My new tires -- BFG All-Terrain T/A KO

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07-10-2006 | 11:40 PM

BOES383

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My new tires -- BFG All-Terrain T/A KO

Got my new tires today!
Almost wish i'd gone bigger than 285/70/17, but i'll live with these until they wear out.
Love the aggressive look (more aggressive than stock anyway.)

[IMG]local://upfiles/18771/587582161E264711890254CB955C321B.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]local://upfiles/18771/BCC3BCC8D90B435891859B26F82B05F1.jpg[/IMG]

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07-11-2006 | 01:36 AM

cyclone429

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RE: My new tires -- BFG All-Terrain T/A KO

BFG are awsome, My new Ram 2500 has RT T/A and I bought a set of R/T T/A for my 04 F-150, ( need extra rims for the Ram ) I'm kicking my but for not putting nud flaps on The new Ram, The BFG kick up a lot of rocks, and I havent gone off road, This weekend mud flaps are going on and I have a date with some touch up paint, BFG are great tires, your all terrain will ride like your on rails, even off road.

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07-11-2006 | 01:40 AM

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Got my new tires today!
Almost wish i'd gone bigger than 285/70/17, but i'll live with these until they wear out.
Love the aggressive look (more aggressive than stock anyway.)

[IMG]local://upfiles/18771/587582161E264711890254CB955C321B.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]local://upfiles/18771/BCC3BCC8D90B435891859B26F82B05F1.jpg[/IMG]

i love those wheels ... been trying to find someone selling them used ... i'm going with those tires as well but i was looking at the 265's instead the 285's because i was worried about performance and mileage decrease ... has that changed drastically? any rubbing at all? mine's a 03 2wd 1500 4.7

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07-11-2006 | 01:52 AM

lil

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RE: My new tires -- BFG All-Terrain T/A KO

Those look great on your RAM, I was thinking of getting them for my Dakota in a 265/65/16 and replace the AT Goodyears that are on there.

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07-11-2006 | 02:04 AM

kvsmith2004

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RE: My new tires -- BFG All-Terrain T/A KO

They look great. I like the look of the BFG's. I have not seen to many with the white letters out, looks good.

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07-11-2006 | 12:18 PM

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Here is a list of the difference between the stock 265/70/17 and the 285/70/17.

These differences put the speedo just under 3 mph off. I can deal with that.
Even with the 4.7 I don't feel much if any power loss.
I gained just over 1/2 inch ground clearance. Not really enough to mention :-(
No rubbing whatsoever. I ACTUALLY believe there is room to go bigger. Anyone tried?

I'm very pleased, so far.

Tires Tire 1 - 265/70R17 Tire 2 - 285/70R17

Section Width: (Stock) 10.43 in 265 mm
Section Width: 285/70/17 11.22 in 285 mm

Rim Width Range:
Rim Width Range: (Stock) 7 - 9 in
Rim Width Range: 285/70/17 7.5 - 9 in

Overall Diameter: - -
Overall Diameter: 31.60 in 802.64 mm
Overall Diameter: 32.70 in 830.58 mm

Sidewall Height: - -
Sidewall Height: (Stock) 7.30 in 185.42 mm
Sidewall Height: 285/70/17 7.85 in 199.39 mm

Radius: - -
Radius: (Stock) 15.80 in 401.32 mm
Radius: 285/70/17 16.35 in 415.29 mm

Circumference: - -
Circumference: (Stock) 99.27 in 2521.4 mm
Circumference: 285/70/17 102.7 in 2608.5 mm

Revs per Mile: -
Revs per Mile: 658.2
Revs per Mile: 636.0

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07-11-2006 | 12:22 PM

BOES383

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Nice calculator for comparing tires:

http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCal...bmit&reset=yes

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07-11-2006 | 01:11 PM

PyRoHAvoC

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Here is a list of the difference between the stock 265/70/17 and the 285/70/17.

These differences put the speedo just under 3 mph off. I can deal with that.
Even with the 4.7 I don't feel much if any power loss.
I gained just over 1/2 inch ground clearance. Not really enough to mention :-(
No rubbing whatsoever. I ACTUALLY believe there is room to go bigger. Anyone tried?

I'm very pleased, so far.

Tires Tire 1 - 265/70R17 Tire 2 - 285/70R17

Section Width: (Stock) 10.43 in 265 mm
Section Width: 285/70/17 11.22 in 285 mm

Rim Width Range:
Rim Width Range: (Stock) 7 - 9 in
Rim Width Range: 285/70/17 7.5 - 9 in

Overall Diameter: - -
Overall Diameter: 31.60 in 802.64 mm
Overall Diameter: 32.70 in 830.58 mm

Sidewall Height: - -
Sidewall Height: (Stock) 7.30 in 185.42 mm
Sidewall Height: 285/70/17 7.85 in 199.39 mm

Radius: - -
Radius: (Stock) 15.80 in 401.32 mm
Radius: 285/70/17 16.35 in 415.29 mm

Circumference: - -
Circumference: (Stock) 99.27 in 2521.4 mm
Circumference: 285/70/17 102.7 in 2608.5 mm

Revs per Mile: -
Revs per Mile: 658.2
Revs per Mile: 636.0

interesting thing is my truck had 245's on it when i bought it .... was it SUPPOSED to have the 265's?

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07-12-2006 | 03:52 AM

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My truck had 245/75/17's on it as well.. I think that is what it had on it stock. I think I am going to go with a 305/70/17 If I can find a nice agressive tire in that size.

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07-12-2006 | 04:05 AM

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My truck had 245/75/17's on it as well.. I think that is what it had on it stock. I think I am going to go with a 305/70/17 If I can find a nice agressive tire in that size.

so the 285's will be no problem for our trucks then?

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