Lifting the H3 Hummer

 

What sort of price is right to pay for a set of 5 tires at
315/75/16 and what type would be more practical the m/t or a/t it's my toy but its also my daily driver. Don't really want to much road noise but lookin for that aggressive look.

Also looked up that plastidip I know what I'll be doing now. I'm going to attempt to murder it out and turn everything chrome to flat black.

all this is making me excited to come home and play with it haha
Should be heading home in little over a month. I will defiantly post before and after pics
I would also like to thank all of you a lot for all the help

 

Kelly TSR

 

@bunger

tell me about mileage b4 and after the tires

 

1-1/16" works too. It's what I used.

Also, for anyone doing this, don't get hung up on the number of turns on that bolt. Every truck is different. Go by the 23-1/2" measurement.
I've seen people get there with only 2-3 turns, others it took 5-6 turns. And each side will probably be different. Mine took 4 on the drivers side, 6 on the passenger's side.
That's why I don't even mark the bolt anymore if helping friends do this.

 

It's impossible to tell the loss based just on tires, I've added too much other stuff that affects the mileage.

I have a roof rack, heavy steel front bumper, heavy duty brushguard, roof lights, and carry a ton of stuff in the back of the truck so it's not just the tires that are different from stock.

Driving style plays more into your MPG's than anything else.
When my truck was stock, on the OEM 32" tires, I got about 18-19 MPG because I am light on the gas and plan my stops. On the highway I don't pay attention to the speedo, I run based on the tach. If you keep at around 2K that's going to be your best fuel consumption range.

So with every mod. included on my truck, I've probably lost about 4-5 MPG. I used to have 33" Duratracs before I went with 35's. I only lost about 2 MPG running that tire.

 

Shop around. Online places like Tread Depot or Tire Rack have good prices but then you need to add in installation costs.
The chains like Town Fair will bend you over on larger size tires.
I use a good local independent tire shop in my town, free installation, free flat repair, free rotations.

Be prepared to drop $1200 to $1600 on a set of 5 installed.

I prefer an MT or an aggressive AT like the Goodyear Duratrac.
Duratrac's are great on and off road. Quiet on the pavement, great in rocks, dirt, sand and winter conditions. They aren't the best in mud though because they're AT's not an MT.

 

Kelly TSR, in-between MT and AT

 

Those Kelly's are nice.

 

Yes, they work real good in the southeast. The other week I went thru mud holes, rocks and dirt with no issues. A little loud on the road but not as bad as full MT's.