ModiFinder

So what we are saying is that if you want a comfortable tire for the highway and city then you will have to give up traction in the mud. And if you get a mud tire then you will be less comfortable and spend more on gas not to mention noise?

Just to follow up with this last few question. Not that I am an authority in anyway but I believe the gist I got from the forum and talking to people on NPORA was that the mediums would do the trick and that there was no need to go to high unless you were going to tow things.

I think I saw a few places where the say the back spacing numbers I should be looking for to avoid the issues with rubbing. Especially when I put the lift in.

This made me think. I have a manual transmission and I have always found that the 1st and 2nd gear are really mean for very low speeds. They feel very torquey and they are great in the mud but on the road they are slow but once you get to 3rd. I always assumed this was because it was a SE and it has the 4.6 ratio. So technically this transmission works better with larger tires such as the 265 and since they quite a bit closer to the 31' than the 235s on the other Pathfinders. I am starting to wonder if it would make more sense to wait longer before I decide what kind of tires to buy.

Thanks adamzan

This makes perfect sense.

pathfounder: what do you mean by differences in the drive? I keep on hearing there are changes but could you tell me some of the specifics?

Thanks everyone for their comments on this. It is becoming obvious that it was a legal disclaimer. The tire size is only 4.5% bigger from the 265/70/15 to the 31/10.5/15. Now I only have to decide between Duelers and Geolanders.

I had the same thing a few years ago and it was the head gasket in the end. I don't thing you need too much antifreeze to mix with the oil to get the froth. I hope it is not the case for you.

Not so good to hear about getting stuck but the pictures are awesome!!!

skulptr: What size did you have? and what did you not like about the tires?

BowTied. nice summary.

I figured it was exaggerated to avoid legal issues later. edwinsyip: what should I expect in handling? how much of a difference is it?

I just got this warning on a website regarding 31' tires for my 97 SE. "Warning! When changing tire sizes, we recommend staying within 3% of the diameter of the original tire. Any more than this and you face the risk of brake failure." Does anyone here have any knowledge of this? I was about to buy the tires and it scared the crap out of me! This is the site with the info: http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp?action=submit

Taro. Thanks again. I have been on the fence for over a month now and I think the comments on this post just pushed me over to the Geolanders. They are $113 per tire vs $155 for the Duelers and budget is a constraint.

Those are awesome pics!

Thanks for posting this. I have just been flexing the Google search on the site looking for tires and I am square between the Geolander AT/S and the Duelers Revo 2. I have to say this forum seems to be split down the middle and I am needing a tie brake! Pics would be good. Did you find any rid difference going with a bigger tire? Since you have the SE you should have not noticed a difference with the power too much because of the 4.6 ration in the transmission but it would be good to know if you saw anything there too. And pictures would be awesome (x3)

I just go this done a couple months ago and paid for it (I had not found NPORA yet). It cost $900 for parts and labour but you I am in Canada and I had taken it to the dealer.

I started using rain-x because one of my neighbours recommended it and I have to say that if you live in a place where it rains a lot (like Vancouver) you need to get this stuff. I costs about $10 per bottle which should last you a couple of years and it kicks ass. It will not matter what type of wipers you have!

I am doing the same thing. I also need to replace the shocks and struts and I am wondering if I should get the OEMs too.

Thanks for the link.

Thanks for this pointing to this article. It helps the newbies to figure out thing work. Has anyone one seen things like this for the R50? I am starting to realize that there are some nuance of difference between the models and I want to find more stuff about the R50 SE.

Thanks Hawzzy, This helps. I have been trying to figure out how I make sure that the car works for both applications. I am finding the OEM parts very soft and every time I put something the back it sinks (which could also be because they are done). This makes me wonder if it would be OK to replace the shock/struts now and then do the coils later when I have the cash for that.

as a newbie, I have been afraid to ask too much so I tried the search and well.... So then I remembered a trick from our good friends at Google. I use google to search this site by doing the following: If my question is: "what are the best biggest tires I can put on my stock rig?" you just have to go to google and enter the question followed by "site:http://npora.ipbhost.com" Like this: "what are the best biggest tires I can put on my stock rig site:http://npora.ipbhost.com" Then google knows to limit the search to our forum. These are the results for that.

GoPathyGo, Thanks for the post. Really helpful for the beginners.