Rims and Tires Ordered, Finally!!!

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Old 11-17-2008, 09:06 AM
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Rims and Tires Ordered, Finally!!!

Getting them put on saturday morning.
I decided on 325 60 18 Terra Grapplers on 18x9 Centerline Patriots.

I Will post pics on Saturday. The guy that sold them to me wants to take a bunch of pics before and after to to put in his publication and sales material he uses to sell an invention of his- a rim simulator that you fit on a tire and place on the axle to simulate backspacing for tire fitment.
This is going to be a LONG week!!
 
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Old 11-17-2008, 09:38 AM
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Awesome man congrats. I know how you feel about the wait, I have headlamps coming that i'm anxious for also.
 
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Old 11-17-2008, 12:18 PM
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Congrats on the purchase. It will be a big difference.

Since not everyone knows from memory what those wheels look like, here is a picture. Pictures are good.

 
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Old 11-17-2008, 12:30 PM
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its gonna be a huge difference. we put the tire on the rim simulator and it pushed the tires out quite a bit (currently i have stock 7.5 rims, and these are 5.25). the tires alot bigger than i thought, too. theres no comparison to the 285 70 17s on there currently. and even though the website has them measuring at 12.5 roughly, the sticker on the tire said 13.
 
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Old 11-21-2008, 01:02 PM
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there here!!!!! trax tires just called and i am on my way to get them. pics are coming soon!!!!!
 
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Old 11-21-2008, 01:56 PM
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Sweet! Be sure to post up some pics once you get them mounted
 
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Old 11-23-2008, 02:32 PM
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heres a before pic, and a few after pics. before i had 285 70 17 nitto tg's on stockers.

now, 325 60 18 on 18 inch centerline patriots
(for some reason they sent procomp centercaps, but i think they look better than the centerline caps).





 

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Old 11-23-2008, 04:25 PM
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Sweet!
 
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Old 11-23-2008, 05:40 PM
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Nice looking setup!
 
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Old 11-23-2008, 06:11 PM
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Sharp lookin
 
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Old 11-23-2008, 06:34 PM
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What did you say the back spacing was? 5.25? I like the stance, not sure if I like the rims, but to each his own.
 
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Old 11-23-2008, 09:02 PM
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Are the stock wheels 285 setup for sale? That's almost the exact setup I'd like to run.
 
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Old 11-23-2008, 10:11 PM
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ride, no the backspacing is 4.5. had to do a little bit of fender trimming because the tire is 13".

zsk,if we can figure out logistics, hell, ill be willing to sell. but the tires are damn near bald. right now ive got the best tire strapped down in the back for a spare.
 

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Old 11-23-2008, 10:17 PM
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came out real nice. amaizing what the right wheel and tire combo will do for a truck
 



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