Tire Upgrade?

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Tire Upgrade?

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Fresh off a Boise SW Kit and TB crank ~~~Should I go with 30 x 9.5 soon or wait till after my BL ( winter of '05 )and go with 31 x10.5 ???
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Post by AZS10Crew »

If you don't ever want to rub the wheel well or fenders, go with 30's even after the BL. If a little BFH work on the wheel well and/or fender doesn't bother you, then wait until after the BL and get 31's.

It all depends on the type and actual size of tires though.
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Pirelli makes a 30 x 9.5 Scorpion A/T tire @ 29.6" dia. :P

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I would wait until you can do the 31's.
Because the 30's are a little bigger than the 235/75/15 stocks tires
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It'll be a bit of a gamble with 31's after the BL, but I would go that route. Mine don't rub at all, and I've BFG all terrains with a very square tread design.
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wamason...

Do you have the Firestone A/T KO 31 x 10.5 x 15 ?
And BL?
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Thanks for the link~ HJ
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the Pirelli isnt much better then the stock GY tires
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Post by snocat1 »

maybe get the Bridgestone Dueler at revo's they are a good tire.I like mine so far.
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Post by Walt »

Tribecrist wrote:wamason...

Do you have the Firestone A/T KO 31 x 10.5 x 15 ?
And BL?
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Hi all it's been a while. I am going to try the GoodYEar MTR's in 30x9.5 in a couple of weeks. I love the aggresive look of these tires.
I'm running Daystar Shackles and 2" spacers in the rear. I might do the Tbar Crank before the tires, then get an alignment too.
After reading the old thread on those Bilstiens, I might have to do shocks soon too.
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heyspike wrote:Hi all it's been a while.
Almost a year since your last post :shock:
We thought for sure you sold out to the fullsize like the others ;)

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No, still got the Crew Cab. wish it got better mileage! Can't wait for a Jeep diesel 4-door pick up or a hybrid. Gas is $2.59 here. OUCH.
Yeah it's been a while, I was going to take photos after the Daystars but never did. I promise to get some after my tires. Also bought a new Harley Softail-- :D So I've been playing with that. Although I haven't posted in a long time-I have lurked a little. Then I lost the site :x I did a cuople of searches and found the link from an S-10 Site.
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heyspike wrote:Can't wait for a Jeep diesel 4-door pick up or a hybrid. Gas is $2.59 here. OUCH.
Diesel is not far behind and the price of parts doesn't make them the bargain they once were, IMO.
... bought a new Harley Softail--
That will improve the gas mileage average, with style 8)
I'd love to have one someday. For now I'm stuck with my 21 year old rice-rocket ;) a 10 second ride that gets 42 mpg is awful hard to beat. I can't believe that I can spend $12 filling the tank on a motorcycle though! :shock:

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Yeah, the mileage is great on the bike. I take it to work, but I work in a ghetto and I hate leaving it out at night.