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Old Jul 19, 2005 | 09:32 PM
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hey guys what brand of 20 inch tire would offer the best traction?
I dont want to use slicks, just plain lazy to swaping tires. lookin for 275/45/20s
I have goodyears gt2s rite now and i just lite them up with little effort .At the track i drop the air pressure to 15 psi for them to hook!! any suggestions ??
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Old Jul 19, 2005 | 10:13 PM
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LOL At least i know i am not the only one with that problem. I have same tire size and brand. Original General's hook better than them gt2's. Join the club. I heard the kumho and toyo proxies would work better, Haven't heard anything about the eagle f1 tire though.
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Old Jul 19, 2005 | 10:14 PM
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I just got some Toyo Proxes S/T and can barely spin them out off the hole with 40 lbs of air I bought 285/50/20 they were only 604$ mounted and balanced.
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Old Jul 20, 2005 | 12:30 AM
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Originally Posted by 03silverado5.3
I just got some Toyo Proxes S/T and can barely spin them out off the hole with 40 lbs of air I bought 285/50/20 they were only 604$ mounted and balanced.
A converter will solve that.
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Old Jul 20, 2005 | 05:39 AM
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[QUOTE=slowec]A converter will solve that. [/QUOTE/]

Aint that the truth
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Old Jul 20, 2005 | 06:27 AM
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I hoping the magic 4wd button willl help my tracction issues once the new setup is in. I have heard good things about the toyo proxes I would try them first everyone seems to suggest those.
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Old Jul 20, 2005 | 03:29 PM
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Hey man on the street it is going to be very hard to get some of these truck to hook with the number's they are making noww. I mean I can smoke my 295/50's BFG's running 40mph all day. Might want to get you a set of traction bars to help on the street. And maybe get M/T drag radials when you go to the track.
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Old Jul 20, 2005 | 05:43 PM
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My brand new GT-2's hook up quite nicely but once they get some miles on them, they're pretty useless. Yes, get some traction bars to control axle wrap. You'll notice a substantial difference.
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Old Jul 20, 2005 | 09:09 PM
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not 2 sound dumb . how will a converter solve that ,i thought converters put you in the sweet spot where your engine makes the most hp ???? wouldnt that make more traction problems ?? sorry so long to respond just got off work ,and i put 13hrs today....! by the way how many members r here in the san antonio area?
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Old Jul 20, 2005 | 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by likemytaillites
not 2 sound dumb . how will a converter solve that ,i thought converters put you in the sweet spot where your engine makes the most hp ???? would that make more traction problems ?? sorry so long to respond just got off work ,and i put 13hrs today by the way how many members r here in the san antonio area?
Hey Mike, what's been going on. I got a new truck too. No more twins for us
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