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Originally Posted by Doug Krebs
It was 270 at the tool sale, I thought it was a good deal, and $100 more was deffinitely out of the questions, I probably shouldn't have even bought this.
I'm sure it'll work out fine. If they're that ****ty, should I go back and buy the 3 year warranty?
Went and picked up my tires today from Sharpe's and Garrett's old roomate out in Snook. Everything looks good and the tires are still practically brand new, just tore the rest of the sticker off before I loaded them up. Wheels are also brand new, so I'll probably unload those on ebay to offset some of the cost.
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Next question is, should I pay to have them cert. from Dicsount Tire? I think it would cost like 170ish and the guys I talked to said there shouldnt be problem certifying them. On the other hand, I could almost buy another tire new for that price.
What's the deal with certs anyway? I just have an accident with one of the tires at a time when they're getting close to dead and get a new one?
yep, but I like to keep my accidents real, just look for those sharp rocks off-road
What size are those rims? Are they real beadlocks?
No, street-locks. 15x8, 5 on 4.5Quote:
Originally Posted by fbronco86
ahh ok not the right size anywayQuote:
Originally Posted by JeepPhisherman
Thanks
the guy said they came off of a scout right so shouldnt' they be 5x5.5
yes 5x 5.5
if they are 5x5.5 and you want to sell real cheap let me know. The scout would look cool with some beadlooks and I would rather have an 8" rim.
yep, my bad
so was my counter offer accepted in the pm?
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Originally Posted by colman
we'll see. do you need them soon?
If someone would answer my question about the certs, I'll get them off the rims if I get them certified.
no, by christmas is fine, and i love the piece of mind for the certs nd if you are shdy you can punch a whole in the sidewall and get new ones
If ya ever need to know how to total a tire, just ask Scott. :gigem:Quote:
Originally Posted by colman
Thought I would update this, even though I haven't made any real progress. Hope to get the front axle built and ready to throw in before the move to Austin around the middle of May.
Went from this
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Took away this
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Added some of this
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And came up with this
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Used a LED light from vatozone to mount the liscense plate on my rear gate
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Still looking for some clevis mounts long enough to go all the way through, and I need to add some chain hoops for the hitch before TCC. I also need to lower the bumper about .25" to give the tailgate some more clearance when opening - I test fit 3 times before I fully welded, but it still came out wrong. Also when I lower the mounts some, I'm going to add one more frame mount on the bottom side in addition to the current 3 mounts on each side, as well as plating the frame on the "axle humps" where some guys have busted the frame in the past. Going to have copperhead fab cnc the plates with soem gofast holes to reduce the weight since I'll probably be using .25" plate.
So Ryan, want to come set up my gears for me so I can get the front axle put together. It's been sitting in my garage torn apart for the better part of 8 months. I was thinking about switching over to 4.88 gears for the 35's, but I think I'm going to go dual cases, so 4.56 will be better for the street. And I don't want to mess with PORC anymore about exchanging the gears.