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In the market for some new 33"s

So I need some new 33"s to go on my new shiney rims I just ordered. I'm pretty torn between kumho kl71's and cooper stt's. I need a nice agressive tire tread w/siping. Anyone have any good experiences with other tires meeting those specs?

33"x12.5"x15

Oh yeah, the rims. Nothing special.
 
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GeT sOmE mUd GrApPlErS i ThInK tHeY aRe SiPhEd
 
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the kuhmos spin real nice, which equates to a nice ride onroad. they also are qutie, and preform well off road.
 
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what size wheel did you get?

i wont say nothing about tires because everyone know what tire i recomment...and people dont like it...
 
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yea that would have to be another choice of mine...
 
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15x8's with 3.3" BS
 
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i think there badd assery
 
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3.3? that is an odd backspacing.....are you sure it isn't 3.65?
 
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welp you are right....just looked 3 5/16 backspacing on the 15x8's....hmmmmm
 
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Originally Posted by lifted97ranger
3.3? that is an odd backspacing.....are you sure it isn't 3.65?
That's the BS for a 15x10 Classic II

Here's the link to the ones I bought...http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
 
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yea i just looked.....see post above yours! lol...
 
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I got STT's, I love em. They ride really well for a mud tire also balanced great. Good on wet roads and in the mud. I've heard some people say they aren't loud but mine are.
 
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WHATEVER TIRE YOU GET USE THIS PRODUCT TO BALANCE THEM:

http://www.innovativebalancing.com/

i have them in my new wheels with absolutely NO weights on the wheels......the tires are balanced better than they ever have been....
 
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easy to install, just drop them in the tire as you are putting them on the wheel.....well do it that way if you get the kind in the drop in bag...
 
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Originally Posted by LoOnaTik
I got STT's, I love em. They ride really well for a mud tire also balanced great. Good on wet roads and in the mud. I've heard some people say they aren't loud but mine are.
I had the old style on my last truck. I like the improvements on the new ones. My old ones were loud too but I think it's b/c I didn't rotate them.
 
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easy to install, just drop them in the tire as you are putting them on the wheel.....well do it that way if you get the kind in the drop in bag...
Yeah I was checking out the beads made by equal to try on this set of rims/tires. Both sites say I need 8 ounces. Is that 8oz per tire or total??
 
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per tire......i put 10 ounces in each of mine just to be safe....too much never hurt anyone........i like the beads because i have heard of the Equal getting damp and clumping up.......
 
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and wtf is a filtered valve core??? Is that a special valve stem or something?
 
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I think it's so the beads don't come back up the valve stem
 
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i dunno....i got them, but i couldn't find them when they were mounting the wheels so i just used regular valve cores........then i found them in the floor board when i was backing my truck out of the shop...i haven't had a problem with the regular cores yet......so i wouldn't waste your money on the special cores...
 
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Originally Posted by LoOnaTik
I think it's so the beads don't come back up the valve stem
they can only go so far......i compared them, there isn't really anything different...
 
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Well, you talked me into them.

I got

4 8oz bags of beads
4 filtered valve stems
4 double seal valve caps
$63 shipped.

Bahhh! Still gotta get tires, lol.
 
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you will love them.......and DON'T let anyone put weights on your wheels when they mount the tires...
 
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Originally Posted by lifted97ranger
you will love them.......and DON'T let anyone put weights on your wheels when they mount the tires...
I always stupervize any work done on my truck =]
 


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