Re: RE: Questions about tire size

From: Mr. Plow (adam_is_mr_plow@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Apr 16 2002 - 16:48:34 EDT


Hey man, just cause i make a little suggestion, doesn't mean you have to
listen to me!! hehehe
Oh, as for the traction of Jon's tires, it should satisfy all to know that
he dragged a dead Jeep all the way uphill off the trail. :)

The Adam Blaster

>
>
> Yeah, 33s are a pretty big tire, especially on a Dak. (Smaller body
>just makes the tire look bigger.) I run 33s on my '92 Ram, maybe I'll
>do a body lift or something some day and run bigger, but the 33s have
>been fine for me. I have a 4" suspension lift on the Ram, and 33's
>*just* clear at full lock. (I get some rubbing at full lock when it
>articulates.) One thing with the 33s, if you run mudders, you can always
>go to 35s in the future, cause they're probably going to wear out pretty
>soon. ;-)
>
> Actually I've only got a couple of seasons on my tires and they are
>holding
>up very well. They work great in the mud too. I'm using Cavalier Mud
>Kings.
>I know, I had never heard of them either. :-) But the tire store where
>I got them recommended them highly. They were about $110 a tire if I
>remember right, for 33x12.50. If you're interested in seeing what they
>look like, there's a bunch of pics of my ram on the BBQ and "Daktoberfest"
>meet reports on the DML home page. They aren't quite as agressive as
>a TSL Super Swamper, but they wear much slower and still have big lugs
>to self clean and really get the mud flying. :-) Anyone at the BBQ can
>attest as to their traction in mud. ;-)
>
> I've only gotten stuck once with those tires, but I was driving under
>the influence of the Adam Blaster (Mr. Plow) at the time. ;-)
                      -Jon-

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