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New tires!! plus the new wheels I bought!

Woohooo!!! Just got my tires in! only took 3 days they came really fast anyways here they are! Mickey thompson baja MTZ's 31's next to my new rims and my truck, will be mounting shortly. About $1200 later and worth every penny. Enjoy.








Gonna look goofy without the body lift but thats my next project for this truck. I'll be running the 31's and new rims without it for a bit.. I really wonder if I had bought 33's if they would have fit on the stock suspension.. doesn't look like they would in the pics.. oh well I love the new 31's.

goodbye all terrains!
 

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dude, those are sickkk!!
 
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looks good, now get to the tire store!!!
 
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Thanks guys! it made my day to get these I'm gonna get them mounted asap the mounting and balencing is my x-mas gift so I got to wait till when my dad wants to get them done. plus I don't get my licence back till SAT.. so I got a few days to decide! I love these things! The downside is i'm now broke, but who cares!!
 
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Originally Posted by kyle12201
Thanks guys! it made my day to get these I'm gonna get them mounted asap the mounting and balencing is my x-mas gift so I got to wait till when my dad wants to get them done. plus I don't get my licence back till SAT.. so I got a few days to decide! I love these things! The downside is i'm now broke, but who cares!!

What did you do???
 
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Got in trouble and lost my licence for 30 days from back befor I graduated high school, I rode a motorcycle, my dads drz400, I took it out one day while he wasn't home. yeah I felt like a d!ck after .. without a licence and got caught in my high school parking lot for it.. yeah not the best decision I have made, but I learned my lesson and no one got hurt including me so I guess it worked out good!

But besides that how often should I rotate these tires to get the maximum life out of them? I heard do it every 3000, I don't do much offroading either so I think these will last me a good long time!
 

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Originally Posted by kyle12201
Got in trouble and lost my licence for 30 days from back befor I graduated high school, I rode a motorcycle, my dads drz400, I took it out one day while he wasn't home. yeah I felt like a d!ck after.. without a licence and got caught in my high school parking lot for it.. yeah not the best decision I have made, but I learned my lesson and no one got hurt including me so I guess it worked out good!

But besides that how often should I rotate these tires to get the maximum life out of them? I heard do it every 3000, I don't do much offroading either so I think these will last me a good long time!
Yes, every 3,000 would be best. 30 Days?? Damn, that has to suck.
 
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is your truck 2wd?
 
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Yeah it did, mom has been driving my azz to college 30 miles and back every day, ha it has not been fun, plus the fine(s) I had to pay.. so don't do stupid stuff, it isn't worth it, but I have 2 days to go.. so

Okay cool I will deffinatly rotate them.

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is your truck 2wd?
Yes it is 2wd
 
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MT's FTW!
 
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nice tires! i think those are the ones im plan on getting. same size.
tell me how they fit and if they rub
 
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[QUOTE=I really wonder if I had bought 33's if they would have fit on the stock suspension.. doesn't look like they would in the pics.. oh well I love the new 31's.

goodbye all terrains! [/QUOTE]

Judging by the pics I think you are going to have to trim the front valence or they will rub. 33's would definitely not fit with out a lift.
 
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mmmmm new tire smell!
 
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Originally Posted by jboo7
nice tires! i think those are the ones im plan on getting. same size.
tell me how they fit and if they rub
Yeah will do man, I think they will be fine, yeah now I deffinatly know I couldn't run 33's stock, there was another member on here I think his name is FRXLT , anyways he bought some bfg 33's ATs and his CLEARLY wouldn't fit stock. Hell trent ran his 32's well with a t-bar crank, I think the 31's will fit fine for now I will check it out tomorrow again. I'm not planning on keeping it like this for long i will be body lifting it in about another month.. Going to get these bad boys and the rims mounted up sometime this weekend or next week. thanks for the comments guys! I will get some more pics as soon as they're mounted I can't wait!
 

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got em mounted yet??????
 
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that is a really sweet lookin tire/wheel combo. Will definetly look awesome on your truck.

Nice choice!
 
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you probly could of fit 33s with a body lift and a tbar crank


what wheels are those?
 

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Originally Posted by Downey
you probly could of fit 33s with a body lift and a tbar crank

what wheels are those?
Mickey thompson Baja MTZ's. yeah but my truck doesn't have t-bars..

Thanks for the comments! I'm getting them mounted this afternoon! Pics tonight when I slap them on the truck.
 
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Can't to see them on. good choice on the tires and wheels
 
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just dropped off the tires at VIP. Getting them mounted and balenced and I will pick them up and put them on my truck this afternoon I will have some pics around 4ish. Can't wait to see this thing. Thanks man^ I thought so
 
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Originally Posted by bugz1racing
Judging by the pics I think you are going to have to trim the front valence or they will rub. 33's would definitely not fit with out a lift.
Yeah don't know what i think thinking when I typed that. I think i ment to say 32's. Even the 31's are looking a little bit big. I will just take off the valance for the time being if it rubs. Body lift is coming soon anyways.
 
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yea, if you don't do much offroading those tires should last a LONG time! like i told you, i beat the **** outa my back 2 and they still have like 40-50% tread after ~17,000 miles.


i'm actually leaving now to pick up my 35s
 
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Good choice man. They are gonna look awesome.
 
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Originally Posted by 99ranger4x4
yea, if you don't do much offroading those tires should last a LONG time! like i told you, i beat the **** outa my back 2 and they still have like 40-50% tread after ~17,000 miles.


i'm actually leaving now to pick up my 35s
Yeah I don't do "too" much offroading I do some every now and then so I'm curious as to how these tires will perform. Yeah there all mounted and balenced gonna pick them up this afternoon and put them on the truck when I get home

35's matt? What did you get another set of tires or somthing? That should be sick.
 

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Originally Posted by kyle12201
just dropped off the tires at VIP. Getting them mounted and balenced and I will pick them up and put them on my truck this afternoon I will have some pics around 4ish. Can't wait to see this thing. Thanks man^ I thought so
Cool. The tires & wheels look good so far
 


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