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The SKINNY on skinny tires

Discussion in 'Wheels & Tires' started by LadyRed, Jan 19, 2018.

  1. Jan 21, 2018 at 4:53 AM
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    17TRDOR

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    3 inches, Ray10s, 34s, OVTuning, and driver mod for now.
    Thank you, yea I was going for a little different look and it turned out IMO very cool. An I'm stuck with these as I really want to go with a true 34 or a close equivalent. I may have to step down a little which in true dimensions isn't much since these 34s are truly only 33.5s.
     
  2. Jan 21, 2018 at 4:54 AM
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    LadyRed

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    OME Lift Total Chaos UCA SCS Ray 10s
    Are you lifted? How much? Any rubbing?
     
  3. Jan 21, 2018 at 4:56 AM
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    3 inches, Ray10s, 34s, OVTuning, and driver mod for now.
    Total right at 3in for now, an zero so far. One of the many benefits of running a useful tire and not anything super wide.
     
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  4. Jan 21, 2018 at 6:20 AM
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    3 inch lift with Toytec Boss and All Pro UCA's up front. AP expedition leafs with Bilstien 5100 shocks in the back. 255/85/16 Cooper S/T Max tires. All Pro skids, rear bumper and sliders, Hidden winch mount with XRC 8000 winch. Dual Optima batteries with IBS combiner/isolator and solar. CMC. Auto sliding rear window mod, hidden CB, CVJ axles and plenty of other little mods.

    Yeah, Interco is a pretty small company and they don't have the best distributer network. I live in Denver, and the 2 distributers here (4Wheel Parts and Les Schwaab) really try to stick it to you $$ wise - if I was a conspiracy guy I'd say they're trying to squash sales in favor of other brands. I ordered this set directly from Interco. $200/tire, no shipping. This is the 2nd truck I've had Truxus tires on. If I have any complaint it's that they can be hard to balance.
     
  5. Jan 21, 2018 at 6:35 AM
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    Took some pics of skinnys that I use on 3 of my trucks left to right 235 85/16 used Hankoot MT's, New spare 255 85/16 Toyo MT and Never used spare 255 80/17 Cooper St maxx. It's obvious in the pictures that the Toyo's tend to run on the big side while the Coopers run on the small side... Both are great tires I have had a total of 5 sets of St maxxs between my old Dodge cummins and my 4runner still one of my favorite tires.

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  6. Jan 21, 2018 at 7:17 AM
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    Thanks for the review, seen em online at lower cost than most of the other tires available.
     
  7. Jan 21, 2018 at 7:59 AM
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    Hairy Taco

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    Anyone out there loving those 34x10.5 17” KO2’s? I am curious to hear about the ride quality.
     
  8. Jan 21, 2018 at 8:06 AM
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    If you go to ebay and put 255-85-16 in the search,you'll come up with a lot of "offbrand" tires. Something to consider.
     
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  9. Jan 21, 2018 at 8:12 AM
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    I'm really curious too. I've wheeled with a few guy who had KO2s, and I've been really impressed with how they do in the snow.


    Side note. 100pts for the username.
     
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  10. Jan 21, 2018 at 8:18 AM
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    I like the width. It isn’t exactly skinny, but is proportionally lean with the sidewall being so tall.
     
  11. Jan 21, 2018 at 8:20 AM
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    I think it's the ratio that's important. I'd absolutely consider a 37x12.50 or 40x13.5 skinny.
     
  12. Jan 21, 2018 at 9:48 AM
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    I’ve been running this size for almost two years and I love them. Great denensions, plus a great tire for anything you throw at it.
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  13. Jan 21, 2018 at 10:00 AM
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    I have the same wheel specs as you. I assume you have done a cmc, is the tire clearing steel with flexing?
     
  14. Jan 21, 2018 at 10:08 AM
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    Yes, I have a CMC but no other trimming. I’ve heard it rub twice and full flex and lock, but not bad. I was able to max out my caster when I first got my lift and that helped tremendously
     
  15. Jan 22, 2018 at 5:11 AM
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    Any 255/80 17s in a load c?

    Seems to be everything at that size is an e
     
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    The Goodyear Authority is a great tire. I have them in 265/70R17.
    Bought them because just about every Walmart around kept them in stock. Which I thought was good because if something happened to one of them on a trip I wouldn't be very far from a new tire.
    But they discontinued them from what I'm finding, so now I'm hunting for a new favorite tire.
    Hope the Cooper Dicoverer S/T Maxx in 255/80r17 will be it. I sure like the way it looks.
     
  17. Jan 22, 2018 at 6:28 AM
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    That's a beautiful shot. Front of the TW Calender for sure. :thumbsup:
     
  18. Jan 22, 2018 at 6:51 AM
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    LadyRed [OP] Making all the right wrong turns

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    That would be cool! Do you know if they canvas for submissions?
     
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  19. Jan 22, 2018 at 6:53 AM
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    LadyRed [OP] Making all the right wrong turns

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    Not that I have seen thus far, but as I said, I am still trying to dig around and find all the options. I will be updating the first post these evening with the recommendations folks have been posting.
    Hopefully after a few weeks we can have a very strong list.
     
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    When they get to work on 2019's calendar there will be a submissions thread. I'm not sure when it is though.
     
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