Nice!!! Those are gonna look great on your '95!
John Hower
'95 Dakota, ext cab, 3.9, 4x2
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Matt Beazer
Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 11:50 PM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: DML: Got some new wheels/tires
Bought some new tires and rims for my 1995 Dakota 4x4. Got them off a
guy who sold his '92 Dakota soon after buying them, and bought a 2004
Dakota thinking they'd fit. Of course by 2004 they had 12" discs on the
front so 15" rims wouldn't fit:
http://www.moparhowto.com/pictures/1995-Dakota/tiresrims/tires01.jpg
http://www.moparhowto.com/pictures/1995-Dakota/tiresrims/tires02.jpg
http://www.moparhowto.com/pictures/1995-Dakota/tiresrims/tires03.jpg
http://www.moparhowto.com/pictures/1995-Dakota/tiresrims/tires04.jpg
Not bad for $450 considering they only have 100 miles on them and still
have the rubber nubs and colored writing on them. He originally offered
$300 when I ran into him in a local Dodge dealership parking lot, then
had offers off Craigslist for $600, but we worked it down to $450.
The wheels alone are $120 each new with center caps (Eagle Alloys), and
the tires are running $135-$140 each online, so I don't think I did too
bad. I'm thinking of buying a tire grooving/siping knife and siping the
inside tread blocks to give it more bite on water and ice, though
considering they're M/T tires.
On a side note, does anyone know if a 30x9.5x15" tire/rim will fit in
the spare tire location on a 2nd gen Dakota?
Thanks,
MattB
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