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Be a man, crank your bars. A mild crank won't hurt anything.
 
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Originally Posted by Silver
ill be happy with 33's
Same here man
 
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i dont want to.
 
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Care to explain why not?
 
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its rather simple... i dont want to. lol
it requires me to actually DO it.
 
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Oh I was just wondering, its not hard if you change your mind.
 
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What the hell do you have to crank the t-bars for 32's for?!?!?!?! stupid reason here

100% stock t-bars NEVER touched them and 32's....DID NOT rub...


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dont be a puss...
 
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Originally Posted by Stryker
its rather simple... i dont want to. lol
it requires me to actually DO it.
OMG DOING WORK ON YOUR OWN TRUCK.... oh gosh how could you ever handle it..... please
 
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you have a different bumper and valance then me. Mine rubbed a lot
 
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Originally Posted by 04blackedge
you have a different bumper and valance then me. Mine rubbed a lot
i also had an 1" less wide wheels and less back spacing but see he has the same bumper as me thus why i posted you might figure that out
 
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true true didn't think about that
 
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use the brain young Trent it helps you think...
 
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Discount as in Discount Tire Company. You dont have any in California?
 
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only a turn and a half to the left????

ya...i KNOW my 32's rub.
 
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those r 32's in redneckstones pics? shoot im goin 32's then... they dont even look that big... and my truck looks almost exactly like his so they'll probably work with no rub
 
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im still trying to figure out why he doesnt want to crank the t-bars a little to level the truck out... oh well
 
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Originally Posted by Stryker
wow... i didnt expect this many replies. lol
yea im pretty sure im gonna go with the 31's
i dont wanna crank the t-bars
so ur sayin get em from "discount"... define? discount doesnt give me much info. haha

Get the 31"s. We have the exact same truck, except obviously mine is a Mazda and a year younger, but we got the 4.0 OHV w/ 3.73's, and I really didn't notice a big drop in power. Slight drop in MPG, but, its worth it. So worth it. And I did all city driving. The one highway trip I did go on, i only get 10miles less or so on the tank then I ddi the previos year on the same trip to the Jersey shore. Get the 31"s, you'll be really happy.
 
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Originally Posted by 08XLT4x4
im still trying to figure out why he doesnt want to crank the t-bars a little to level the truck out... oh well
its called lack of time... my harley is leaking oil and needs to be fixed, im in school full time, workin almost full time, and have a g/f that lives outta town. 'nuff said. and thanx 99mazda. 31's r soundin pretty good. MAYBE 32's
 
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32's cost me nothing out of a junk pile, lol without the t-bars cranked the only time they rubbed was in reverse coming off a bump or when i had the truck completely flexed out (thats with a rear tire in the air) and they only rubbed on my fender flares (on the back), can't flex the inferior front suspension. so be a man and get the 31's i'm about to move up to some other free junk 33's
 
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Originally Posted by Stryker
" now i just need to decide if i wanna sacrifice the power with a 31" tire on 3.73 gears.
Dude, you have a 4x4 Ranger- not a Ferrari- you're not gonna win any amatuer nights at the local drag-strip even if you were rockin 13" tires on 12" rims. Go with the bigger tire. Those gears will be fine....
 
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Originally Posted by Stryker
those r 32's in redneckstones pics? shoot im goin 32's then... they dont even look that big... and my truck looks almost exactly like his so they'll probably work with no rub
yes and if your mounting on stock wheels like mine you shouldnt have a problem... all the guys complaining are on 15x8...

Originally Posted by Stryker
its called lack of time... my harley is leaking oil and needs to be fixed, im in school full time, workin almost full time, and have a g/f that lives outta town. 'nuff said. and thanx 99mazda. 31's r soundin pretty good. MAYBE 32's
thats 1000% no excuse it takes like 5 min to do it.. are you more concerned and dont want to admit it or just dont know how...
 
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It does only take like 3 minutes tops! Just crawl under, spray some PB blaster on the bolts, (which I'll get pictures of for you if you'd like), then crank the bolts. Its easier if you slide a floor jack under and lift the front up an inch or 2 off the ground.


Seriously.. Just do it lol. Makes it look 8 times better, and its seriously SO DAMN EASY
 
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dude that sucks!!!! way too much money! i bought 235's from walmart
[yeah i know im cheap] for 280... and i mounted them and balanced them for free at my at my school auto shop..one of the perks of being in auto tech! =]sooo everything all together costed me......280 $ !!!
 
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I'll buy your guys 32s, someone buy my next tires.

40x13.5x17 for 490 each unmounted unbalanced
 
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Originally Posted by zabeard
I'll buy your guys 32s, someone buy my next tires.

40x13.5x17 for 490 each unmounted unbalanced

your not happy til you reach the sky huh?
 

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