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  • 37" Krawlers on 17"x 8" w/ 3.75 BS Allied beadlocks

    9 47.37%

  • 37" Krawlers on 17"x 8" w/ 2.5" BS Allied Beadlocks

    6 31.58%

  • 38" SX's on 15" x 10" Allied beadlocks

    4 21.05%
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Thread: Wheels and tires

  1. 02-05-2003, 02:57 PM #1
    Krawler68
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    Wheels and tires

    I'm going to have to make a decision by the end of the week to get in line in time to make it to Mason.

    I am getting a killer deal on the rims so Allied beadlock is the final decision... just not sure if I should bite the bullet and buy 17" rims... and wait for my 37" krawlers to come in... this will mean no beadlocks for the 38's for a while.

    What is the concensus?

    Doug
    Last edited by Krawler68; 02-05-2003 at 03:02 PM.
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  2. 02-05-2003, 03:09 PM #2
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    I say go for the 17" w/ 2.5" b.s. It'll give you a bit more stability with the relatively narrow Krawlers.

    I'd still run the SXs for trails 'round TX.
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  3. 02-05-2003, 03:10 PM #3
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    recentered hummer wheels, 38.5x16.5 tsl's, or run the goodyears that come with the hummer wheels if they are any good.
    3.75" back spacing
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  4. 02-05-2003, 03:13 PM #4
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    robert...

    only one of your 3 opinions is an option... thank you very much for nothing...

    I am trying to improve the lifespan of my Warn axles and CTM joints... this is all part of the quest to make my D44 live a little longer.

    Keep in mind I have pretty narrow axles... less backspacing will keep me a little wider... right now with my tires and rims and wheel spacers my track width is 79"... I like the width... wouldn't mind being a few inches narrower... the 2.5" backspacing will eliminate the wheel spacers.

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  5. 02-05-2003, 03:55 PM #5
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    I vote ditto for the 3.75" BS. I went down from 4.25" BS to 3.5", and it makes a bigger difference than one might think. I think that 3.75" strikes that happy medium. Also, if you end up finding that you have too much BS (you know you never have a shortage ), wheel spacers are an easy fix. It's easier to space a wheel out rather than in.
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  6. 02-05-2003, 03:59 PM #6
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    true... and i already do have the 1.75" wheel spacers...

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  7. 02-05-2003, 04:08 PM #7
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    Doug, get some kumhos or mudkings and off the shelf wheels. your putting way too much thought into this. You even admitted yourself that it won't ever be a competition rig.

    hummer wheels are cool cause they are street legal and i havent heard of anyone snapping studs on them. I hear of beadlock people snapping bolts on the street all the time.
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  8. 02-05-2003, 04:16 PM #8
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    these wheels are 32 bolt wheels... Rated for 44" tires...
    Nobody running them that I've talked to has had a problem. Besides I can get them half priced.

    I will never un Kum-ho's you dick ... I can get these Krawlers for less than a set of 35" no-names anyway, much less.
    I think they'll be a little easier on my D44.

    Hummer wheels won't be my first choice... I'd get them if i was going to run one ton axles.

    It may never be a comp rig, but I'll probably compete irregularly on the local and club level... IE: NAARCA

    Doug
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  9. 02-05-2003, 04:37 PM #9
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    Originally posted by Krawler68


    I will never un Kum-ho's you dick ... I can get these Krawlers for less than a set of 35" no-names anyway, much less.


    Doug
    I'll take a set for that price. I was wondering if you had shat out some big money or something.
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  10. 02-05-2003, 04:39 PM #10
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    Originally posted by Krawler68

    I will never un Kum-ho's you dick
    Doug
    I'm running a set of their Ecsta 712's on the camaro, and I love 'em. The way I look at it, they make some really badass car tires, so why not give their mud terrains a chance. They look exactly like a BFG MT but they are about $50 cheaper...I'll probably run a set on my scout just to try them out. Just a thought.
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  11. 02-05-2003, 04:55 PM #11
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    ***... Robert used to run Kumhos... That's why I will never run them...


    As for my price on Krawlers... it suffices to say this competition had several nice perks. List on the new Krawlers will be 400~... I will be getting them for about half what I paid James for my 38's...



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  12. 02-05-2003, 04:58 PM #12
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    Is that $400 EACH?!?!?!

    I don't care how good a tire is supposed to be, there's no way I'd drop that kind of coin on a 37.
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  13. 02-05-2003, 05:12 PM #13
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    yeah it's 400/tire. That's what the goodyears were initially...took over a year for them to come into the real world.

    Doug
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  14. 02-06-2003, 11:18 AM #14
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    Originally posted by Krawler68
    I will be getting them for about half what I paid James for my 38's...

    Doug
    are you going to be using the same payment terms?
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  15. 02-06-2003, 01:21 PM #15
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    Why don't you call James and ask if he minded the terms of payment? In the end I think he was pretty forkin' happy.

    Doug
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