Sorry dude - truck's at a dealership now - I just got up and walked
outside to check for you and saw the ford escort powerhouse I'm
renting now sitting in my parking spot. Gimme a break - I work
6:00-3:00 and it's early.....
I know they are p295/50/r15 BFG Radial T/A's. Should really have a
9.5" rim, but they put them on the 8" tire & wheel package rims at my
request - no problems so far. They are just about exactly 1" shorter
than the Goodyear LS tires that came on the truck from the factory -
served three purposes for me - leveled the truck, lowered the rear
ratio, and stick a lot better with around 20 lbs of pressure in them.
I like the look of >=17" rims, but I think I'll have better luck
sticking to the pavement with 15" rims and tall, wide rubber in the
rear and skinny's in the front - just have to find some rims I like.
The latest mods and a few hunting season preparation expenditures
have put the checkbook out of action for now - lock right or ez locker
dif is next.
Tate
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Trottmann [SMTP:rotrottmann@davidson.edu]
Sent: Thursday, September 03, 1998 1:22 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: Tire Sizes -Reply
You run 295s!! What's the whole size 295/??/?? That's exactly what
I'm
looking for.
Thanks again,
Robert
STRICKLAND, Tate wrote:
> No problem at all - I run 295's and there's PLENTY of height for a
16"
> rim under there.
>
> Tate
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Trottmann [SMTP:rotrottmann@davidson.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, September 03, 1998 9:34 AM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Tire Sizes -Reply
>
> I didn't think I could fit 16s or 17s. It's lowered 2" in the
rear,
> but thats
> it. Do you think I can go w/ 16s? They're not much more
expensive,
> and I'd
> rather have them. Basically, what I want is new wheels that look
> good, and
> wider tires for traction. Think I could fit 16x8s w/ about a 245
tire
> on them?
> Hmmmm, so much to figure out.
> Later, thanks for the info.
> Robert
>
> Stephan Boianoff wrote:
>
> > Hey Robert, how come you're going with 15's instead of say 17's?
> One
> > thing you may want to consider (since you mentioned that you
wanted
> > lower profile tires) is your speedometer reading. If you go
lower
> profile
> > and keep the same rim diameter, it's going to be off. I know
that
> you can
> > change a gear (in your tranny?) to correct for this, but by the
time
> you
> > pay someone to do this, that $$$ could have paid for at least
part
> of the
> > price difference between the 15's and 17's. Also, I don't think
> that it is
> > recommended to go wider than 255's on a 7" rim. It may even be
> > narrower than that, you'll have to check for the specific tires
that
> you
> > want to use. I know that they don't recommend using a 275 on my
> > 15X8's (although many people do it). Just for your info...I have
> the Tire
> > and Handling Package on my '98 (15X8 rims with 235/70/15's) and I
> plan
> > on going to 17X9 rims with 255/55/17's (the same setup that is on
> the
> > R/T's size-wise) if I ever lower mine. One final note, when you
> decide
> > on a tire size, make sure that they are available and affordable.
> Many of
> > the lower profile tires are only available in Ultra High
Performance
> ratings
> > and are pretty costly. A great resource for this is
> www.tirerack.com.
> > Anyway, good luck. Keep us posted.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > >>> Robert Trottmann <rotrottmann@davidson.edu> 09/02/98 09:35pm
> > For those of you with aftermarket rims, what size tires do you
> have?
> > I'm planning on getting 15X7, but I'm not sure what size tire I
can
> > fit. I have 225/75/R15 and would like to end up with something
> wider
> > and shorter. a.k.a fat low profile.
> > Thanks much,
> > Robert
> >
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
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