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 Post subject: Trying some different tires
PostPosted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 11:03 am 
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My MT/R's were not wearing as well as I had hoped and they were having trouble staying balanced. I think it is because I drive way too fast for them.

A friend of a friend gave me some P265/70/16 Destination LE's. Yeah, not a great tread pattern but they are about the same height as the MT/R's. I slapped them on some steelies I had and put them on the KJ. It really did make a difference. The KJ rides much better at highway speeds. My GF, who is quite large in the chestal region, is much happier without all of the constant bouncing ( even if I am not 8) .) The butt dyno leads me to believe that the KJ is a little happier on-road with the lighter p-series tires.

It looks like I will be running the 265's most of the time and I can slap the 245's on as needed/wanted. I can leave the spare 245 on as the height is similar. The 265's will probably need replaced in 10,000 miles or so, but I think I will go with a lighter all-season or p-metric AT tire for daily driving. It may be easier on front end parts, too.

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 1:39 pm 
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ihatemybike wrote:
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Of the girlfriend...... 8)

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 Post subject: Re: Trying some different tires
PostPosted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 10:19 am 
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LOL. Too funny. I will get some pics up. I changed my email addy not knowing that it would lock me out of the site for 5 days or so.

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If she can do this she deserves her own thread :twisted:

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 Post subject: Re: Trying some different tires
PostPosted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 10:12 am 
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Both of those together doesn't make one of hers. 36f

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UPDATE: These wider tires do contact the sway bar at full turn if the suspensions is flexed a bit. Maybe an aftermarket off-set would help that, maybe not. I do not have a ton of lift as I did not do ISO's, clevis, or conduits when I did mine.

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