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Old 04-10-2009, 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Racinartist
I was about to correct you because, by looking at the picture of your truck, it looks like a TRX. But then I went and looked at your pics and realized I was mistaken, haha. The TRX rims are 17" not 18".

Either way, yours is the first 08-10 Dakota I've seen with the silver grill and headlight trim that isn't a TRX. Was that stock or did you add them after?
It was stock as the "Big Horn" edition came with the Silver/Black headlights and Silver grille with the 18" Aluminum wheels. I have since painted the Silver grille Black Crystal Pearl to match the truck. I guess I will have to update some pictures...LOL
 
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Old 04-10-2009, 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by VA Dakota
Correction to my post, where I have factory 18" Aluminum wheels and stated that my spare was a 265/65/17 on a steel wheel, it is a 245/70/17 spare, which is still 30.5" tall.
Here is the label on the door jam.

That is so weird...straight across it says "265/60/18" I'll have to put up a pic too. Then I look under my truck and it's 265/65/17.
 
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Old 04-10-2009, 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by dakota_raven
Remember that they are compensating by putting a taller tire to make up the 1 inch difference!!!!
Yea, I understand now thanks to the explanation and mathematics.
 
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Old 04-10-2009, 05:11 PM
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Here is the other picture of the tire thing in my truck...
which took me like 50 pics to get perfect lmao.

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/3527/062zrw.jpg


Hahaha look what I put on my driver side mirror...
Now no one will F with me, lol jk. Just think it's cool & cute

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/2982/044mdz.jpg
 

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Old 04-11-2009, 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by DodgesForLife24
So I was outside today and I was looking under my sisters truck at her spare and it's a donut lol those make me laugh but anyways I decided to check mine out and it's a Goodyear Wrangler SRA just like whats on my truck, crap, but it says its a "265/65/17" and I looked in my truck in the drivers door and it says its supposed to be a like the ones that I have on it now which are "265/60/18" soooo that's definitely wrong lol. Should I talk to them about it at the dealer? Because they definitely owe me the right spare, not like it matters its just not what it says it should be. The new tread definitely looks great and I'm so happy it's not a donut lol.
I had to buy a donut for my dakota, since it is a 4x4, the parts guy at the dealership said it has to be the same size as the tires on your truck. The rim cost around 90 bucks.
 
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Old 04-12-2009, 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by VA Dakota
It was stock as the "Big Horn" edition came with the Silver/Black headlights and Silver grille with the 18" Aluminum wheels. I have since painted the Silver grille Black Crystal Pearl to match the truck. I guess I will have to update some pictures...LOL
Thanks. Like I said, the TRX was the only one that I'd seen so far with that grill and headlight combo.
 



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