New tires for me :-) And Christmas is over... Birthday not for another 10
months... hmmmmmm.... what's up? :-)
But seriously... my tires SUCK!!!
Norah
current: '98 Dakota Sport black 4x4 CC V8/5.2L/Auto
current: '95 Dakota Sport white 4x4 Reg Cab V6/3.9L/5spd
RIP: '95 Dakota Sport black 4x2 CC V6/3.9L/Auto
previous: '93 Dakota blue 4x2 CC V6/3.9L/Auto
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET]On Behalf Of Jason Bleazard
> Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 11:04 AM
> To: dakota-truck-moderator@twisted.twistedbits.net
> Subject: DML: 4x4 tires (was: The most terrifying experience of my
> life...)
>
>
> On Tue, 02 Jan 2001 19:29:59 -0500, andylevy@bigfoot.com (Andy Levy)
> wrote:
>
> >They were MT/S, 32x11.5 I think. A bit too much for me. I just priced
> >BFG T/A KOs at BJ's, $105 each. They refuse to install any tire that
> >isn't a factory size,
>
> Personally, I'd refuse to do business with anyone who refused to sell
> me the product I wanted. There are plenty of tire shops around who
> are willing to work with you and install different sizes, as long as
> they fit.
>
> >However, I haven't decided yet. Still have some more reviews to read
> >and compare. I hope to make a decision by the end of the week and have
> >them installed this weekend.
>
> FWIW, I've been looking in to tires since I noticed my Pirellis are
> starting to crack apart. I've talked to several people on and off
> this list whose opinions I value, and I've searched through the
> archives. BFGs have a great reputation, and the KO is a nice tire for
> sure, although they're quite expensive. I also keep hearing good
> things about Dunlop brand tires -- great performance and traction, and
> at a reasonable price. Their all-terrain is the Radial Rover RV (what
> they call AT is more of an all season, go figure). Kyle Kozubal had a
> set of the RVs, and he seemed to be quite impressed with them.
>
> I've been thinking of ditching the crappy stockers and putting a set
> of Rover R/Ts on Norah's truck (once we decide whether we're keeping
> the '98 or getting a quad cab this summer). These tires are supposed
> to be a more agressive all terrain. Picture here:
> http://www.dunloptire.com/products/tire.html?tire=radial_rover_rt
>
> Anyone know anything about this particular style?
>
> Linux: Because a 486 is a terrible thing to waste.
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> Jason Bleazard http://www.bleazard.net Toronto, Ontario
> his: '95 Dakota Sport 4x4, 239 V6, 5spd, Reg. Cab, white
> hers: '98 Dakota Sport 4x4, 318 V8, Auto, Club Cab, black
>
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