J A N U A RY • F E B R U A RY 2 0 1 5 up with some fairly large and wide tires (up to 40-inch and 13-14 inches wide but not with a 2.5 inch lift). It sounds like you do not want to go taller. Are the 1-inch spacers to allow you to not have interference with the tie rod ends? If so, maybe a different offset or back spacing will do better? Maybe the narrower 8-inch rim with a 3.5-inch backspace will allow enough space to fit the wheel without a spacer. Or you could even go up in rim size to a 16 or 17-inch and not have any interference with the tie rod ends. A lot of manufacturers of tires are going away from making 15-inch tires because not many off-road vehicles made today are coming with 15-inch rims. I see a future where 15-inch tires will be a rare thing and cost more than tires on 17-inch rims. It seems like the standard for tire size is going to be the 17-inch rim. Unless of course, this is a mall Cruiser, then you would want 20" dubs for the great handling they provide …. If you are looking for tire recommendations, most mud terrain tires will not work on ice. Many all terrain tires these days will handle most conditions well. Some of the tires I like, some people do not. Some of my personal favorites are the Goodyear Duratrac, Maxxis Bighorn mud terrains and Nitto all terrain. If your FJ40 is a trailer queen and you have a need for some of the toughest tires around, then bias ply tires are tougher than radials (as a rule and rules can be broken). I have used Interco bias ply tires for my hard wheeling tires with great success and love the performance in mud and rocks. I would typically haul these tires to the trailhead in a trailer and then put them on, as my Cruiser was not a trailer queen. Maybe this is a great question for some of your local club guys, as they may have some good options for you to look at and observe how the tire performs. But back to the harsh ride and no tire bulge, that really is the function of the ply rating of the tire and the width of your rim. I think your wheels are too wide for your tire. I hope this helps. Robbie Non-Functional Blower Motor Hi Robbie, I drive a 1964 FJ45 SWB Land Cruiser. Until sometime this summer, the heater/blower motor has worked properly for defrost and for heat. The heater core was cleaned and de-scaled in 2009. I have no pets to create a build-up of hair on top of the core. I blew out all the dust and grit from the core with compressed air a week ago. The off-on/high-low switch for the blower motor works, though only for high speed. All vents, flaps and cables are operating properly and are unobstructed. The blower motor turns (spins). The squirrel cage fits tightly over the motor spindle and turns free of wobble, shake or looseness. LOWEST PRICES Aftermarket & O.E.M. onlinetoyotaparts.com 1-800-613-2921 onlinetoyotaparts.com Quick Shipping 15