Looking for photos of Gladiator w/ Tall and Skinny Tires...

[Rollcast]

Hahaha! I swear I can't see the forest for the trees somedays. Thanks.

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[Bipolarbear]

Yes Weathertech. High quality and easy install but was surprised they didn't block more gravel road spray. At least my door handles aren't caked anymore. I am sure they will get torn off in the first mud hole next summer.

 

[jurfie]

I was wanting to stay with a skinnier tire as well. I ended up with 35x11.5 Nitto Trail Grapplers on stock rims and 2” lift.

The JL is on 37x12.5 Patagonias on Method wheels.

Not the size you requested but a good comparison and inside the fenders.

I'm diggin' the narrower tire. Looks good!

Would love to see the 37x11.5x18 NTGs mounted up.

 

[Jolly’s Jp]

And they measure right at 34 inches high mounted on stock rims. As you can see the Weathertech mud flaps don't do a lot as far as keeping the vehicle clean.

Are you running wheel spacers? If not, any rubbing? They look good.

TIA

Kevin

 

[Bipolarbear]

Are you running wheel spacers? If not, any rubbing? They look good.

TIA

Kevin

No spacers or lift. They don't rub at all and I've had the pickup in some full flex, sway bar disconnected off road situations.

 

[jrf]

Can you grab an actual diameter measurement of the tire mounted on the spare?

34.5" mounted on rim with no weight. Level on top and measured to ground.

Here is a photo
Falken AT 285/70/17 (L)
Kenda 35x10.5x17 (M)
37x12.5x17 Milestar (R)

 

[Renegade]

34.5" mounted on rim with no weight. Level on top and measured to ground.

Here is a photo
Falken AT 285/70/17 (L)
Kenda 35x10.5x17 (M)
37x12.5x17 Milestar (R)

This is very encouraging. I believe I will use the Kenda 35x10.50 as my spare!

 

[jrf]

This is very encouraging. I believe I will use the Kenda 35x10.50 as my spare!

It will work well I think. My other wrangler I was able to use a Q78 super swamper TSL. It's basically a 36"x9.5" tire but only on a 16" rim. To me it was the perfect spare! I LOVE the pizza cutter spares. much less weight and less in the way. Wish someone made something similar for the 17" rim...this Kenda was one of few 35x10.5s I could find.

 

[Gatorized]

34.5" mounted on rim with no weight. Level on top and measured to ground.

Here is a photo
Falken AT 285/70/17 (L)
Kenda 35x10.5x17 (M)
37x12.5x17 Milestar (R)

Just for perspective - the guy holding the tire has a 36” inseam. Those are TALL tires!

 

[jrf]

Just for perspective - the guy holding the tire has a 36” inseam. Those are TALL tires!

The guy holding the tire is 12...

 

[jurfie]

I'm diggin' the narrower tire. Looks good!

Would love to see the 37x11.5x18 NTGs mounted up.

Yes, I'm quoting myself.

For those interested, this is the closest I've found so far: 37x11.5x20 Trail Grapplers. I like the width, but I'd want a smaller wheel so the 37x11.5x18 should be sweet.

 

[bgenlvtex]

Yes, I'm quoting myself.

For those interested, this is the closest I've found so far: 37x11.5x20 Trail Grapplers. I like the width, but I'd want a smaller wheel so the 37x11.5x18 should be sweet.

They completely missed the boat by building those on a 20" wheel not a 17" wheel.

 

[jurfie]

By "they" do you mean Nitto or the dealer I pulled the photos from? Because Nitto doesn't make the 11.5" wide tires in 17" size, only 18" and 20".

I wish they'd make a 37x11.5x17 though as I'd love to run them on the stock Rubicon wheel. I don't know why they don't offer that size because they obviously make them in 37x12.5x17 and 37x13.5x17 and there are so many more 17" wheel options.

Edit: I just went to their website to inquire why they don't offer that width in a 17" wheel; they have a "Request a Tire Size" form that can be filled out. I'd encourage everyone who is interested to fill out the form and submit it to encourage them to make it! I just picked a 2019 Wrangler when selecting my "car" since they didn't have the 2020 MY available (so no Gladiator option).

I picked the Ridge Grappler tire pattern.

https://www.nittotire.com/find-a-tire/request-a-tire-size/

 

[bgenlvtex]

By "they" do you mean Nitto or the dealer I pulled the photos from? Because Nitto doesn't make the 11.5" wide tires in 17" size, only 18" and 20".

I wish they'd make a 37x11.5x17 though as I'd love to run them on the stock Rubicon wheel. I don't know why they don't offer that size because they obviously make them in 37x12.5x17 and 37x13.5x17 and there are so many more 17" wheel options.

Edit: I just went to their website to inquire why they don't offer that width in a 17" wheel; they have a "Request a Tire Size" form that can be filled out. I'd encourage everyone who is interested to fill out the form and submit it to encourage them to make it! I just picked a 2019 Wrangler when selecting my "car" since they didn't have the 2020 MY available (so no Gladiator option).

I picked the Ridge Grappler tire pattern.

https://www.nittotire.com/find-a-tire/request-a-tire-size/

I mean Nitto missed the boat.

Building it in 17" would be a much, much larger market than in 20"

18" would be a bigger market than 20"

 

[kelkolb]

There's a 285/75-17 that's roughly 34"x11" as well. I'm running them on stock wheels on my Sport S Max Tow with the Mopar 2" lift.

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