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 Post subject: Buying new meats tomorrow
PostPosted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 3:49 pm 
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Ordering up a set of 265/65R17 Duratracs tomorrow. Theyjust came out with that size within the last couple of months which I'm really happy about. Was going to have to go with the Grabbers instead and I didn't like the looks and reviews of them nearly as much as the Duratracs. Cannot wait to get new tires on this thing, these Falkens have 70k miles on them and can barely hang in the rain anymore. I'll post some pics next week when they get installed

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 Post subject: Re: Buying new meats tomorrow
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Ordering up a set of 265/65R17 Duratracs tomorrow. Theyjust came out with that size within the last couple of months which I'm really happy about. Was going to have to go with the Grabbers instead and I didn't like the looks and reviews of them nearly as much as the Duratracs. Cannot wait to get new tires on this thing, these Falkens have 70k miles on them and can barely hang in the rain anymore. I'll post some pics next week when they get installed



hard to beat Duratracs I think. Little over 80,000 miles on mine and the only reason I am looking for others is the fact they are at the point for winter not enough tread. ( about 7 / 32s left now)
Just keep them rotated on a regular basis ( did mine every 3-4000 miles)

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 Post subject: Re: Buying new meats tomorrow
PostPosted: Fri Oct 31, 2014 8:05 am 
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On their way! Should be here on Monday

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 Post subject: Re: Buying new meats tomorrow
PostPosted: Fri Oct 31, 2014 8:10 am 
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huntb wrote:
On their way! Should be here on Monday


Actually can't wait to see them on yours since you don't have stock wheels or steelies.

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PostPosted: Fri Oct 31, 2014 7:55 pm 
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Hunt nice I pulled the just ordered the new wheels


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 Post subject: Re: Buying new meats tomorrow
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Hunt nice I pulled the just ordered the new wheels


Yeah man, saw those on Instagram. Gonna look good, hope you don't have any fitment issues with wheels and tires that wide

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 Post subject: Re: Buying new meats tomorrow
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huntb wrote:
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Hunt nice I pulled the just ordered the new wheels


Yeah man, saw those on Instagram. Gonna look good, hope you don't have any fitment issues with wheels and tires that wide


Fill me in on the picture. I don't have a smart phone...

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 Post subject: Re: Buying new meats tomorrow
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Shouldn't have any issues I'm so excited tho coming either tomorrow or Wednesday I'll post pics and how those tires looking


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 Post subject: Re: Buying new meats tomorrow
PostPosted: Mon Nov 03, 2014 10:11 pm 
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A little teaser. Got them put on today but it was too dark to take pics. They crossthreaded one of my studs too... b@stards. So they're paying for me to go get it fixed. Still BS tho

So far they look and handle great, I'll get some pics of them installed soon

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 Post subject: Re: Buying new meats tomorrow
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Only four? Hope ya have a full size spare.
I bet it looks great. How's the tire noise?

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 Post subject: Re: Buying new meats tomorrow
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Only four? Hope ya have a full size spare.
I bet it looks great. How's the tire noise?


No full size spare. I'm working on it but I've got tire plugs and on board air. Lots of guys go the same route and I don't do much besides the dunes, two tracks and lots of snow

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 Post subject: Re: Buying new meats tomorrow
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Keep them rotated and your alignment in, and you'll see a nice life out of them. I'm at 15k miles, the insides look great, but the outsides took a toll from the positive camber I had when I first put the lift in. I had the alignment fixed in 5 days or so after it settled, but still was enough to start problems.

You'll know when it's time to rotate. They'll start to hum differently/slightly louder.

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 Post subject: Re: Buying new meats tomorrow
PostPosted: Tue Nov 04, 2014 2:04 pm 
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Keep them rotated and your alignment in, and you'll see a nice life out of them. I'm at 15k miles, the insides look great, but the outsides took a toll from the positive camber I had when I first put the lift in. I had the alignment fixed in 5 days or so after it settled, but still was enough to start problems.

You'll know when it's time to rotate. They'll start to hum differently/slightly louder.


Completely agree. Although I'm not running Duratracs (Got the wrangler territory's) I found that you can especially feel the vibration on the highway. My wheel would literally bounce around and as soon as I rotated, it went away completely.

Can't wait to see them on those wheels!

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 Post subject: Re: Buying new meats tomorrow
PostPosted: Tue Nov 04, 2014 9:45 pm 
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Doing this from my phone so hope the pics turn out but here's a few I took real quick and lunch today

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 Post subject: Re: Buying new meats tomorrow
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 Post subject: Re: Buying new meats tomorrow
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Nice looking shoes. These may be on my list when the ones I have wear out.
Mine are TOO LOUD at 60-65 Mph!

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 Post subject: Re: Buying new meats tomorrow
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Those look great

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Those look great! Especially on a 2008. :wink:

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 Post subject: Re: Buying new meats tomorrow
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Thanks guys, so far I love them. Might have to do a little work on the fender liners that my old tires tore through when I was stock. The plastic is flared out and the new tires rub on them at full lock in reverse. Snip snip

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