Finally ordered some tires...

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Old 09-23-2008, 03:12 PM
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Finally ordered some tires...

Well, kinda had to... blew one out Sunday night on the Interstate...

anyhow, cheapest I could find for any 285/70R17's online or locally was a set of Cooper STT's for $900 mounted & balanced. I was scheduled to get them put on this morning. I made one last look on Ebay last night and had a set of new Maxxis Bighorn's pop up for $640 Needless to say, they shipped out this morning and should be on my doorstep Thursday.

I cant wait... and I despise riding around with the ugly *** spare on



Here's to hoping that the Maxxis reviews of the tires are what they say they are!
 
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Old 09-23-2008, 03:15 PM
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Sweet, make sure you post up some pics, really considering those when mine wear out here in another 5-8k miles.
 
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Old 09-23-2008, 03:36 PM
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Cool, i am currently riding around on an ugly *** spare as 1 of my Cooper STT's blew out last week. Waiting for my new BF T/A KO's to show up this afternoon.
 
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Old 09-23-2008, 04:00 PM
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What size are the Bighorns you ordered?
 
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Old 09-23-2008, 04:19 PM
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285/70r17
 
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Old 09-26-2008, 06:42 PM
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Finally got my tires mounted up and rolling... $700 shipped to my door off of Ebay

So far, so good... not too much road noise



 
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Old 09-26-2008, 08:50 PM
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(look good)
 
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Old 09-26-2008, 09:48 PM
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Awesome stuff! Congrats on those new tires! It looks good on your ride! Enjoy it!

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Old 09-26-2008, 09:48 PM
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looks good! are your torsion bars cranked at all?
 
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Old 09-26-2008, 09:59 PM
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makes me want to kick my self in the nuts. i just got 265/70R17 mounted and balanced bighorns for 850... love the tire though looks great.
 
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Old 09-26-2008, 11:22 PM
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Originally Posted by djh1121
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(look good)
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now I just have to go throw a bucket of mud on it like you did and tell people I've been mud riding
 
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Old 09-26-2008, 11:23 PM
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Originally Posted by 4wd150
looks good! are your torsion bars cranked at all?
not that I know of.... the truck was completely stock minus the flowmassas when i got it, so i wouldnt think the torsion bars had been touched. Guess I just need to quit being lazy and get under it and see
 
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Old 09-26-2008, 11:24 PM
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Originally Posted by polevaulter95
makes me want to kick my self in the nuts. i just got 265/70R17 mounted and balanced bighorns for 850... love the tire though looks great.
well I just happened to see these right after he listed them. Another company had the same set for $850
 
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Old 09-27-2008, 11:32 AM
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not that I know of.... the truck was completely stock minus the flowmassas when i got it, so i wouldnt think the torsion bars had been touched. Guess I just need to quit being lazy and get under it and see
I bet you they have been. I have mine cranked about 1/2 and the front end is still lower than the rear. Yours looks perfectly level, not the way it came from the factory...
 
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Old 09-27-2008, 11:52 AM
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yes his do look cranked. but i do see alot that come like that. i think they are all different, mines real close to that and the torsion bars havent been touched
 


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