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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 12:42 AM
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Originally Posted by CSCustomCars
Nice tires!

Hey where abouts are you in NY?
Good old Grand island
 
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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 01:20 AM
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Originally Posted by revdodge600sdi
both rub actual.. they only rub on like a quarter inch of my fender..so i think im just going to cut that quarter inch off, and then the problem will be solved
That's what I'm planning. But mine rub worse, there's a big black strip of rubber about 2" wide across the whole front lower edge of the inner fender...And if I fully stuff em, there's no hope of turning without contact.

But i think part of it might be that the inner fenders may have got bent in my accident.
 
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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by magnethead
That's what I'm planning. But mine rub worse, there's a big black strip of rubber about 2" wide across the whole front lower edge of the inner fender...And if I fully stuff em, there's no hope of turning without contact.

But i think part of it might be that the inner fenders may have got bent in my accident.
yeah i was going to crank up the torshion bars but i dont think that will do anything.. and speaking of accident... i went mudding yesterday and was backin out of a huge mud hole in reverse..and i started beacking up into a little bit of tall grass..and backed in to a fu**in tree stump and bent my fender in to my bed!!!
 
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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 01:34 PM
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That Sucks! Especially with that nice Decal you got on it!
 
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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 02:13 PM
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yeah luckily no major damage..i need a new rear bumper and a little body work..there going to be able to save the decal..all it did was push the part below the rear tail light ( where the metal bends around) strait..so im going to have the body shop at work hook me up and fix it.. either way its going to be at lease a 500 $ mistake lol
 
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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 03:19 PM
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To whoever said they wished they had 16" wheels - 15" are better. More sidewall and way cheaper tires. When I swapped from 16 to 15 on my Dakota the tire price was $200 cheaper.
 
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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 05:58 PM
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cheaper tires yes..but in my opinoin 16s look better with bigger tires then the 15s..but to each his own
 
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Old Aug 9, 2009 | 12:32 AM
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Originally Posted by revdodge600sdi
the tires are 265 75 16..but they are actualy a 32 inch tire
Just checked my sidewall. Door jamb says 215/75-15, i have 265/70-16's now.
What idiot put's 215's on a truck???!

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Old Aug 9, 2009 | 05:30 AM
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Absolutely right about 15's being way cheaper. It was cheaper for me to buy rims and tires, 33/12.50/15's with chrome steelies than to have 305/70/16's installed on my stock aluminums which I already own. Tires were around 290$ a piece. Must be because of popularity and demand reasons I guess.
 
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Old Aug 9, 2009 | 12:09 PM
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[quote=magnethead;1764561]Just checked my sidewall. Door jamb says 215/75-15, i have 265/70-16's now.
What idiot put's 215's on a truck???!

lookin good man..i was going to get 265/70/16 on my truck but the 265/75 is a little bit taller (the 70 is wider) of a tire and taller is the look i was going for..
 
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