Re: East cost convoy to Oregon Discovery Trail (was: Tire selection

From: WOT or waiting at a Red (dakatack@home.com)
Date: Sat Jan 06 2001 - 22:58:40 EST


Andy

Thanks for the info, thats good new for me. The local tire shop I get my
tires from said they would mount up a generic 32" tire to the wheel I pic
and let me try that. If it clears I'll go for the 32" super swampers. If it
rubs, 31" will have to do.

Patrick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Levy" <andylevy@bigfoot.com>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@twisted.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2001 1:50 PM
Subject: Re: DML: East cost convoy to Oregon Discovery Trail (was: Tire
selection

> Patrick,
> Adam has a 2000 with 32x11.5 Goodyear AT/S tires and no lift, he's got
> clearance.
>
> WOT or waiting at a Red wrote:
> >
> > Josh
> >
> > What year Dak do you have? I have a 2000 with 1" lift and want to try
and
> > fit 32" tall tire under it.
> >
> > Winch comming soon and I went with the Rancho 9000 adjutable shocks. I
like
> > them just fine.
> >
> > Patrick O'Day
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Josh Stolarz" <jstolarz@loa.com>
> > To: <dakota-truck-moderator@twisted.twistedbits.net>
> > Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2001 5:38 AM
> > Subject: Re: DML: East cost convoy to Oregon Discovery Trail (was: Tire
> > selection
> >
> > > That is what I was thinking, new tires, front recovery point, maybe
new
> > > shocks...
> > >
> > > Josh
> > >
> > > "Andy Levy" <andylevy@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
> > > news:3A5693AC.7CBD0BF4@bigfoot.com...
> > > > I better start saving my pennies up now so I can make it. I'll need
> > > > plates & front-mounted recovery points of some kind before it.
> > > >
> > > > And I'm supposed to fly to San Fran to visit a friend sometime in
the
> > > > spring too.
> > > >
> > > > Jason Bleazard wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > This is getting VEEEEERY tempting. I could even stop and see my
> > > > > family for a bit.
> > > > >
> > > > > Where is the start of the trail? Anyone used Mapquest to figure
out
> > > > > the distance? It took Norah and I almost 5 days to cover Salt
Lake
> > > > > City to Toronto, but we were traveling in the dead of summer
without
> > > > > A/C, pulling a UHaul trailer, and trying to keep track of a cat
who
> > > > > was lose in the cab (no place for the cage in the regular cab, and
I
> > > > > wasn't about to just stick him in the greenhouse effect under the
> > > > > tonneau cover).
> > > > >
> > > > > (So much for my decision not to do any more big road trips. :-)
> > > > >
> > > > > On Fri, 5 Jan 2001 08:09:52 -0500, jstolarz@loa.com ("Josh
Stolarz")
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > >Wow, getting risky.. It is a highway, all she has to do is keep
it
> > > straight,
> > > > > >and out of the rear ends of others... I'll have to try to
remember to
> > > bring
> > > > > >this 4x4 trip up a little closer to July...
> > > > > >
> > > > > >Josh
> > > > > >
> > > > > >"Andy Levy" <andylevy@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
> > > > > >news:3A554EF2.9D1AA835@bigfoot.com...
> > > > > >> Yeah, but I think everyone would want to drive their own just
to
> > say
> > > > > >> they did it.
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> Who knows, maybe by then I'll trust my girlfriend enough to
drive
> > my
> > > > > >> truck (*snicker*).
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > -andy
> > > >
> > > > http://home.twcny.rr.com/andylevy/ --- andylevy@bigfoot.com
> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------
> > > > modesty, n.:
> > > > Being comfortable that others will discover your greatness
> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > >
>
> --
> -andy
>
> http://home.twcny.rr.com/andylevy/ --- andylevy@bigfoot.com
> -------------------------------------------------------------
> modesty, n.:
> Being comfortable that others will discover your greatness
> -------------------------------------------------------------



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