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Bad times turned to good!

So today i come out of school to get into my truck at lunch and discover my tire had been slashed.... i got towed home and didnt go back.

my birdthday is coming up in a week and my mom called and told me to call up the local americas tire and get some wheels and tires for my bday now since i need a new tire anyway.

so im thinking these
http://www.americastire.com/dtcs/whe...|1996&pc=55009

with these
http://www.americastire.com/dtcs/fin...=LAIINT&cs=225

what do you guys think?
 
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Black wheels on your white truck man FTW.

Also post up pictures of your ride to give people a better idea
 
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that better?
 
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ricey styled wheel, will look stupid on your truck at stock height unless you lower it 3/4 by the time you get those wheels on.
 
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odd first time i clicked it i got a ricey wheel, now that i clicked it again it came up with a second wheel that looks better.
 
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Originally Posted by Mark98xlt
ricey styled wheel, will look stupid on your truck at stock height unless you lower it 3/4 by the time you get those wheels on.
with 225s it will look good .. the current tires are 205/70r14 and the wheels will stay 15 inch,and hell ive already got clear corners why not add wheels to rice it up?
 
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Originally Posted by Mark98xlt
odd first time i clicked it i got a ricey wheel, now that i clicked it again it came up with a second wheel that looks better.
HUH your right I clicked it a second time and a whole different wheel came up.

The second wheel looks a lot better but I still say black FTW on your truck.

And ya lower it
 
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with 225s it will look good .. the current tires are 205/70r14 and the wheels will stay 15 inch,and hell ive already got clear corners why not add wheels to rice it up?
just because you have clear corners means your a ricer wtf?

get pissy with me, why bother 15's on it? why bother putting performance tires on 15's?
 
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Mark is right Alan
 
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so whats to stop them from slashing your new tires? and good choices btw
 
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so whats to stop them from slashing your new tires? and good choices btw
the school administrators are giving me a pass to park in the teachers lot, wich is gated.
 
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dont listen to mark hes an *******. do whatever you think looks good its your truck in the end
 
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Originally Posted by Smakes
the school administrators are giving me a pass to park in the teachers lot, wich is gated.
Dude that is not going to stop them, you need to try and find out who did it and get them to pay for the fixing of the tire. I know at my HS they had cameras all over to watch for this sort of crap
 
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Is this the wheel?

 
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yep thats the wheel
going from 205s to 225 lifted it about an inch
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MB Predators FTMFW. I have them and like them alot.

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hell yea ...i was gonna get the MB 72's but they werent in stock and came in 17 only and i like the 15 inch predators anyway, i like that bar in the front too
 
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Thank you. The light bar is made by Offroadinnovations.

http://www.offroadwarehouse.com/prod...productID/3718
 
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next on my list is those pesky 10k hids.... and getting my truck into the shop to get it fixed.... god dam my slow *** insurance
 
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those wheels look horrible with that size tire on them, either a low profile or a big meaty tire on them but a normal tire just doesnt do it, unless the truck was slammed.
 
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Originally Posted by Mark98xlt
those wheels look horrible with that size tire on them, either a low profile or a big meaty tire on them but a normal tire just doesnt do it, unless the truck was slammed.
good thing its not your truck then huh?
 
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pretty much, how dare I suggest a way to clean up a truck in a good way without it looking tacky.
 
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in my opinion your truck looks tacky being dropped.. but thats just me
 
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hah ive had both predators and mb72's, currently have the 72's
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72's on the right
and the predators on my old truck
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The 72's look much better IMO.
 


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