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Old 06-05-2012, 09:27 AM   #4
dhaymaker
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Re: help with tire size

Here's another set, for comparison. The fronts are 15X8, with 3.5" b/s, and the tires are 215/65/15s. The rear combination is 15X10, with 4.5" b/s, and the tires are 295/50/15s. This set of tires and wheels are on a 4/5 drop (told to me by the po).

I might add, now that they've been on the truck for a while, I really don't like this combination. Primarily, I think the front tires are very short and don't sufficiently fill the wheel well. I also don't like the way the tread pattern seems to "run over the edge" of the sidewall. It isn't a very clean look, in my opinion. I just didn't want to change the tires out right now, in light of having been laid off last Friday!

Unfortunately, I don't really have a choice on the rear tires. Two weeks ago, while taking the daughter's boyfriend for a ride, I picked up large screw in one of the rear Dunlop GT Qualifiers. Pressure loss, and the resultant side-to-side sway, cut the hell out of the inner sidewall on the passenger side, destroying the tire. Essentially, you currently can't find Dunlop GT Qualifiers.

Not sure what I'm going to do, might just change out the entire combination!
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