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Old Dec 25, 2008 | 08:59 PM
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Does anyone make a 29"-30" front runner?

Just would like to keep the tire height the same as the rear slicks.
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Old Dec 26, 2008 | 05:53 AM
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How wide?
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Old Dec 26, 2008 | 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Deckhand
Does anyone make a 29"-30" front runner?

Just would like to keep the tire height the same as the rear slicks.
Not that I have ever found. I would like a 5.5'' wide 29.5 tall Hoosier.
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Old Dec 28, 2008 | 06:17 PM
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m/t makes one 29x4.5x15
m&h makes one 27x4.5x16
hoosier makes one 28x4.5x15
goodyear makes one 28x4.5x15

that is the best i could find i have been looking also i will probably go with 27x4.5x16

i have a set of 16" bogarts
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Old Dec 28, 2008 | 08:17 PM
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i have a set of 16" bogarts
I was gonna say, unless you have a set of Bogarts, good luck finding a wheel in a 6x5.5" bolt pattern that you can mount a 4.5" wide tire on.
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Old Dec 28, 2008 | 09:49 PM
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I wonder if you could get stockers narrowed just like you can get them widend.....

Some 16x4 stockers up front and some 16x10 stockers out back... "Stock" looking and able to get serious tires mounted up, and still really not too heavy....

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Old Dec 28, 2008 | 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by silver-mod-o
I wonder if you could get stockers narrowed just like you can get them narrowed.....

Some 16x4 stockers up front and some 16x10 stockers out back... "Stock" looking and able to get serious tires mounted up, and still really not too heavy....
Yes you can. Don't know how much they can be narrowed, but they can be narrowed.
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Originally Posted by silver-mod-o
I wonder if you could get stockers narrowed just like you can get them widend.....

Some 16x4 stockers up front and some 16x10 stockers out back... "Stock" looking and able to get serious tires mounted up, and still really not too heavy....
the price it cost to do that you can get a set of bogarts.


the last time i got prices it was like 350 to 400 a rim to make them wider and 275 to 325 to narrow them
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Old Dec 29, 2008 | 10:35 AM
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Colorado/Canyon wheels are pretty narrow and they still have the 6x5.5" bolt pattern, but I think the narrowest they come are 6" or 7". Even so they don't make a 10" version of the skinny wheel so you'd have mismatched wheels. Of course you could have the rears widened, but then that gets expenssive. I wonder if any of the Colorados have skinny aluminum spares like GTO's? TB's have our bolt pattern too. It might be worth it to look into what the base models come with.

I think Blacksheep is running wheel adapters so he can use a lightweight 15" drag wheel up front. I'm not sure how strong they are, but it's not like any of our trucks are pulling monster wheel stands.

Edit: TB's don't have our bolt pattern.

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Old Dec 29, 2008 | 01:41 PM
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Its a shame after all this time nobody makes a decent wheel and tire combo for us Chevy truck racers.
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