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Old 12-15-2010, 11:05 AM   #1
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buying tires

i have a 69 C-10 thats my daily driver,it has a set of firehawk indy 500s that are 3 years old and fairly worn out,i have long a dirt driveway and the truck has been taken back in the woods a few times and its taken a toll on the Indy 500s

1,im definately not looking to lift a 2wd,but i was wondering if 30s (think the ratio it 255,70,r15 or 265,75,r15) would fit under it without any scrubbing

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2,what tires would anyone recommend? im looking at the General grabbers or some Maxxis tires
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Old 12-15-2010, 12:31 PM   #2
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i have a 69 C-10 thats my daily driver,it has a set of firehawk indy 500s that are 3 years old and fairly worn out,i have long a dirt driveway and the truck has been taken back in the woods a few times and its taken a toll on the Indy 500s

1,im definately not looking to lift a 2wd,but i was wondering if 30s (think the ratio it 255,70,r15 or 265,75,r15) would fit under it without any scrubbing

and

2,what tires would anyone recommend? im looking at the General grabbers or some Maxxis tires
I'm running Toyo 265/60's in fromt and 285/60's in the rear no rubs no problems.
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Old 12-15-2010, 12:57 PM   #3
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Dawg, I have run 31x10.50 R15 for years on a 68 C-10 stock height, with no rubbing. Often it was loaded and on uneven terrain. But no rubbing. My tires actually measure 32 inches in dia. I do have 71 disc in front.
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Old 12-15-2010, 03:17 PM   #4
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btw what toyos are you running?
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Old 12-15-2010, 12:37 PM   #5
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Re: buying tires

I had 31x10.5's on mine and no problems.
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Old 12-15-2010, 12:44 PM   #6
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i have a 69 C-10 thats my daily driver,it has a set of firehawk indy 500s that are 3 years old and fairly worn out,i have long a dirt driveway and the truck has been taken back in the woods a few times and its taken a toll on the Indy 500s

1,im definately not looking to lift a 2wd,but i was wondering if 30s (think the ratio it 255,70,r15 or 265,75,r15) would fit under it without any scrubbing

and

2,what tires would anyone recommend? im looking at the General grabbers or some Maxxis tires
30's will easily fit on it without any issues. I'm a bit bias, so I'll tell you to go with BFG's or a Michelin.
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Old 12-15-2010, 01:02 PM   #7
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I take my lowered truck on street tires offroading lol..
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Old 12-15-2010, 01:46 PM   #8
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Re: buying tires

thanks for all the info,not looking for anything too big n nasty,nothing bigger than a 31 (rolled one against the truck just for laughs and it looked a lil bit tacky like it needed a lift badly) think ive decided on a set of maxxis marauders. thanks again for the help
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Old 12-15-2010, 02:28 PM   #9
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I started with 31s on my 71 lwb, no issues stock height and it looked just fine, springs were not sagged out and the gap looked good. I was able to run 33x12.5s on 15x8s without any major rubbing under normal driving conditions. I have since lifted it though and just this past weekend tossed on some 35s from my Blazer... looks pretty sweet.. but think im going to go back to the 33s.
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