| One of the more common modifications that | | | | on how far you can go off-road. In order to fit |
| people make to their four wheel drives is to fit | | | | the larger tires though, often a lift needs to take |
| larger tires. The issue with the tires that come | | | | place. Alternatively, many people cut away a bit |
| stock on a four wheel drive is that they are | | | | of the guard, to allow the tire to move freely. If |
| usually designed for maximum grip on road, and | | | | you fit a tire which is too large it will rub on the |
| as a result they perform poorly off road. As a | | | | panel work, which is a real issue. |
| result, people fit tires that are more aggressive, | | | | Lift kits range from an inch right through to over |
| like the Maxxis Bighorns. All Terrain Tires are | | | | 20 inch, but the legalities of doing things like that |
| good, and Mud Terrain Tires are even more | | | | can be horrendous. Ideally a 2 - 4 inch lift with a |
| aggressive. Whilst going more aggressive, a lot of | | | | slightly bigger set of tires is what you fit, as it will |
| people opt into getting the next size tires (or | | | | give you the required off road improvement |
| even several sizes more!) | | | | without ruining the vehicles performance on road. |
| The reason for this is to improve the clearance | | | | The only problem with fitting bigger tires is that |
| that the vehicle has. A body lift will lift the body | | | | the gearing is wrong, and your speedometer and |
| up, and a suspension lift moves the chassis and | | | | odometer will be wrong (by the percentage |
| body up more, but the only thing that gives the | | | | difference in between tire sizes). In saying this, |
| vehicle true clearance (lifts everything up) is the | | | | you can easily change the gearing and the |
| tires. Just an inch or two bigger has a big effect | | | | electronics; so it's well worth it. |