I may have to bite the bullet and get new tires to sell the VX: advice welcome...

[etlsport]

hm the 265/60 ZE912 must be a new one within the past year, def was not available when i bought my tires last august. Hopefully they improved their rubber compound though. i have seen many 236/60/16s and larger come back for premature wear (about 40k when they have a 65k warranty) but never had any ride or traction complaints so you made a good choice for a tire on a vehicle for sale. if you dont mind me asking, what was your out the door price with mount and balance?

the stz04 is available in a few sizes larger than 285/60/18 (31.5) which is what im running. they are also available in

265/65/18 (31.6")
275/65/18 (32.1")
265/70/18 (32.7")
275/70/18 (33.1")

[Ala5ka]

BFG's ftw

[Ala5ka]

what is the biggest tire we can fit without rubbing, I want some meats, but don't want to lift/regear/or suffer from throttle lag

[circmand]

what is the biggest tire we can fit without rubbing, I want some meats, but don't want to lift/regear/or suffer from throttle lag

http://www.vehicross.info/forums/sho...=biggest+tires

[Riff Raff]

what is the biggest tire we can fit without rubbing, I want some meats, but don't want to lift/regear/or suffer from throttle lag

Typically, any 32" O.D. tire is the biggest that can be fitted onto a non-lifted 100% Stock VX. To help minimize any rubbing, it's best to mount the tires only on OEM rims which have the correct offset/backspacing to help keep the tires neatly tucked inside the tightly cramped front wheel-wells of the VX.

For 1999 OEM 16x7 rims; use 285/70R16 (32" O.D.) M/T's from TOYO or NITTO brands (the only two manufacturers that make this unique rare M/T size). Or use 265/75R16 (31.7" O.D.) from any tire manufacturer for a variety of tread patterns (very common size).

For 2000/2001 OEM 18x7 rims; use 275/65R18 (32" O.D.) for maximum ground clearance without lifting. Or use 285/60R18 (31.4") for a wide stout appearance.

Generally speaking, the use of wider aftermarket rims that have non-OEM spec's will cause rubbing issues to appear.

[VX KAT]

And Maybe You Sell It To This Guy. His Name Is Richard Payne. He's On This Forum And Last I Spoke With Him He Mentioned He'd Like A Yellow One

Anthony

Richard's been quite active on the forum over the past few months and was aware of Osteo's Proton for sale.

[Osteomata]

Richard and I have spoken. Keep in mind Richard, who short of this site may be doing more to keep VX's alive than anyone, is trying to flip them and thus needs to buy low and sell high to recoup the cost of both investment and improvements/refurbishment. For my VX he would also have about $1000 in shipping costs to add on, so we are unlikely to come to an agreement.