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Old 03-16-2011, 10:53 AM
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i havent had any prob with them wearing out really the ones i have on the front. are about 6 years old n still have about 25% tread left. i like them. they are really good off road. but to each his own. as long we still help each other out lol.
 
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Old 03-16-2011, 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by 460/5
31s WILL fit on factory rims. dependin on the company, you can find up to 37s that will 15 inch rims. 31x10.50 R15 tires are very common. and its increasinly common to find almost every tire size from there on up for everything from 15 to 26 inch rims.
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Nope have to disagree with you on this one. I'd like to see a 37 made to fit a 7 or 8" wide rim, they might slide on, but there's no way that rim is wide enough, 31x10.50, yup. 32x11.50, yup. 33x12.5, nope, need a 15x10 for those. I have come across this a lot lately at work and it's starting to get me so pardon me if I sound rude but you have to stay within 2-4" of the size on the side of the tire.
 
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Old 03-16-2011, 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by nobearsyet
Nope have to disagree with you on this one. I'd like to see a 37 made to fit a 7 or 8" wide rim, they might slide on, but there's no way that rim is wide enough, 31x10.50, yup. 32x11.50, yup. 33x12.5, nope, need a 15x10 for those. I have come across this a lot lately at work and it's starting to get me so pardon me if I sound rude but you have to stay within 2-4" of the size on the side of the tire.

you do not have to have a 10 inch wide rim for a 12.50 tire

i had 35x12.50r20's on factory dodge 20x9's

they work and look great on 9 inch wide and 8 inch wide would probably be good too
 
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Old 03-16-2011, 12:32 PM
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I got tired of not having cup holders in my new 88 F150. I had a couple extra center caps laying around so I painted them.


Then used some self-tappers and screwed them to the floor.
Installed
 
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Old 03-16-2011, 01:03 PM
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Very nifty idea there man...5 outta 5 on the idea!

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Originally Posted by Bovaloe
I got tired of not having cup holders in my new 88 F150. I had a couple extra center caps laying around so I painted them.


Then used some self-tappers and screwed them to the floor.
Installed
I thought I'd seen it all, but that is just cool as hell! 5 STARS!!
 
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Old 03-16-2011, 04:33 PM
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i was running 32x11.50x15 , dunlop rvxt's on my truck for a while with stock wheels, no issues and a decent tire
 
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Old 03-16-2011, 08:02 PM
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here is a pic of OSCAR after a night of mud runnin and haulin 2 and a half tons of 304
 
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You want good tires? Michelin LTX are pricey. We've got em on an Isuzu Trooper, and in 2k miles they'll have 100k on em
 
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Old 03-16-2011, 09:12 PM
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i totally dig the cup holders! brilliant idea
 
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with the tire discussion i would love to get some 16 inch rims and wrap some lt235/85/16 tires around them... or maybe find some good cheap 33's for my 15's and use the moog 844 spring mod to level and lift the front. but money is tight here too. so bits and pieces at a time and eventually ill get there. i hope.

to keep relevance to the thread. i installed " hand me down" aftermarket stereo and sub with amp in my truck.
 
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yea the cup holders are really cool
 
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Show me a manufacturer of mud tires that does not suggest using a rim between 2-4" narrower than the tread width, i.e. 33x12.50r15 requires a rim between 8.5-10.5" wide, most run them on 15x10. I got part of my front sheetmetal back on the 250, and started scuffing the C-10 for paint. First time it's been painted in 41yrs since it left GM, and no rust at all since I fixed the hole in the floorpan.
 
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Old 03-16-2011, 10:17 PM
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whats stock rim measurements on a 91 ford f150 5 on 5.5?
 
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i finished doing the rust treatment on the underhood sheetmetal brackets, cut the core support mounts off the frame , rust treatment on the front rails of the frame(that i could get to) i use eastwoods rust encapsulator. good stuff! cheking and making sure i got all newer cleaner hardware to reassemble the nose in a few days .
 

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