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Old 12-30-2006
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What would YOU do?

Just looking to get some opinions from you guys... I need new tires, and I've got 2 pretty good deals that are available to me. My options are;

-4 like new Toyo Open Country AT's for 320 bucks (265/75/16)

-3 like new and one about 50% tread Michelin LTX/MS's for 175 for the set. (245/75/16)


It looks like I'm going to have to pay for mounting and all that crap for either set, but which do you think is the better deal? Obviously the Toyos are larger, and the Michelins are stock size.

Just to make sure also, the Toyos will fit on a stock 99 4x4 XLT, right?


Whaddya guys think? This is the truck they're going on;

 
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toyos x10000000000000000000000000000000000000.9 x9000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

And they will fit but it will be tight.
 
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toyos for sure. and they should fit fine
 
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I don't know anything about the Toyo's, but the Michilen's are a good street tire, I used to have them and liked them.
 
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toyo toyo toyo toyo toyo toyo toyo toyo toyo toyo toyo toyo toyo toyo toyo toyo toyo toyo toyo toyo toyo toyo toyo x300
 
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Originally Posted by yellow rhino
toyo toyo toyo toyo toyo toyo toyo toyo toyo toyo toyo toyo toyo toyo toyo toyo toyo toyo toyo toyo toyo toyo toyo x300
Do you like the Toyo's?
 
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lol i buy procomp

But toyos kick *** and for his options toyo would be best
 
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I'd go for the Toyos just because all have the same thread depth. I love the Micheline's though for driving on the street. I'd still go with the Toyos.
 
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Micheline's have never been on my list go toyos
 
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Wow... Thanks for the replies guys! I have to wait until about tuesday to hear if I can definetly get the Toyos, because all businesses are closed till then, but hopefully they'll still have them. I hope they don't try and give me a hard time because they aren't exactly the same size as stock. Thanks guys.
 
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Well, I got the Toyos put on today. They look great. In addition, I took off my mudflaps. Heres some pics. This is probably the cleanest my trucks gonna be for a while!

Before is up top. And heres the after;



 
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very nice! where did you pick them up at? looks nice man!
 
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Originally Posted by REUBER
very nice! where did you pick them up at? looks nice man!
Town Fair Tire. They're a chain store and offer a 30 day, money back gaurantee. Somebody bought the tires and then returned them within the 30 days. It was probably only a couple of days though, because one of them clearly still have the sticker on the treads! All said and done, with a thrust angle alignment, 460$
 
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nice pick up
 
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