seaglen7284
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what is better for mudding, narrow or wider tires?
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Actually you want both...................
Tall and narrow in the front,wide and just a tad bit shorter in the rear.You also want to offset the rims so the center lines of the F/R tires is identical that way the narrow front tires cut a path and the wider rerar tires will not have to cut a wide path but will grip the surrounding mud(about 1"-2" on either side) to boost your forward movement without excessive drag.Also the theory of running taller tires in the front is to keep you going forward instead of sideways,the F/R gearing in a 4wd is geared for this but adding to it makes it work alot better,you can also air the F/R tires down differently also to achieve the same effect(say 24psi front and 18psi rear).
I know that setup made a world of difference when I used to mud drag race,ran 34x9.50x15 TSL's up front(on 15x6 rims at 22psi) and 33x14.50x15 Boggers in the rear(on 15x10 rims at 20psi),then when Interco came out with the 33x10.50x15 Bogger I switched to them in place of the TSL's and kept them at about 24psi with the rears being at 16-18psi.Makes a world of difference.
But thats setup is not for a DD,I would go with wider tires all around,better floatation where as the skinny tires will dig and then your hanging up on your undercarrage to much which will cause much more drag them wider tires will that stay on the surface better.