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Want to buy tires.

Discussion in 'Buy / Sell / Trade' started by RtacomaN, Apr 11, 2012.

  1. Apr 11, 2012 at 8:22 PM
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    RtacomaN

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    I have 235 85 16 on my truck but got wide flares and they look a little thin now. Anyone have any? Thanks guys
     
  2. Apr 12, 2012 at 12:19 AM
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    your not really specific
     
  3. Apr 12, 2012 at 6:23 AM
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    u could try getting the wheel spacers as well
     
  4. Apr 12, 2012 at 7:24 AM
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    Sorry for not being specific. I just wanted the tires to come out wider. So maybe the wheel spacers would work? How do those work?
     
  5. Apr 12, 2012 at 7:41 AM
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  6. Apr 12, 2012 at 7:48 AM
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    my tires are the stock steelies with P245 and here's what they look like befor and after

    CIMG4924.jpg
    CIMG4925.jpg
     
  7. Apr 12, 2012 at 8:14 AM
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    Thanks do you have any pictures of the sides? Does it affect ride or anything?
     
  8. Apr 12, 2012 at 8:27 AM
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    i'm not sure if you'll be able to see anything from the side, as for ride quality, i'm prob not the most experienced in comparing, but i can't notice a single difference
     
  9. Apr 12, 2012 at 8:29 AM
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    here are some more pics

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  10. Apr 12, 2012 at 10:53 AM
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    Thanks for the help man.
    Do you know of any problems that wheel spacers cause? I heard that they can prematurely ruin the truck? Is there a thread that goes over this?
     
  11. Apr 12, 2012 at 10:58 AM
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  12. Apr 12, 2012 at 11:02 AM
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    Thanks again, Your all over this topic,
    Do you think it makes a difference on the truck? Dare I say it, I'd like to do it to a 95 ram 1500 I have. Think that since its a half ton it will have problems?
     
  13. Apr 12, 2012 at 12:38 PM
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    i personally don't have much experience regarding different size trucks like that, but I think it's the same idea, shouldn't make much difference, that's just a guess though.
     
  14. Apr 12, 2012 at 12:45 PM
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    Thanks, I think you have solved my problems
     
  15. Apr 12, 2012 at 12:57 PM
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    no prob at all, glad to help
     
  16. Apr 12, 2012 at 2:01 PM
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    Do you think that if I ran spacers only for the life of the tires that I got on it now until I buy new ones it would hurt the truck?
     
  17. Apr 12, 2012 at 2:03 PM
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    i doubt that'd be a problem, some members have been running them for years, i've only had mine on for a couple months
     
  18. Apr 12, 2012 at 2:16 PM
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    Alright. I wonder if the brand you mentioned makes them for dodge too. Curious. Why did you do the 1.25 inch vs wider?
     
  19. Apr 12, 2012 at 2:24 PM
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  20. Apr 12, 2012 at 4:23 PM
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    I think I've heard of all pro from here any thing on huh centric wheel spacers?
     

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