New socks and shoes
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New socks and shoes
Seeing as how you could all but see the air in my tires I picked up a set of Cragar Black Steel wheels and a set of 305/65/17 BFG ATs. This couldn't wait till the middle of September for my Chrome AR's to arrive - Nor will I destroy an $800 set of chrome rims in a New Jersey winter.
I previously had an ok set of AR Pythons 17" rims with 32" BFGs. One rim got messed up in an accident 2 years ago in my '97 f150. Lost a second one in an incident with a faulty caliper bolt earlier this spring. Back in May I placed an order for a set of AR Artillery rims in chrome. They'll be here at the end of the month - just in time for NJ road salt - not pretty.
I've ranted enough - pics:
Tires arrived the day after I ordered them from Tire Rack - I originally had a problem with my order - I was $50 over my daily limit. Fixed that by 7pm Wednesday last week - they were in my driveway Thursday morning before 11
- Talk about fast shipping.
Pics from that night hoping that they would fit.
Sitting in Pepboys garage for M&B - the tech struggled a bit lifting them onto the truck. I thanked & tipped him for his work.
All set - Sitting in the church parking lot Sunday after worship
On the back road behind the church next to my buddy's '94 Explorer Sport - The county resivior is behind me
Only rubbing problems I had were on the stupid factory mud flaps - they disappeared from my truck Friday night. I also had to trim the lower front valance just a bit - shave the corner off. All in all I'm happy. In March I'll get my AR Artillerys on.
I previously had an ok set of AR Pythons 17" rims with 32" BFGs. One rim got messed up in an accident 2 years ago in my '97 f150. Lost a second one in an incident with a faulty caliper bolt earlier this spring. Back in May I placed an order for a set of AR Artillery rims in chrome. They'll be here at the end of the month - just in time for NJ road salt - not pretty.
I've ranted enough - pics:
Tires arrived the day after I ordered them from Tire Rack - I originally had a problem with my order - I was $50 over my daily limit. Fixed that by 7pm Wednesday last week - they were in my driveway Thursday morning before 11
- Talk about fast shipping.Pics from that night hoping that they would fit.
Sitting in Pepboys garage for M&B - the tech struggled a bit lifting them onto the truck. I thanked & tipped him for his work.
All set - Sitting in the church parking lot Sunday after worship
On the back road behind the church next to my buddy's '94 Explorer Sport - The county resivior is behind me
Only rubbing problems I had were on the stupid factory mud flaps - they disappeared from my truck Friday night. I also had to trim the lower front valance just a bit - shave the corner off. All in all I'm happy. In March I'll get my AR Artillerys on.
Last edited by MustangAndy; Sep 8, 2010 at 11:39 AM.
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My father had one on his 1970 Charger when he was a kid. I ran one on my 99 Explorer and my brother has one on his 01 Explorer now. Nothing like driving around and hearing "TWANG!!!" on every tree branch and low bridge.
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