New tire combo-anyone else run it?

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hemidart1
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New tire combo-anyone else run it?

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by the way, what do you think of my new radial tire combo:
285/70/15 BFG's out back
220/70/15 BFG's up front


right now I have this bias set up:
31-11.5-15's on the back
G78 15's on the front


anyone else run the BFG's

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I run 235 60 15 TA's on my 65 Belveder all the way around
but that's not a truck......
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62 D100 225 3sp lwb
64 D100 A318 727pb custom lwb
66 D100 A318 4sp lwb
68 D100 B383 727 swb
65 Dart GT LA273 2bbl 904
73 Scamp 225 2bbl 4sp od
68 P300 318 727 base Oasis 22' RV
71 for sale D200 318 auto parts truck could be fixed compleat $400
Old iron or no iron!
One size does NOT fit all!

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my first set of wheels and tires i threw on my 66 was bfg all terrains. 235/75/15 up front with 32/11.5/15's out back. them 225's you got aint gonna do much for fillin up the fender well up front. when i bought my truck it had 225/70/15's on all four corners. man did she look sad :pale
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It seems like a OK combo I guess, but the taller the tire the more lean you get in cornering and less speed, I only have a 2 wheel drive so I don't need 4X4 tires, actually I should say I like to haul @#%, so I have 275/60/15 on 10" rims in the rear and right now 23/75/15 on 8" rims on the front, but those tires are way, way too tall, eventually will change to 16" or 17" rims with Z rated tires for competition on 10" rims on the back and 8" on the front.

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hey robin, daryll (bigt daddy) is selling his 16" torque thrusts for a hell of a good deal. sure would look sharp on your truck, and probably help a considerable amount in your cornering ability. wait..... did i just use the term corning ability to describe a sweptline???? man, i need to check and make sure these are regular smokes i got here :lol: LMAO!!!!
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:dance :clap :usa Good one Trey, Yeah I have seen them and was thinking the same thing :Thumbsup

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Post by JJ »

I've got 225-70-15 Goodyear GTs on the front and 275-60-15 GTs on the back, all on mopar cop rims with the cop hubcaps. Looks pretty good. One thing about the 225s is that it sure made it easy to turn.

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Uhh, hate to break it to you Robin, but Daryl doesn't have the wheel and tire package for sale anymore.... hehehehehe...
Thanks, Clint
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congrats clint :Thumbsup so, are they on the swept or the challenger???
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They will be going on the challenger... but since I have no front suspension at the moment, and the tires on the Jeep are due for replacement, I had to go ghetto and put them on the Jeep (which I personally think is a sin, but ya gotta do what ya gotta do). The tires are a little too tall for the car, so I'm thinking I'll get some 235/40-50 ish to run on the car a while down the road. I think the white wagon wheels go better on my truck than shiny aluminum wheels would... but I'm a little different
Thanks, Clint
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LMFAO!!!! you got to post a pic of the jeep man!! :Thumbsup
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Post by sireland67 »

On my 71 swb step I am running 295-50-15 BFG on 10" centerlines on the rear and 275-50-15 on matching 7" rims.
All are tucked in nicely.
Now for the next queestioin how can you easily lower the front about 3" without major mods, this is a daily driver.

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Post by hemidart1 »

i've now changed tires again thanks to mt buddy who owns a tire shop. i'm running Mickey Thompson's front runner 28x7.50's on the front and l-60 15 Mickey Sportmans I's on the back. should work good with a 3 inch drop out back.

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