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Sep 1, 2010 | 05:32 PM

Sleepsafe

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I thought I would share. This is my 2008 F250, 6.4 diesel. I just added an Icon 2.5 inch leveling kit and Nitto Trail Grappler M/Ts in 35x12.5x18 on stock wheels. I might have to trim about 1/4 inch from the lower inboard corner of the mud flaps. I'm not even sure thats gonna be necessary tho. Next is a Buck Stop bumper that should be here by the end of this month. Here it is, I think it looks pretty good. Dennis

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Sep 1, 2010 | 06:16 PM

texastech_diesel

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Nice tires

I really like mine, and they seem to be holding up decently well for an M/T under an 8,000# truck.

Sep 1, 2010 | 08:31 PM

David1986

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Sharp Truck!!!!!!

Sep 1, 2010 | 09:50 PM

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I wonder how well those tires would hold up in the snow? Im thinkin about a 2.5 inch level in the front, add a leafs in the rear and some tires like those when my current set wears out..

Sep 1, 2010 | 09:58 PM

Sleepsafe

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I hope they do well. I'm in the far northern part of ND. Winter here comes early and stays late, and usually with plenty of the white stuff. Time will tell but I expect that they will do well.

Sep 1, 2010 | 10:20 PM

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Let me know how they do. If you dont mind me askin, how much did you pay per tire?

Sep 2, 2010 | 06:57 PM

texastech_diesel

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Discount wanted $270 a tire, plus $40 a tire for their extended warranty thing for mine (34x11-18). I got him down to $1000 installed with lifetime road hazard warranty, and they bought the two good Contis (if there is such a thing) off my 18s for $100 each.

In snow they'd probably be awesome, M/Ts usually are in the fluff. But on hardpack and ice I'm thinking they're gonna be real easy to break loose due to the lack of siping in the tread blocks. BFG KOs are good on ice because each block is cut 3 or 4 times and there are 5 or more blocks across the section width, these Nittos have one cut in each block, and the void space between the blocks is too big to let them bite together effectively.