I'm really amazed at the wide tires some of you guys are putting on the
stock 6" rims. Aren't they really wiggley side to side and very
pinched? Kuk: the sticker on the door frame says my predator wheels
are 6", not 6.5".
Using a wider rim for the same tire will cause the tire to be shifted
outwards compared to the stock rims. Has anybody tried 245/60-15 tires
with 8" rims? All the roads around here are very winding and handling
counts. Also will 235/15 tires with chains clear on a 2WD?
& From: Andre Mauboussin <andrem@cyberramp.net>
&
& I just put some new skins on the green monster. Dunlop GT
& Qualifiers 255/60/15s on the back and 245/60/15s on the front. WOW! What
& a difference!!! These tires are GREAT! I've had various brands on
& Mustwang 5.slows to include T/As, Firehawks, Bridgestone HP41s etc. but
& none have had the adhesion of these. These things have great bite for a
& street tire. They stick better than my Mickey Thompson Sportsmans (I
& tread pattern not Sportsman Pros). I tried a friends T/As last year and
& I swear they were more slippery than the Invictas. We had quite a bit of
& rain lately here in the Dallas area and these Dunlops seem to do well in
& the wet stuff too. BTW, my truck is lowered 2"in front(spindles and 4"
& in rear(hangers) and these tires do NOT rub! I am also using stock
& predator wheels(very sneaky :-)). I bought them from Discount Tire
& Direct (mail order) for $230! The guy who recommended them had a
& modified V8 Dak like mine and he told me the Dunlops were the best tires
& out of all the ones he tried. The local dealer mounted them free,
& charging me only $27 for the balancing and tax. Give these things a try,
& you won't be disappointed.
& excessively, not good for looks...
& Kuk
& (single 5"driveshaft for exhaust)
&
& *
& Just to let the Leadfoot's know, the BFG Drag Radials are out. 235/60/15's
& are $150 each, 255/60/15 which WILL fit on the stock 6.5 rim's, although I
& don't recommend it, and various 16" diameter sizes too...you can get them
& thru your local Stupidshops(Supershops). Now, if you can only get your wieght
& to transfer to the rear :( These tires are true radials,so no back end sway
& or shimmy like the bias ply cheaters out there. As for the Radial T/A's, they
& are hard as a rock, with 10 minutes just to get them to smoke...
& Kuk
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Hewlett Packard (707) 794-3038 fax (707) 538-3693 home
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