? About winter tire sizes
? About winter tire sizes
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From: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Here's what I posted 2 winters ago:
They're still working well with ~18,000 miles on them. Weight in bed helps a lot. Narrow tire cuts snow well, but put an egg under your throttle foot as the rears spin easily!
I installed 4 Bridgestone Winter Dueler (“the Blizzak for light trucks”) tires on my Lightning, size 225/75R-16 to keep the tire diameter as close to the original 295/45-18 as possible. The Tirerack (www.tirerack.com) had some Navigator cast aluminum take-off wheels that were only ~$5 more per wheel than the steel wheels, so I got them. No hubcaps were included. Total cost mounted, balanced and shipped UPS 2nd day: $628.
I made a 2x8 treated lumber 'crib' for the bed and loaded in 5 - 80 pound bags of salt. With the A.R.E. lid and a bed liner I figure the total added weight at ~550 pounds.
I made a 2x8 treated lumber 'crib' for the bed and loaded in 5 - 80 pound bags of salt. With the A.R.E. lid and a bed liner I figure the total added weight at ~550 pounds.
