Actually mine are still in. I pulled them up and used zip ties to secure them. I did trim a little off of the front, bottom edge but you wouldn't have to if you don't want to.
T-man's '05 Sport Build Thread
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NuclearN8
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I have a feeling I'll be following your lead in the spring.
I'll update with how it is throughout the winter. I think it would be better since there's less for the snow to build up on.
Ok, so I found out today that BF Goodrich AT's SUCK in the snow!!! I will have the money in the next couple weeks to buy 35's so I'm trying to decide which ones to go with.... I "think" I have narrowed it down. Anyone have any experience with any of these? Thoughts? Opinions?
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Brutalguyracing
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I was looking into the federals a while ago
Had good reviews
Mtrs suck in rain so,looks like i will have a shitty winter
I personally will be going back to treadwrights w/kedgegrip
Lived them
Had good reviews
Mtrs suck in rain so,looks like i will have a shitty winter
I personally will be going back to treadwrights w/kedgegrip
Lived them
I was going to use them but they upped the price for 35's to where it's only 20 more for one of the tires I have listed above. Seems pointless to get them now.
Brutalguyracing
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Yup they were $115 in a 33 almost a year ago now they went up
Oh well
Treadwright is still my vote
Oh well
Treadwright is still my vote
Ya was all good til the passenger side front fell in the ruts, then the skid plate landed on the sand. Was all over at that point. Tires were free spinning. Lol only took a bump and I was off.
I have 2.5" body lift and bilstein lift set on highest level. Shouldn't be an issue, and I've already chopped my body mount and trimmed inside fender wells pretty good. Possibly need more trimming, won't know until it is mounted up. I also have wheel spacers that push tires out about 1.5-1.75 inches.
Stupid drivers side rear caliper froze up.. So in the spring I will be replacing the one lonely old one on the rear passenger side just to make sure it doesn't happen again. I'm sick of brakes! Ugh. My mom's fj, my sisters mustang, my camry, and my sisters jeep patriot, not to mention the issues with my calipers going out one by one. Sheesh. Wish I would've had the money to just replace all 4 at once and be done with it. Ruined brand new rotors on the rear from this.
Here we go!! New shoes for Gertrude all mounted up!! Ride really nice, can barely hear them on the road, and damn aggressive!!!
Height difference between 265/65/17 stockers and new 315/70/17 BEASTS!
Height difference between 265/65/17 stockers and new 315/70/17 BEASTS!
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I had to remove the rest of the mud flap I still had on the rear and I had to trim the behind the front tires above the body mount where the pinch weld is. I expect I will have to hammer the pinch weld flat as others have done, but not an issue IMO. As for rubbing on anything else, with my spacers I clear the UCA with room to spare, don't come close to frame or anything else. I will get a chance to flex it a little over the weekend, then I have some friends visiting next week and we plan on going out and bombing around on quads and our trucks. I'll keep reporting back with any issues that arise, but seems to be decent so far with the minor trimming.
And that V8 don't care one bit about those big tires either! These weigh 71lbs where the stock size weighed 38lbs. About the only thing I notice, which I had with the 33's too, is that it takes more for it to kick into overdrive. It doesn't go crazy downshifting, just takes longer to kick into the final overdrive.
Thanks! I live the look of these rims. When I can afford new wheels I want ones that are similar to these but with the correct backspacing.
