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Old Jul 26, 2013 | 02:39 PM
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And let me tell you, what a difference. It's like everything else where over a period of time we tend to forget what it was like. These things actually are round and roll in a circle instead of bouncing up and down. I've been procrastinating way to long on them and front end alignment. Wife calls me "cheep", I say I'm "thrifty", just had to get a few more miles out of the tread.

I know I'm getting better millage since it's my daily driver and go the same route every day.
 
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Old Jul 26, 2013 | 02:42 PM
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New tires do make a world of difference don't they Jim!
 
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Old Jul 26, 2013 | 03:13 PM
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What are you running for tires Jim? It does bite the ol wallet a little when you have to buy 4 new ones.
 
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Old Jul 26, 2013 | 03:19 PM
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What are you running for tires Jim? It does bite the ol wallet a little when you have to buy 4 new ones.
This time around I went with Firestone AT TransForce 235 85R 16. I like the tread design and they are very quiet. Guess I'll see how they do in rain and snow this winter.
 
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Old Jul 26, 2013 | 03:21 PM
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Some of us have to buy 6 I got michelin's for mine a few months ago about 1500
 
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Old Jul 26, 2013 | 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by richdawg
Some of us have to buy 6 I got michelin's for mine a few months ago about 1500
And I'm thinking about converting my truck to a dually
 
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Old Jul 26, 2013 | 03:27 PM
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$832 out the door (4 tires) which included the front end alignment.
 
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Old Jul 26, 2013 | 03:31 PM
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$832 out the door (4 tires) which included the front end alignment.
That's not too bad.
 
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Old Jul 26, 2013 | 03:32 PM
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And I'm thinking about converting my truck to a dually
This is the first dually for me and I I like um. If you tow heavy they do make a difference ask glenn
 
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Old Jul 26, 2013 | 04:20 PM
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This is the first dually for me and I I like um. If you tow heavy they do make a difference ask glenn
I do tow heavy, plus, I think a ECSB 4x4 dually would be unique.
 
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Old Jul 26, 2013 | 04:29 PM
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That's a good price. I paid 950 for 4 TOYO A/T 265/75/16 and another 100 for a alignment
 
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Old Jul 26, 2013 | 09:15 PM
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This time around I went with Firestone AT TransForce 235 85R 16. I like the tread design and they are very quiet. Guess I'll see how they do in rain and snow this winter.
i had them on the rear of my 2wd truck for one or two winters and they did pretty well. i also had about 400-450lbs of concrete in the bed to help with snow traction as well, but they still did good none the less. i think you will be happy with them being you are 4x4. this past winter i put them on the front and got some Michelin ltx m/s 2's for the rear. With the weight in the bed those things straight up tore it up in the snow!!! i love them things. the firestones now being on the front steered like on dry pavement when in about 5-7 inches of fresh snow.
 
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