2006 H3 Questions

[Beermanx]

Hi,
New member here. I have a H3 ,2006... Owned it for 4 years now. Best vehicle I've had ever! Anyways I am due for some new tires. Right now I'm running 31 inch Hankook AT. I want something more aggressive , for looks and a little off road. I'm liking the Hankook MT mud tires 35 inch? Anyone running this tire? How do they look on your truck. Should I get 33 or 35 inch? The guy also showed me some nice custom rims I'm thinking of getting. He told me 35 would not mount right on factory rims? My factory rims are a little worn out anyways?
Oh yea. Forgot to mention that I'm gonna be using a leveling kit next week to raise the front another 2.5 inches .... Thank you

 

[amrg]

1. If you still havent bought the levelling kit, hold your money for somethig else. The H3 can be leveled with simple tools, takes up to 5 mins each side, and costs nothing. All you need is to jack up one side until the tire is in the air, then adjust the torsion bar bolt (tighten) found just under the middle of the truck on the cross member to the desired height. (23.5" center of axle to fender lip max recommended). Drive the truck abit, re check after a day, re adjust, then get an alignment.
2. For the H3, 35s look great. Almost everyone here has them great for offroad, better stance and fill the wheel well nicely. The I5 can push them, but if you want good driveability with the 3.5L, I recommend 34" tires. (Bigger than 33s, yet not 35s)
MTs are also on the heavy side for tires, ATs weigh less and easier for acceleration/braking/mileagw
3. 35s WILL fit on stock H3 wheels.
4. The H3 wheels are a 6x5.5, 100.6, +38mm. You need those specs if you want to get new wheels.

 

[Beermanx]

Thanks! The guy was saying the width of a stock rim is why the 35 would not work? He wanted to sell me
10 or 12 width rims? He said they were compatible with my truck? They also said they would test it out before they would let me drive away from the shop. Said they would mount the 35 on a new rim and try it out, if I like it and it works then they would sell them to me. The tires are actually only 34.5

 

[SedonaBound]

If you're not into serious 'wheeling and the H3 is your daily commuter, 33s will give it a more aggressive look without as much loss of street performance as 35s.

 

[amrg]

As sedona said, 33" tires (usually ~ 32.6") are great on a 3.5L.
When I said 34s, most tires in that range are approx 33.6" tires.

As for wheel width, 10-12" is wide, makes whatever tire you mount look really wide (much nicer stance) but completely unnecessary. Offcourse aft. Wheels are a nice way to customize your truck, and its up to you, and I like wide wheels personally. But remember, they add weight, which hurts performance.

If you want to do a susp. Lift on your truck in the future, hold on the wheels since the lift requires specific specs to clear.

 

[Beermanx]

Thanks guys! If it were your truck , what would u guys do? As far as me going four wheeling , it's just a few times up my camp for hunting. I just like the look of a bigger tire I guess?

 

[derian06]

Thanks guys! If it were your truck , what would u guys do? As far as me going four wheeling , it's just a few times up my camp for hunting. I just like the look of a bigger tire I guess?

Get some 315/75/16 goodyear mtrs with kevlar on stock rims. Unless you want to spend all the extra money on wider rims. Got any pics of the h3?

 

[fab01m5]

I have Parnelli Jones Dirt Grips and i love them

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[Beermanx]

Would those be considered 35" tires? I do have a few pictures. I will post in a little, gotta get on my lap top first

 

[derian06]

Would those be considered 35" tires? I do have a few pictures. I will post in a little, gotta get on my lap top first

Yessir, they don't make 35/12.5/16 as far as I know, 315/75/16 is the same. Measures to 34.6".

 

[Beermanx]

I found one picture, thought I had a few more? I will try and take a few more soon! I really think my H3 would look great with a more agressive mud tire, I like the 35, but still unsure?

 

[derian06]

I found one picture, thought I had a few more? I will try and take a few more soon! I really think my H3 would look great with a more agressive mud tire, I like the 35, but still unsure?

It will look better, just scroll around the forum a little and you'll see plenty of H3's with 35's, most of us ditch the rails and the chrome then add the m/t's. As far as leveling goes like another said, if you crawl under your truck there are two bolts you can turn for free to level it, leveling kits are useless.

 

[Romeo]

Here is mine with 33x12.5x20 Fuel Mud Terrain Tires. I had this setup for just under 2 years. I like it but kinda regret the 20" rims. Once my lift comes in i'll be going somewhere along the lines of 37x12.5"17. Since your leveling it you should definitely go with 35's IMO.

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[Beermanx]

Ok, thanks! Should I go with the Goodyear tire? Or Hankook? There are so many dang choices! So you wish you stayed with your stock rims?

 

[rsc]

I love the Kellys Safari TSR'S on mine. The 35's are the largest they have unfortunately or I would get them in a 37. Best, most aggressive AT I've had, better than the Duratracs they replaced. I have a set of MTR'S going on very shortly for comparison and to decide which set I get and which go on my wife's H3.

 

[derian06]

Goodyears are great and so are the hanooks, but the goodyears are lighter. My 37" goodyears weigh the same as my old 35" bfg km2's. You can also look at good year fierce attitude m/t and cooper stt's

here is stock rims on 315's, but with the rancho lift.

 

[Beermanx]

Nice!

 

[derian06]

Just found it leveled with 35's n stock rims

 

[owlxxx]

goodyear mtr with kevlars for 35s!!! look in my album for pics. Though i did like the nitto terra grapplers when i had 33" tires.

 

[Beermanx]

I should just stick with my stock rims. And buy 35s ... Gotta find someone who will put them on for me though? I can save 750 bucks by not buying the rims. In a way the stock rims do look better, mine are just the Aluminum??

 

[derian06]

I should just stick with my stock rims. And buy 35s ... Gotta find someone who will put them on for me though? I can save 750 bucks by not buying the rims. In a way the stock rims do look better, mine are just the Aluminum??

call around other tire shops, they should be able to put them on no problem. 7.5" wide rims work fine with 315/75/16's. If you want stance you can always buy motorsport tech wheelspacers as well.

 

[Beermanx]

Thanks. I just checked and wallmart close by has a great deal on the Goodyear tires. Wonder if they would put the 35 on my stock rims?

 

[alrock]

35s (315/75-16) will fit on stock rims, but I wouldn't do 35s again for a daily driver. At highway speeds I spend most of the time with the torque converter unlocked, at least if 70mph or above. Just did a 3000 mile road trip and got 14+ mpg when driving east, got 11 mpg heading west for 850 miles straight with modest headwinds. This is with a PCM tune as well.

I have the Hankook MTs. Undecided as to whether I'd repeat. I've got about 13,000 miles on them. Didn't perform well on the first trip to Moab but then did surprisingly well on the second trip.

 

[rsc]

goodyear mtr with kevlars for 35s!!! look in my album for pics. Though i did like the nitto terra grapplers when i had 33" tires.

I have the Nitto trail grappler AT's and would not get Nitto again. My tires were weather cracked quickly and I've seen several others that were the same way. It may not happen to ALL Nittos but I'm not taking that chance again. Cracked down to the cord :/

 

[Beermanx]

Thank You. Your truck looks great with those Hankooks on it.. I dont travel very far, my furthest trips are 100 miles to camp... Most of my driving is around town, kids to school, baseball, etc... I do go off road when up camp, hunting , fishing.... I really dig the look of the 35.... Still undecided! Dang.........