hight difference and the 2.5 width difference plus the new tires are 10 ply.
First thing we did was remove the crach bars on the front end, of course we had to remove the front bumper to remove the front crash bars.
I wanted to run the new tires without the wheel spacers, to reduce the poke of the wider tire. We discovered that we could not, due to the tire hitting the upper control arm, at 1/2 of the stearings full turning radius. I believe this is due to the 2 1/2" wider tire. I think I can add narrower spacers and still be OK.
After completing the installation I took it for a drive. The louder road noise was the first thing I noticed, based on the tire tread not on the size.
Performance reduction was the next thing I noticed. I felt the road though the steering quite significantly, again this could be contributed partially to the aggressive tread pattern of the nitto. I also noticed at 60mph my rpms ran about 3 points lower. I found myself needing to shift down more often when going up hill. Before the change, I could set the cruse controle at 60 or 65 mph and not have any power loss up hill. Now I have to shift down to keep the set speed. MPGs is also taking a significant beating. At 6500 miles I was getting about 19mpg. I am finding it marching down quickly. Not sure where it will finally settle, as I've only driven it about 75 miles since the change.
Overall, I like the look and the increased clearance. I do anticipate the off-road perform e to be much better. The on-road performance is a little concerning as this is my daily driver. If it was mostly an off-road use vehicle, I would be less concerned.
Before
After
2022 4dr Badlands~Cyber Orange~MIC Top~Non Sas~2.3l MT~High Package~Roof Rails~Block Heater~Ordered 1/13/22~Build date 11/3~ In production 10/26~Window sticker 10/27~11/3 Blend date~Modules live 11/4~built email 11/6~shipped 11/14~arrived at the dealership 12/13~in the home stall 12/15
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