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really doesnt look to bad, id just be worried about having the rims exposed that much
 
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Doesn't look any better than my 15x10 with 12.5 in wide tires.




i think it does any votes
 
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so are you running a 35 or 33 in 11.5?
 
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why smaller? are you removing some lift?
 
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NO cause with the with of the rim there will be more clearence with 14 wide rims
 
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ok well i am not giving you a hard time about your decision just curious...
 
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Its your decision and I'm in no position to give you a hard time. But when I saw that picture this is the first thing to come to mind.

each to his own

 
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Originally Posted by chris07XL
Its your decision and I'm in no position to give you a hard time. But when I saw that picture this is the first thing to come to mind.

each to his own


WAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!! x2!
 
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i see im not the only one thats thrown the RCD lift on a truck its not meant for haha

how are your CV shafts holding up?
 
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Originally Posted by Twoplusone
Cool deal bradah pat. The 12's look pretty cool. The 14's will look nutz, but da swamper sidewall's gonna bite da dust (especially if its a bias ply tire). Do you have someone who's gonna stretch um over in Hilo, or are they gonna do it here (Oahu; Waipahu) and YB it over to you?

I guess I answered this question

1) they're not swampers

2) your hard as hell to understand
 
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WAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!! x2!
I lol'd
 
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i think that beach ***** look sick (good) just paint it black and that will be my truck hahahaha good and i am putting on swampers so when i get them i will be posting pics hopefully soon
 
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Aight...i want pics.
 
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this reminds me of the post, I think on here, where someone pointed out a tacoma with balloon tires....the sidewalls were wider than the tread. Unfortuantely I can't seem to search for the post or google the image. Looked really freak'n retarded, but to each their own I guess. Those rims are going to be .75 inches wider than the width of the tire (12.5 inches). The sidewalls are going to enjoy the volcanic rock and soils of hawaii.
 
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he's going with 11.50s on the 14" rims.
 
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Mark hit right on the nose.
 
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Originally Posted by Fx4wannabe01
he's going with 11.50s on the 14" rims.
I stand corrected then.......1.25 inch, that's per side of the tread.
 
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Truck looks good as is I CANT WAIT TO SEE THIS ****!!!
 
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wow, those pics are with a 12.5" inch wide tire on a 12" rim, I can only imagine what an 11.5" wide tire on a 14" rim is going to be like... Honestly I wouldn't trust it on the street to hold a bead, never mind airing down or offroading. I know people that run street tires with a 1" high super stiff sidewall sretched out on rims at 50PSI and they even loose beads, I can only imagine what those large flexy soft sidewalls are gonna do stretched out like they will be... good luck to you.
 
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Originally Posted by Twoplusone
Not necessarily, I've seen a number of guys run wide rims and stretched tires for the asthetics (looks) but when you put the tires in the sand and the mud (the sticky Hawaiian clay) the setup works well.
AESTHETICS???? to each his own...
Originally Posted by Twoplusone
If as far as airing down, you are risking the loss of a bead if you air down more than a couple of pounds, if that..
If you can air down a max of 1-2 pounds, why even waste your time?? That will buy you nothing!!!

Originally Posted by Twoplusone
As far damaging a Weld/American Racing wheel, I don't think those Mountain Crushers were meant to be wheeled on.
Weld wheels are very high quality. That is why they cost so much damn money!!! I mean, they started out in drag racing, so i think they know a thing or two about making a good wheel!!!!! now you might say they where made for to be lookers, and i might agree, but they sure as heck could take the beating of offroading!!!
 
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any pics yet of the 14s man>>????
 
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Originally Posted by pattypat
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you do realize that those tires are 33x12.50x15's right you can't be that much of a bloomin' idiot that you can't read.......

those wheels don't look like 14" wheels to me either....my brother has a set of 14" wheels on his '79 Ford and they are deeper than that...

loose the 14" wheels and get 10" wheels.....unless you are trying to float your truck across the Pacific to California...




i bet you have some serious ball joint problems...
 
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Originally Posted by lifted97ranger
you do realize that those tires are 33x12.50x15's right you can't be that much of a bloomin' idiot that you can't read.......

those wheels don't look like 14" wheels to me either....my brother has a set of 14" wheels on his '79 Ford and they are deeper than that...

loose the 14" wheels and get 10" wheels.....unless you are trying to float your truck across the Pacific to California...




i bet you have some serious ball joint problems...

hahhhahahh that gave me the idea of a fence jumper or pond crosser
 



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