You could use 305-50-15 BFG Euro T/A, there a little wider and taller then
the 295's and you could squeeze them on a 8" rim. Online at Tire Rack they
go for $133.00 each plus shipping.
Sam South
95 Dak, V-8,3.90 LSD,5-speed
14.10@98.32
http://people.mw.mediaone.net/sawcut64/home.html
sawcut64@mediaone.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steven T. Ekstrand" <cyberlaw@earthlink.net>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2000 1:43 AM
Subject: DML: Tires--295-50-15 BFG Radial T/A's???
> I need some tire advice.....
>
> I'm thinking about sticking 295-50-15 tires on stock offset rims for my
> 2000 Dak.
>
> Its a stock height 2wd CC. I think there is plenty of room. They are
> about 1.5 inches wider in overall section width and 1.3 inches shorter in
> diameter than the stock 255-65-15's...
>
> I wish I could find some better grip out there in a big 15 inch tire but
it
> looks like BFG rockflights are the only choice.... At least they are
> cheap!
>
> Benefits---I get 2 inches more tread on the ground and firmer sidewalls.
> Also drops the truck 3/4's of an inch.
>
> As you may remember, I'm the autocrossing fool who also tows with his Dak.
> So I'm resisting the urge to Hotchkis it and slap on trick wheels and 40
> series rubber.
>
> If anybody knows a better tire in this size, hollar!
>
> BTW-it was a good week. This heathen survived a full Catholic mass
wedding
> without being struck by Lightning. This cityslicker also survived a Randy
> Travis concert at the Hollyweird Bowl without being strung up by a bunch
of
> sh*tkicking lonestar rejects. Good thing my wife was born on Texas soil,
> it helped me bridge the cultural gap.... :-)
>
> -STE
>
>
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