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First upgrades to my base! (Wheels & Tires)

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Got a set of Badlands wheels second hand for my base model Bronco. Went with 32-inch tires, as they were quite a bit better for my use case than 33s that come with Badlands (price, mass -> MPGs, acceleration) and frankly I likely won't need the extra diameter, as much as I like the look of it.

So far, gas mileage hasn't gone down much going from 30s to 32s, went from 22 mpg -> 21.1 mpg average. I know, kind of stupid to worry about gas mileage on a Bronco of all things, but it's kinda expensive right now 😢

For reference, tires are Black Diamond spec, at 265/70R17 (Nitto Terra Grappler G3, XL).
Despite the width increase from Black Diamond to Badlands (17×7.5 -> 17×8), there's no problem with tires looking stretched.

Also installed IAG adjustable mud flaps.
They're okay overall, but the washers included weren't wide enough and would pop through the holes (image in comments, black one on the left are from the kit). Had to go to the hardware store and get wider ones (right, silver).

Overall happy with the car so far, can't wait to hoon around in the snow this winter.

(Re-uploaded to fix photo cropping, and added comparison)

by 7Sora

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