bigger tires for the tab s

brookings

has any one put on larger tires to raise the tab a little bit

ericnliz

@brookings, When exploring this option, you'll need to be quite mindful of the clearance factor inside the wheel well itself. Make sure you measure not only circumference, but width as well before taking the plunge.

ChanW

I've seen folks chatting about it. It seems that a 'lift kit' is a prerequisite to bigger tires. I'm thinking that the Outback provides that - bigger tires and higher clearance. @jkjenn had hers adapted, with an Outback axle kit (installed by the factory - which happens to be in her neck of the woods), and that included tires, I think. 

WrongWayRex

My goal is to put the same tires on the Tab as what we have on the Jeep, this way I will always have two spares. But I just ordered our 320 CS-S and it will be here in 5 weeks. First we need to modify the garage to park the Tab inside. Once everything gets here, I will weld up the needed height spacer to pick the camper up to get those 33" tires under there. Hope it goes well. The height is not the concern, according to my measuring, the frame forward and rear of the tires is my real concern. NuCamp will not custom modify their frame just for me, so I will wait till we get it and do the deed in my back yard. My wife is already tapping her foot. LOL

dragonsdofly

@WrongWayRex, welcome to the forum, the t@b family, and congratulations on your trailer! Enjoy making mods and and most of all happy t@bbing!

WrongWayRex

Thank you. Look forward to pulling around the country. Headed to Moab in June. That will be our first real test of ability, both for the camper and our Jeep.

Sting

One other thing to check, if you have the spare tire under mount it is a real tight clearance between the tire and the cross frame. That is if you plan to upgrade your spare as well. 

jkjenn

ericnliz said:

@brookings, When exploring this option, you'll need to be quite mindful of the clearance factor inside the wheel well itself. Make sure you measure not only circumference, but width as well before taking the plunge.

WrongWayRex said:

My goal is to put the same tires on the Tab as what we have on the Jeep, this way I will always have two spares. But I just ordered our 320 CS-S and it will be here in 5 weeks. First we need to modify the garage to park the Tab inside. Once everything gets here, I will weld up the needed height spacer to pick the camper up to get those 33" tires under there. Hope it goes well. The height is not the concern, according to my measuring, the frame forward and rear of the tires is my real concern. NuCamp will not custom modify their frame just for me, so I will wait till we get it and do the deed in my back yard. My wife is already tapping her foot. LOL

I think with using the Jeep tires, the wheel well could be the challenge. You might have to completely reconstruct.

I am using the General Tires AT Grabbers, which I believe are either 14" or 15" tires from the factory and I use Cooper AT3's on my Grand Cherokee, which are 18".

Librarydragon

I've seen a t@b that was jacked up. The person had to use a different frame. It looked a little off balance.