Oregon and Washington BS thread

Yeah still has some life in them. I ran the Toyo MT's first and those ran by quick! I don't have a grinder or any such so I don't think i'll be doing the chop body mount thing you mentioned. Would be nice not to hear the rub at full turn but ill live...until when I go off roading and I hear that shit rub like a bitch!

My younger brother works at Vancouver Toyota and he tells me that his co-workers go take their SAS'd Toyota up there a lot..would like to go sometime in the near future. Be sure to take pictures and trail report when you get back

On an off topic note...this game looks promising!! I'm getting kind of tired with Black Ops...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2zw8SmsovJc

 

I WANT BF3

 

X2

 

Ill end up picking BF3 for the PS3. Looks way to sick to pass up.

 

Word rob. awesome looking graphics. course frostbite doesnt dissappoint

 

Damn Joe, it looks especially good from the front

 

Joe, your truck looks absolutely sick! I was debating about selling or trying the spidertrax I have sitting in a box here.... I just might have to throw them on

Dunno about his but, I know mine is 6... load range C.

 

I'm not sure..how do I know? I bought them from a private seller when I was still living in CA. I was running the Toyo MT's before these and I guess you can say they're lighter? I don't pay attention to that but from what i've read on forums that is what everyone is saying.

Why thank you kind sir

I've been debating on wheel spacers as well but when I found the deal I couldn't pass it up. I told myself if I don't like them I can turn around and sell them but I think it looks nice.

 

Joe, if they're load range E they're 10, C they're 6. It's on the sidewall what they are

From what I understand, the KM2's are actually pretty light for a MT and/or baja class tire, by 50% or so. But that's just what someone told me. I can pick up a mounted loadrange C tire on a procomp 7089 with one hand.... it's not light by any means but they're not extremely heavy.

Also Zach, if you want... you can pick up the spare in my bed if you wanna meet up this week again to get a feel.

 

I got 10 ply...load range E

EDIT What is the difference? Pros and Cons for both, anyone know?

 

Did some reading and it sounds like you have to be pretty careful out there with the smokies.

 

cops

 

From urban dictionary:

smokies
plural of smokey (a smokey being an officer of the law).
Them smokies got them ears on.

 

E rated tires are designed for heavier trucks, like full sizes. I think they are a bit much for our trucks. Cs are 6 plys of reinforcement. Ds have 8 plys and Es have 10 plys. The side wall will be much heavier on the E, therefore the weight of one compared to a C is more.

 

^^ Correct.

Higher ply is also able to support heavier loads, which is why E rated are needed for the full size trucks.

However, don't let this mislead you into thinking an E rated means you can do more - your truck is still using the same suspension, frame, etc. That extra weight of the E rated is going to just kill your gas more.

 

anyone heard of Northwest Off Road?

http://www.northwestoffroad.com/index.html

 

Thanks for the info!

Man my gas light came on today..XXX.XX amount of miles..filled up with 17.23 gal..did XXX.XX miles divided by 17.23 and average was 13.28. GARBAGE!

EDIT Does anyone do the body chop mount thing or recommends where I get it done? This whole rubbing issue is really getting annoying..and embarrassing..

 

Here's how you do it and how easy it is with a grinder. I would think you could get an exhaust shop or off road shop like metal tech to do it for you.

http://www.fjcruiserforums.com/forums/how-technical-articles/43459-body-mount-chop.html

 

I've purchased a few things from them over the years. They are up in Bellingham.