Re: Re: 31x10.5 tires on a 2000 SLT club cab 4x2?

From: Wes Weems (wweems@fix.net)
Date: Wed Jan 23 2002 - 19:06:48 EST


I used to have timberlines on my truck... 31x10.50's I beleive and I gotta
say my truck looked SWEET... they wore down and I went with 31x9.50 bfg mud
terrains... I shoulda stuck with a replacement set of timberlines.

Wes
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Reimer" <kwreimer@msn.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 2:51 PM
Subject: DML: Re: 31x10.5 tires on a 2000 SLT club cab 4x2?

> Most tire shops will mount one for you and put wheel on vehicle so you can
> see what it looks like and turn the wheels back and forth. If the truck is
> att stock heighth i would say it should be Ok..
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rob McCready <beyondrob@cowpoly.net>
> To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 8:18 PM
> Subject: DML: 31x10.5 tires on a 2000 SLT club cab 4x2?
>
>
> >
> > I currently have the original 255/65/R15 Goodyear Eagle LS tires (tire
and
> > handling package 8" rim width) on my truck. The truck is entirely stock.
> The
> > tires are at the replacement point. What I would like to do is replace
> them with
> > 31x10.5's. I know they will fit while the truck is just sitting there,
but
> can
> > anyone tell me if I would have any problems rubbing on tight turns, over
> bumps
> > or with a load in the bed?
> >
> > Also (if they will fit) can anyone recommend a good all purpose 31x10.5
> tire?
> > Consumer Reports gave their highest marks to the Dayton Timberline
A/T's,
> but I
> > am unfamilier with them. I mainly drive on paved roads with some dirt
> roads, no
> > real off-roading.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Rob.
> >
>



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