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wheels and tires?

okay so i have been looking around. i found some procomp alloys in black i think they would look sick but i need some opinions. i also read on the sticky about tire sizes and i think i would go with 30x9.5x15. i dont want to do a BL so i will stick with a stock height. what do you guys think? look good or bad?

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I think it will look good. I'd go for more of a street wheel though.
 
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I think it will look good. I'd go for more of a street wheel though.
my thoughts exactly
 
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what would you guys suggest?
 
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I like the rim choice.
 
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There are many good choices, but here are a few:





 
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i wouldnt be doing alot of offroading but i would be on occasion. i mostly just drive offroad to get to bike trails and what not. i want it to look aggressive without being a mall crawler. haha
 
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Oh, I see. I wouldn't suggest those for use off-road. I would use those for a street driven vehicle with a slight drop. Go for what you linked then, nothing wrong with them at all.
 
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would 30X9.5 15R look funny on a stock ride height regular cab? anyone have pics from prior trucks or trucks now with simular set up that i want?
 
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so the pro comp rims are 58.99 a piece. is that fair or do you guys think they will be crap?
 
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I think thats a pretty decent price, considering here across the border, they run close to 100 a piece. 30 9.5's are more or less what come stock on the 4x4's. They should look fine as they tend to just fill out that wheel well a little more. If you are coil sprung, you could always pull a few tricks, (coil spacers / welded washers, 4x4 blocks under the rear axle) and be able to fit a 32 9.5 in there. Probably a bit more than you are looking for, but if your trying to go offroad for biking and what not, being a low 2 wheel drive makes things tough.
 
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it wouldnt be deep offroading. just short little runs to get me where i need to go. in the long run i would like to get the fabtech Spindle lift but thats a long ways down the road. and they are powder coated, will they last for a while?
 
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Powder coated last quite nicely, resist rust/corrosion, and you don't need to worry about keeping them *shiny*. For all intensive purposes, what you have now will work fine. I good buddy of mine from school, rips his 2wd ranger anywhere and everywhere. its an 06 if i'm not mistaken. A good set of all-terrains will make the most difference for you. And I would for-go the fabtech spindles, in a practical manner. If its asthetics, rip on 'er, but for practicality... its still two wheel drive.
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nexen roadian AT 2 30/9.5 r 15
 
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