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Old Jun 4, 2008 | 04:20 PM
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i called a shop today asking about tires.&amp\\;nbsp\\; they quoted me $137.00 per tire, mounted, rotated and all the good stuff.&amp\\;nbsp\\; i gave them my old tire size and i said i wanted 31’’s..and they said that 31’’ tires are wider then the stock 28’’ (or w/e is stock).&amp\\;nbsp\\; so i said thank you and hung up. &lt\\;br&gt\\;&lt\\;br&gt\\;my question is, can i use the stock rims, and still fit 31’’ tires?&amp\\;nbsp\\; also what is the width of the stock tire because they said they have 31/1050..can someone explain all this to me, lol!&lt\\;br&gt\\;&lt\\;br&gt\\;thanks guys.&lt\\;br&gt\\;
 
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Old Jun 4, 2008 | 04:26 PM
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yeah..idk what happened up there /\\&amp\\;nbsp\\; lets try this again.&lt\\;br&gt\\;&lt\\;br&gt\\; i called a shop today asking about tires. they quoted me $137.00 per tire, mounted, rotated and balanced, does that seem fair? i gave them my old tire size and i said i wanted 31’s..and they said that 31 inch tires are wider then the stock 28 inch (or w/e is stock). so i said thank you and hung up. &lt\\;br&gt\\;&lt\\;br&gt\\;my question is, can i use the stock rims, and still fit 31 inch tires? also what is the width of the stock tire because they said they have 31/1050..can someone explain all this to me, lol!&lt\\;br&gt\\;&lt\\;br&gt\\;thanks guys.&lt\\;br&gt\\;
 
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Old Jun 4, 2008 | 04:33 PM
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&lt\\;P&gt\\;Don’t worry about that extra code, its doing that all over the place right now.&lt\\;/P&gt\\;
&lt\\;P&gt\\;As far as your question, I don’t really know.&lt\\;/P&gt\\;
&lt\\;P&gt\\;Isn’t crazy running 33’s on stock rims, or am I blind?&lt\\;/P&gt\\;
 
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Old Jun 4, 2008 | 06:27 PM
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31x10.5 are 31" tall by 10.5" across. And yes, these tires are bigger than stock...I think stock is 215 cm tall x 150 cm wide (I'll leave it up to you to convert that). The 31's will fit on stock rims. As far as the price goes, $137 each for everything is a decent price, but that all depends on the tire too. There are plenty of $137 tires for sale out there that I wouldn't give $50 for. My best advice is to shop around for something on sale and do some comparisons. Now isn't the time to take the first deal you come across\\; there are too many dealers out there fighting for all the business they can get during this "recession".
 
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It's not a recession can't you hear the President, gosh!
 
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yeah, i only talked to him on the phone, im gonna stop by and see what hes got and compare.
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i was just making sure the new wider tires would fit my stock rims, im not trying to buy new rims too.

thank you for the help&nbsp\\;
 
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