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 Post subject: Re: edit: 215/85r16 Duratracs (pics added)
PostPosted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 7:04 pm 
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Yeah, live thread so Im gonna throw a random question out here...

Stock wheels, 245-75s going on... Inspection issues? They dont stick out tooo to far do they? Just realized I got to the end of the month till my sticker in the windshield is the wrong color :juggle:

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 Post subject: Re: edit: 215/85r16 Duratracs (pics added)
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bunkermonkeycw wrote:
Yeah, live thread so Im gonna throw a random question out here...

Stock wheels, 245-75s going on... Inspection issues? They dont stick out tooo to far do they? Just realized I got to the end of the month till my sticker in the windshield is the wrong color :juggle:


i think you are good up to an inch here in pa

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 Post subject: Re: edit: 215/85r16 Duratracs (pics added)
PostPosted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:49 pm 
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An inch outside the fender I assume?

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bunkermonkeycw wrote:
Yeah, live thread so Im gonna throw a random question out here...

Stock wheels, 245-75s going on... Inspection issues? They dont stick out tooo to far do they? Just realized I got to the end of the month till my sticker in the windshield is the wrong color :juggle:


i think you are good up to an inch here in pa

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 Post subject: Re: edit: 215/85r16 Duratracs (pics added)
PostPosted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 10:44 pm 
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tommudd wrote:
Look good but not much room for flexing is there


I did my research. These pics suck, but it shows some flex.
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And some better pics of the whole thing:
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And I decided to go with the OME lift, coming soon.

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 Post subject: Re: About to start mods, going the road less traveled.
PostPosted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 10:20 am 
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235/85/R16 = gangster.


Noooo ......285/75/R16 = gangster!!! :goink:


No....285/75/16= Larry needs to send them to me since they aren't being used at the moment. :mrgreen:

Those look better on than I thought, I figured they would look really small. I personally would've waited though if I was lifting it to go with a bigger size, I think they will look small once lifted.

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 Post subject: Re: edit: 215/85r16 Duratracs (pics added)
PostPosted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 11:22 am 
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The diameter is only 1/10 of an inch smaller than a 245-75, 30.4 vs 30.5". Even the tread width isn't significantly different, 1/2 an inch, 7 vs 7.5". The biggest difference is the section width, at 1 1/3". It is a load E so it is a couple pounds more than the load C 245 a couple pounds less than the load E 245.

I wonder if the 1/2" tread difference will reduce the rolling resistance enough to improve fuel economy? Might be a good choice for the occasional off-roader who spends most of the time on the road.

I thought they would look too skinny, and too small, but I like the look, and I was surprised when I saw them mounted and had to look up the specs.
I always forget how little section width has to do with tread width. :D
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Goodyear&tireModel=Wrangler+DuraTrac

Now we just need some performance feedback with the 215's.

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