New Mexico Owners BS Thread

haha awesome man glad to hear!! and well thats what we are for because sometimes we are a little slow

 

well i think it fits but im going to call them and make sure so i can start saving, but i want to regear also for a few reasons #1 i might as well since they will have the diff open #2 i want a little more power and get go #3 i just think that it may be worth it and i dont want to regret not doing it later and #4 im thinkin about gettin another set of tires and ish for when i go camping and go to the meets with you guys so i can keep up

 

Well, its raining in cruces.. you guys will never guess what I did yesterday..

 

uhhhhhh????.......play in the mud?!

 

Today I will, especially to test out the new duratracs.... Hopefully I can get homework done in time..

But, no...

I WASHED MY FRIGGIN TRUCK! Seriously, every wash I've done since purchasing the truck, EVERY WASH, has resulted in rain or snow or something. Had a rather slow day at work yesterday day so I got to wash the truck. Was gonna take some pics of the clean truck and wheel/tires, no dice, got caught in a rain storm on the way home. Been drizzin' ever since..

 

Awaiting results of your duratrac test. Time for me to start looking for tires.

 

Same herre I was interested in the duratracs but I'm considering the km2s so far

 

duratracs are great so far, noticed a bit lower mileage, and a slight amount of sterring wheel wobble at 90mph freeway speeds. The tires are a bit more noisy, however not too bad at all. Haven't taken them in the dirt or mud yet, but hopefully if it keeps raining, I will today or tomorrow. The things look awesome, too. Treadlightly.org also has a 100 dollar goodyear rebate with membership, too, so saving 75 bucks ain't too bad at all.

 

Now that I'm a few weeks into the ownwership, I can honestly say I LOOOVVVEE my Duratracs! They are a true MT/AT hybrid. Goodyear nailed it on these.

I've had them on snowy/icy roads, they stuck as good as my old BFG AT's. Way better than the BFG MT's I've owned. MT's are flat out dangerous on snowy, icy highways.

Out in the mud, the outer wide gap lugs and huge side lugs grabbed everything. Way better than the BFG AT's I've owned. Those AT's didn't shed very well. My MT's were obviously good at mud.

They're fairly quiet on the road. I think they are already getting quieter. I've heard some tires do that after a few weeks. Maybe I'm just getting used to it.

They look way aggressive.

I can't really tell you too much about cornering. I drive kinda fast but not through turns because I don't run a sway bar. Not to mention it's a lifted truck on 33's.

I'm looking forward to hearing about your experience, Blended.

 

good report, im also looking at these tires, i cant seem to find them in 285/65/18

 

Ok guys im pretty much gonna go with a 6" lift sticking within 33's

either 285/65/18 wider tire
or 275/70/18 taller sidewall less gap on the wheel well

 

Like Blended said, joint Tread Lightly for $25 and get a $100 rebate. I just got mine through the local Discount Tire. They had my size in stock. I got as good of a deal as I'd seen anywhere and they even gave me $160 for my stock BFG Rugged Trails. They did flip out on my Spidertrax though. They wouldn't mount on them. They took off my tires and my Spidertrax, then remounted the new tires without the spacers. I had to go home and put my spacers back on.

 

oh where is the sign up for tread lightly?

 

Greg do you have any pictures of your new stance with the spidertrax. Mine are suppoes to come home today.

 

stance pix would be great!

hey anthony i got me some stockers last night bout 1030 installed in the rain sucked! but im good

 

Their website homepage has both sign up info and Goodyear rebate info. It's either treadlightly.com or treadlightly.org. I can't remember which.

My gallery has labeled pictures. It is difficult to see in the pictures though. It kicks them out just enough to look more aggressive. I like the look a lot. It's definitely noticeable but not over the top. I originally bought them to prevent rubbing. Also, technically a slightly wider stance is a slightly more difficult vehicle to flip over while off road.

 

im going with these as well with my lift:
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/off-roading-trails/76059-sliders-part-2-a-3.html

 

Nice man whered you get it at so fast? you mustve used craigslist

 

used craigs got a text about 930 waited for the rain to let up pulled mine off drove half way across alb, swapped went home and installed

 

Looks perfect greg thanks. I have bigger fenders too so hopefully it pushs it out just enough.