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What i did was put the drivers side of the truck in the dirt and tried to keep the passenger side on the pavement for stability and then slowly pushed the brakes, but in reality i just tried as best i could not to flip it, but at that speed it could go either way, i was very lucky
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My rims dont stay shiny for long either i think its the aluminum, they are shinny for like 3 days then there back to normal, i dont know what it is. I have 20in Helos with 37in toyos on the truck now after that incident. The deal was too good to pass up. They want ALOT of money for tires our size on 16.5s and ive heard alot of tire people say they are all going to phase out that rim size except for OFFROAD C rated tires, but those wont hold up our trucks very well especially with wieght or a trailer. So i figured get something else for now just in case i blew another one or got a flat on the BFGs which dont even make that tire 35/12.5 on 16.5s anymore i guess?
My rims dont stay shiny for long either i think its the aluminum, they are shinny for like 3 days then there back to normal, i dont know what it is. I have 20in Helos with 37in toyos on the truck now after that incident. The deal was too good to pass up. They want ALOT of money for tires our size on 16.5s and ive heard alot of tire people say they are all going to phase out that rim size except for OFFROAD C rated tires, but those wont hold up our trucks very well especially with wieght or a trailer. So i figured get something else for now just in case i blew another one or got a flat on the BFGs which dont even make that tire 35/12.5 on 16.5s anymore i guess?
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Okay, its not just me then lol. I priced out getting new rims and tires back in the fall when i bought the new interco, since they were the only one with the tire size i needed, and for what i wanted was close to 3000$. I figured ill wait until these tires wear out and look for a deal somewhere in the meantime. I still ended up paying 1600$ for just the tires.
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Originally Posted by Benny2002
John311-...They want ALOT of money for tires our size on 16.5s and ive heard alot of tire people say they are all going to phase out that rim size ...
I have since always had this in the back of my mind, as I drive around in my "other" (non-SD) truck with the 16.5" 35's.
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What a friend of mine told me this morning is what usually causes the sidewall to blow out like mine is LOW AIR pressure, he said what happens is say you run over a drywall screw, its a slow leak that over time u dont feel the difference until its too late. When tires get low on pressure and at high speeds the air gets REALLY hot inside the tire then expands and blows the sidewall out. Hes pretty sure thats what happened to mine. He also said the heavy weight of a PSD only increases the problem or if your towing gooseneck. My source deals with tractor trailor tires, he says it happens all the time.
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