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You wrote “wow that’s a big difference” Did you mean from looking at the pictures I posted of the two tires next to each other? It is a lot different.
Yep, it was just a bigger difference than I expected.
The tread on the sidewall of that tire looks directional like it’s meant only for mounting with the white lettering facing out? Maybe.
I didn't think that tire was, but you can always check the sidewall. On directional tread tires there will always be an obvious arrow pointing in the direction of rotation.
But they can still be mounted either way. Letters in, or out does not matter. You simply run the tires on the side of the vehicle that the directional arrow points forward.
Idk but you’re saying that in the stock fender you see people have clearance issues near the front? With a 31inch tire?
Yes, but more often with the larger tires like narrow 33's. With those it's a very common issue. With 31's, not so much.
But it can be, because so many are slightly different. You know, like we're always saying "your results may vary" or whatever. Some are just closer than others.
Of course, it's worse when someone puts a set of fender flares on and moves them too far back. But there we're still talking about larger tires, such as 33's that stick out. And then it's also a "user error" issue, rather than any variation in the production aspects of the rig.
Paul