02-15-2005, 06:54 PM | #1 |
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Hi all,,,
I'm looking for tall slim 4x4 tires for my 71 K20. Need tires badly and want to spend the money right!!! It is stock height I believe. Not sure what size would fit. I like the tall thin look, but not seriously lifted tall, just enough over stock to fit the tires nicely. Would like tires that would fit and if I need to do a lift I can do it later. Would like an aggressive tread look but also a radial road tire that rides very nice. Price is an issue, but I'm not a cheapo. If the tires are worth it I'll pay. Would like to use stockish steel rims for a factoryish look. What are the ideas??? Thanks... |
02-15-2005, 07:03 PM | #2 |
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I don't think my truck is stock height, but I don't have a lift kit. The PO may have a homemade body lift...
Anyway, I also am a fan of a tall but skinny tire, and BGF was the only 33X10.5 I could find in both the AT & MT. since I will see a fair amount of highway travel, I bowed out, and went with the AT's, and love them I think there is also a Thornbird? tire that size, but I've heard they wear quicker than the BFG's Here's what she looks like with em, sorry don't have a good front shot yet...
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02-15-2005, 07:32 PM | #3 |
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Try 255/75R16 tires, BFGs all terrain or mud terrain, 7" wide rim and are about 32" tall.
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02-15-2005, 08:20 PM | #4 |
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Thanks a ton,,,
The pics are just about the look I am shooting for. A taller tire would be really cool. Any idea what the tallest tire that would fit on a stock hieght is??? Thanks... |
02-15-2005, 10:49 PM | #5 |
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I have Goodyear MT/Rs. 265/75/16. Them come out to be 31.8 on a 7-8 in rim. 235/85/16 come out to about the same height but a 6-7in rim.
Here is BFG's sizes:http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/asset...rain_ta_kd.pdf
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02-16-2005, 12:31 AM | #6 | |
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for the tall skinny look i would say go with 235/85/16. they are supposed to be about 33 inches tall on a 6 inch wide rim from what ive heard (popular dually tire size-- skinny wheels) i have 285/75/16s on my 71 k20. but they are more of a wide decent height tire. the 265/75/16 is also a skinny tall tire on a 7" wide rim.
in these pics-- one on the left is with no lift and 265/75/16 Mud Kings on 16x7 whitespokes, pic on the right is 2 inch front lift and 285/75/16 Buckshot Maxxix Mudders on the same 16x7 whitespoke rims. bottom pic is a couple weeks ago with the same 285/75s
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02-17-2005, 12:37 AM | #7 |
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These are 9.00/16 Power Kings on 72 K-5 and 86 K-10 ones on K-5 were on my dads 84 K-10 for 5 or 6 years. Ones on the K-10 have a pile of miles and this makes the third truck they have been on in 4 years.
Both have stock suspension and no mods to fenders.
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02-18-2005, 10:57 PM | #8 |
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Just FYI, 255/85R16 can be had in a number of good options. BFG makes a MT, I believe Cooper makes a nice AT in that size. There are others, but the selection is not huge.
That size runs 33 to 34" actual diameter. I love 'em as winter tires. Tall and narrow. Can you get them on at stock height? I don't know. They're tall, but a tall narrow tire is a lot easier to fit than a tall wide tire. Do yourself a favor and skip the Thornbirds. I have yet to see a favorable report on them.
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02-19-2005, 05:17 AM | #9 |
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www.tyres1.com sells a General Grabber MT in a 235/85-16 for $105. I have General Grabbers MT's in a 35/12.50-16.5 and they are an awesome tire. I don't have many miles on them because they are on my old '79 that doesn't get drove very much, so I can't give a milage/tread wear report.
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03-01-2005, 07:24 PM | #10 |
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I'm not sure about what size will fit your truck, but I have BFG Mud Terrains on my '98 Z-71 and they are super. They are pricey, but they are worth the money. I'm pretty sure 32's will fit.
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03-01-2005, 08:10 PM | #11 |
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How about michellin XLs 9.00/16 size about 36" tall on 6" wide rim.
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03-02-2005, 12:10 AM | #12 |
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I have some bf goodrich land terrain tires that are 31x10.50 15's with only about 10,000 miles on them at the most
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03-02-2005, 10:48 PM | #13 |
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I have some 33x12.50x15 Bfg allterrians. They have about 85% of the tread left. They are mounted on 15x10 in chrome rims. 450.00 If your interested.
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03-03-2005, 03:00 PM | #14 |
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Are these tall and skinny enough?
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03-03-2005, 03:52 PM | #15 |
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Erl,
What size are those? They look great. Bob
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03-03-2005, 08:51 PM | #16 |
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Erl, thanks! two more pics to save to my hard drive!
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1970 K25, 8' stepside bed 350/465/205 44 up front, 60 in the rear 4.10s rolling on 33" Dunlop MTs 1986 K5, 350/465/208 Dana 60/14 bolt from a cucv 36" Super Swampers TSL/SX 1983 K20 w/ CUCV axles, 350/700R4/208 sitting on 37" Goodyears 1986 M1031 6.2 diesel, TH400/NP205 locker in the rear and a LS in the front, all stock for now..... 1986 K30, 350/400/205 dana 60 and 14 bolt. I kept the drivetrain. Body/bad and chassis are gone. 1981 K30, 350/465/205 dana 60 and dually 14 bolt. Has a G80, and a flat bed. Going to replace the flat bed. 1985 K20, 350/400/208 10 bolt and SF 14 bolt. I wonder where I can find some 1 tons. Hmmmmm |
03-04-2005, 11:57 AM | #17 |
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Jim,
Those are Power King Super Traction LT. The tire size is 7.50-16LT. The outside diameter is 32-33 inch. These are bias tires and cost about $100 each. I bought them at Discount Tire.
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03-04-2005, 01:01 PM | #18 |
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swamper 34x9.5's
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03-04-2005, 01:10 PM | #19 |
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These are tall and skinny, 11.00x16 michelin xl's, about 38 x 10.50
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03-04-2005, 01:56 PM | #20 |
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235/75 R15s on my K10 must be stock height because the speedo, when checked against a GPS, is right on.
I'll look for a picture...
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03-04-2005, 02:14 PM | #21 |
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BARRAZA, How much lift? I like the looks of that. I was thinking of the 9.00-16s but hell might as well go with the 11.00-16s myself!
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1970 K25, 8' stepside bed 350/465/205 44 up front, 60 in the rear 4.10s rolling on 33" Dunlop MTs 1986 K5, 350/465/208 Dana 60/14 bolt from a cucv 36" Super Swampers TSL/SX 1983 K20 w/ CUCV axles, 350/700R4/208 sitting on 37" Goodyears 1986 M1031 6.2 diesel, TH400/NP205 locker in the rear and a LS in the front, all stock for now..... 1986 K30, 350/400/205 dana 60 and 14 bolt. I kept the drivetrain. Body/bad and chassis are gone. 1981 K30, 350/465/205 dana 60 and dually 14 bolt. Has a G80, and a flat bed. Going to replace the flat bed. 1985 K20, 350/400/208 10 bolt and SF 14 bolt. I wonder where I can find some 1 tons. Hmmmmm |
03-04-2005, 02:54 PM | #22 |
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jim, im pertty sure hes got a 4" lift
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03-25-2005, 10:32 AM | #23 |
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I did a search on All Terrain tires and this looked like a good spot to post. I just bought a set of Nitto Terra Grapplers for the work truck. LT285/75R16D1's for 121.99 each at Discount tire. I have it in the shop right now getting an alignment and brake job. Once I get it out this afternoon I'll post some pics. I was running Goodyear Wranglers (265's) and got around 35,000 miles out of them. They handled well on the highway (which I get a lot of windshield time) and did good offroad. I was looking at moving to the Goodrich but, they didn't have any 285's in stock and I wanted to see if the meat would fit under the fender. They showed me the Nitto's and they looked like they had a good tread pattern.
We'll see how they do. I'm heading up to the north Louisiana area next week so, I might get a chance to see how they do in the mush. I know east Texas was REAL mushy this week. That's why a came back and bought some new shoes
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03-25-2005, 09:44 PM | #24 |
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http://www.intercotire.com/html/special_service.htm its a skinny swamper they get good trac.
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03-26-2005, 01:30 AM | #25 |
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Here's a couple pics of 9.00 x 16 Power King directionals, they measure a little over 35" tall.
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