In 1984 I bought my first 4x4, this '76 Blazer.  That was the year Michael Jacksons hair caught on fire and 36s were considered a big tire.  

Technically I didn't buy the Blazer, I traded my 1980 4-cylinder Mercury Capri for it.  The owner said he was fed up with the Blazer because it handled bad.  He was right.  After a harrowing ride home I aired up the right front 36-inch tire, which only had 10 psi in it, and the truck handled great.  The previous owner wasn't a happy camper when I told him that's all it took to fix the problem.

This is how the rig looked when I brought it home.  Worn tires and a set of white wagon wheels with a 4-inch lift.  The photo above shows it with a set of better tires and wheels I bought shortly after. 

I wheeled the Blazer a lot.  Living in the country meant that wheeling was right outside the back door.  I owned, and thrashed, the truck for a few years but eventually traded it off to get a Scout.