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Old Apr 30, 2008 | 11:17 AM
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Ya trying to give me a woody here? I'm at work, it'll look weird if I get off the computer and walk around with a tent pitched. They'll think I was just looking at ****.
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Old Apr 30, 2008 | 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by InchUp
Ya trying to give me a woody here? I'm at work, it'll look weird if I get off the computer and walk around with a tent pitched. They'll think I was just looking at ****.
truck ****
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Old Apr 30, 2008 | 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Chevy Cowboy
truck ****
Funny you say that because everyone who knows me has been through my computer and bitches due to the lack of real **** on my computer. So they all say my true **** is truck stuff because my history on Firefox is littered with truck websites and links and 99% of the pictures in My Documents are truck related. So...they call it my truck ****.
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Old Apr 30, 2008 | 08:59 PM
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INCHUP your truck is giving me a woody hahaha heres my truck with 285's on it http://s230.photobucket.com/albums/e...3/new%20truck/
and my old s10 http://s230.photobucket.com/albums/e...e%20old%20s10/
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Old May 1, 2008 | 12:11 PM
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Nice looking S10 there. With the tires it almost looks like a ZR2 but without the fender flares.
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Old May 2, 2008 | 11:05 AM
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I used to run 285/75-16's on the stock wheel without touching the keys and I had no rubbing issues at all. That was a 33" tall tire, can't remember how wide.

Here's what it used to look like:

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Old May 2, 2008 | 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by budhayes3
I used to run 285/75-16's on the stock wheel without touching the keys and I had no rubbing issues at all. That was a 33" tall tire, can't remember how wide.

Here's what it used to look like:


Looks good Budhayes......killer! I've decided to run the OEM 17inch 5 Star wheels, but I had them stripped and polished. And I'm going to run either the Bridgestone Deuler AT Revo's in a 285/70 R17 or the Nitto Terra Grappler in the same size.
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Old May 2, 2008 | 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Torque_Wrench
Looks good Budhayes......killer! I've decided to run the OEM 17inch 5 Star wheels, but I had them stripped and polished. And I'm going to run either the Bridgestone Deuler AT Revo's in a 285/70 R17 or the Nitto Terra Grappler in the same size.
The Terra Grapplers in the LT285/70R17 size are 10 ply tires so keep that in mind because on a little 1/2 ton truck they'll be really stiff. If you can fit the 285/70R17 without any trimming, run the LT295/70R17 which is 33.19" tall compared to the 32.76" 285...however, the 295 is an 8 ply so they'll be quite a bit softer and less expensive even though physically larger in size. Rim range of 8-9.5" so you're still in the clear.
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Old May 3, 2008 | 05:11 AM
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I run the TOYO's. 35,000 miles on them and still 50-60% tread left on them. best tires I have ever bought. 10ply load range E.

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Old May 4, 2008 | 06:03 AM
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I think that v-max needs some silver OEM flares....
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