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My 2002 XLT has new rims

I bought some rims for my 2002 XLT, they are American Racing Outlaw II in 15" size. The problem with my old rims is the dealer installed P215/75R15 instead of P225/70R15, the P215s were too narrow. The steel was starting to rust and it seemed that I couldn't get the plastic caps clean enough.

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i was never a fan of those rims you could of gotten some of them off an older ranger.


def an improvement over your old rims
 
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I like those rims on your truck.

When you get some bigger tires they will look great.
 
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Yeah, I am going to get a different size later on, I just have to wear these Kumhos down. I bet it won't take too long, these tires are not the best.
 
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are they the road ventures?
 
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I love those wheels. Of course, I am biased. Lol.
 
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Originally Posted by Downey
are they the road ventures?
No, they are Kumho Solus KR21. They aren't much of a truck tire, but they do roll and have lots of tred left. I think they are supposed to go to 80,000 miles but they won't last that long. I have always liked Goodyear or Firestone myself.
 
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you should remove the chrome covers on the old ones, i like black but those look good for aluminum
 
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I've always been a huge fan of those wheels. I'm actually currently looking for a 15x10 set of them. They look great man.
 
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I liked the factory wheels better..
 
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The factory ones look worse in person. The plastic is all pitted and nasty and the rims are rusting. I have the factorys on Craigslist for $50 and I am wondering if I should just sell the centers and scrap the rest. They roll nice, but they are ugly.
 
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Those older Ranger style rims look good.
 
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a little to retro for me, but they do look good on your truck.
 
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They look great on there and will look even better with some new tires.

Chrome + Green = FTW!
 
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I like those outlaws. They look good on there
 
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They look great on there and will look even better with some new tires.

Chrome + Green = FTW!
I finally did it!





They are P225/75R15 and fit the wheel wheel very nicely. These LTX tires are night and day better then the Kumhos (as they should be!).
 
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