i have 235 15's and it looks like there is enuf room 4 chains
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> From: Frank Ball <frankb@cougar.sr.hp.com>
> To: dakota@ait.fredonia.edu
> Subject: Dakota Tires
> Date: Wednesday, February 12, 1997 7:35 PM
>
>
> 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)
> &
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> & *
> & 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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> 1212 Valley House Drive Kawi KDX200, Yamaha XT350 YZF600R Seca 750
> Rohnert Park CA 94928-4999 '95 Dakota SLT Club Cab V8 5-Speed 2WD
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