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Old 05-31-2008, 12:25 AM
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that would be nice. what offset are you using? would another inch in work?
 
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My wheels are 17x8's with 4.5" backspacing. I think another 1" in will be ok, but that is as much as you could go probably before it rubs the arms. Problem is, if you want more backspacing your wheel choices are much fewer.
 
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too much to read and iPhone about to die.

Stopped at dirtys post,
dirty he capitalized sand, so I'm assuming that's important. MUDs sucks ***** for sand, my stockers would run circles around your MUDs in sand. MUDs will just dig a hole.
My buddy always gets stuck down at the coast and I have to pull him out.
I wish those nitto dune graps didnt look so weird. If sand is important but will want to get muddy as well the ATs of course are the best. I'll ask my buddy, he's only been selling tires for the last 9 years. He'll tell you any bolt pattern, oem tire size and back spacing for just about any vehicle
 
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Old 05-31-2008, 12:52 AM
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i'd appreciate it ramit. i figured a good a/t would be best, but i'm willing to be surprised
 
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You can get pro comp extreme all terrains in a 37x12.50r17 or a 37x13.50r17 .
 
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Old 05-31-2008, 01:58 AM
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no problem, you know the bigger the tire the better mpg right LOL.

You may be seeing me rolling down to the southside of span antonio and pick me up some 15" wheels. 185 65 15!!!! Haha.
 
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nitto AT 325 65 20 ( may have screwed up the 5s)
nitto and toyo are the same company.

Think savage had them at one point.
 
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What?!! I didn't buy no nitto's..... not that I wouldn't, but I didn't . I had pro comp extreme all terrain 305/65r17's, before my pro comp extreme mud terrain.
 
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Old 06-01-2008, 01:29 AM
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ah crap dont remember who I pmd a month ago about it.
 
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I would recommend the Hankook MT's in a 37 X 12.50 R17. I ran the extreme Mud terrain and found them to be a little soft running in the jagged rocks around Arizona, but the advantage to them was they were quite for a mud terrain. The Hankooks are a bit more noisy on the highway, but they are a E rated 10ply tire. I found them for 241.00 at my local discount tire. Negotiate with them and you will do fine. I have had these tires in the same rocks as the procomps and they fared a bit better. (no chunking running them at the same air pressure 17lbs for side wall flex and larger foot print keeping them from being sliced by the sharp rocks. My 2 cents worth.
 



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