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i think my new tires are a little big... out comes the sawsall

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Old 01-21-2007, 04:59 PM
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oy...just picked these up...gonna be a little work to fit em...

the tires on the truck now are 38.5", but they only measure 35.5"
the new ones are 42" tsl's, and they measure over 41.5"
gonna be a little--ok a lot-- of fender cutting today

probably a good time to add the extra 5 inches of lift i have too, eh?



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yeah, i would lift never cut
 
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i LOVE the way you arent scared to tear into your truck. good luck with it.
 
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you must not care much about your ride if your gonna cut it up
 
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wow them things are huge. looking forward for installed pics
 
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you must not care much about your ride if your gonna cut it up
or, just maybe, its a wheeling truck that i am making as hardcore and functional as possible? just because i cut it doesn't mean i dont care about it...i have alot of money and, above all, ALOT of time and work in this truck
 
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i dont get how the 38.5s you have on there now only measure to 35.5......... i know often time mud tires a little under what they claim, but 3 inches??
 
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here's some pics of the fender hacking we did today...removed the rear of the front fenders to the doors, i plan on welding in a piece of sheetmetal to clean it up a bit.

and muddy...i pulled those 38.5's out of a scrapyard, they are some off brand called 4 wheel rvt's. they do indeed measure 3 inches under size, but what can ya do.













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would of went higher before cutting....but if your just muddin who cares i guess........




 
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Default RE: i think my new tires are a little big... out comes the sawsall

ORIGINAL: radwebster

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you must not care much about your ride if your gonna cut it up
or, just maybe, its a wheeling truck that i am making as hardcore and functional as possible? just because i cut it doesn't mean i dont care about it...i have alot of money and, above all, ALOT of time and work in this truck

Just go hybrid with it. I love it. Rasie hell.[sm=icon_cheers.gif]
 


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