Are 35's ok to have on my everyday Troll? or should stick with 33's?

[Mattonpatrol]

Doing the lift on my 99 GU and will need some new rubbers on it too. This is my everyday car as well, but take it offroad and like to hit the big stuff...
Im contenplaing on wether i should just stick with the 33's, as i will only want to get 1 set of tyres... Or if i get 35's, which i would much prefer to get just for the simple reason of will be way better offroading, my main consern is if 35's will cause more ware and tear on parts or drive trains etc!? has anyone got 35's on there rig? or had any bad experince with 35's after a long period?

[nissannewby]

Yes they put more strain on everything, wheel bearings, kings pin bearings, cvs etc. not mention they are also illegal in most states. Stick with 33's and use the money you would spend on 35's putting a locker in the front.

[threedogs]

x 2 its a lot of tyre to try and stop puts massive stress on brakes and other components,
As suggested a 2" lift decent 33s and a front locker will see you go most places. IMO

[MudRunnerTD]

I drove my GUIV around with 35s on full time for a year or 2. Mine has 3.9 ratio diffs and was a little sluggish off the mark but all good.

Not withstanding what Mat wrote above your car will handle 35s all day mate. Nissan tough.

[Safari Njema]

Excuse my ignorance but what's a front locker?

[threedogs]

Its a Diff lock as it locks your axles so all 4 are turning if you have front and rear fitted
Awesome off road traction google ARB air locker or TJM Prolocker

[kabar]

Get 35s and deflate them down to 33s when on the road. :P
Joke.
Stick with 33s.

[MEGOMONSTER]

Gee there are a few threads about this topic now.

Mmmmmmmmm, what to do.

[@GUte]

If you are only going to run one set of wheels and you want 35's offroad, go the 35's. I've ran 35's on road for years with no problem. Wear and tear? Nah! I have had to attend very little to front end parts since owning this vehicle for the last 8 years and 360k. If you ran 35's offroad, nothing would be said re wear. Onroad won't give you any noticeable extra wear and tear.

[joeker]

While 35s will increase loadings the Nissan drivetrain is the styrongest around and can handle it.

The weakest point will be the wheel bearings, but the steering will feel the effect too so just make sure that those components are serviced more regularly than scheduled and you should be good to go.

Note that you will have other things to think about beyond the wear and tear. The vehicle will handle less precisely (is "precisely" a word you can use in relation to ANY Patrols handling?) and you may get sick of feeling like you are steering a boat around. You may also find that some car parks are out of bounds too.

[threedogs]

Seems a lot still run 35s whats the go just wait and see if I get booked, or is there some retro spec law.
Or can you run 35s if you get it engineered, seems like a grey area, 35s are either in or out, no ifs

[Stropp]

yeh 3D i have 35's and a set of rims with 33's if i run into a tosser and get a yellow i will just swap them over and get it off and then swap again, the 35's are only for winter anyway as they are muddies, the at's are 33.

[Woof]

I have been running 35s since I got The Q, still very wary of the boys in blue, one followed me today and I was waiting, but all good just drove into the bottle shop.

[lhurley]

Seems a lot still run 35s whats the go just wait and see if I get booked, or is there some retro spec law.
Or can you run 35s if you get it engineered, seems like a grey area, 35s are either in or out, no ifs

They are illegal. People are just running the gauntlet and hoping to not get booked. I personally wouldnt run them for daily's as they are expensive and they can crush your car if you get done to many times for defects here (QLD).

[97EK1]

Mines engineered with 35s... Not illegal in all circumstances..

[macca86]

You can run 35 and 37 if you get marks adaptors portal axles legaly but I don't ave a spare 20 grand maybe next week haha

[makeitfit]

No restrictions here in UK for tyre size whoop whoop ;) I've been running 35s for a year now and they're just what the Trol should have IMO. I think 33s should have been the factory fitment size.
The only issue I've had is the ratios are poo so I'm changing diffs. No other issues appart from upsetting allcomers in the dirt lol

[Stropp]

I have been running 35s since I got The Q, still very wary of the boys in blue, one followed me today and I was waiting, but all good just drove into the bottle shop.

who you or the cop :)

[PMC]

Get 35s and deflate them down to 33s when on the road. :P
Joke.
Stick with 33s.

I like your style! lol

Regards,

RLI