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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 05:20 PM
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New shoes installed.

I have taken it as long as I can and finally decided it was time to step back up to some serious tires. They are 305/70R16 BFG Mud-terrain Ta KM's. I will get some better pics tomorow. Ran out of daylight today. I am currently running some 1/4" spacers to clear the upper control arms.



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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 05:22 PM
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Very clean. Nice Work
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 05:25 PM
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oh no, a firestone employee using BFGS??? LOL

looks nice
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 05:30 PM
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I no longer work for Firestone!lol
I am now the "GM" of a dealer that sells Bst, Fst, BFG, Michelin, and Uniroyal!
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by terryjmatthew
I no longer work for Firestone!lol
I am now the "GM" of a dealer that sells Bst, Fst, BFG, Michelin, and Uniroyal!
ahh very nice!!!!
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 07:03 PM
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Do you have any wobble issues with the spacers? I am currently running 285 M/T and experiencing some rubbing issues. I know the spacer issue has been heavily debated but how have they worked for you?
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 07:10 PM
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looks awesome i need new tires asap
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 07:11 PM
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Is there any issue with putting 305s on a 7" rim? I always thought those required an 8" rim, but if they don't them I'm definitely going with that size next time.
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by tarheelrunner
Is there any issue with putting 305s on a 7" rim? I always thought those required an 8" rim, but if they don't them I'm definitely going with that size next time.
you can essentially put 315s on a 7 inch rim, just not on a IFS truck. inless you have 2 inch wheel spacers, and dont air down inless you have beadlocks (though you may can, im not that knowledgable on wheel width and tire size) BruceTS and Calrockx I think are both running 315s on 16x7s with OMF beadlocks

nice Matthew, those look great. I hope to run some 295 BFG ATs next on the 5 star 7 inch wheels when I trade up with a member.

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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 08:16 PM
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very nice, I'll have to look into those a bit before I buy tires friday/next mon-tues
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Old Mar 7, 2007 | 08:38 PM
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you will love those KMs off road, and they have pretty good manners onroad, other than at slow speeds when you can feel the lugs rolling, which you have probably allready experienced.
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 05:01 AM
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Originally Posted by CLEANSR5
Do you have any wobble issues with the spacers? I am currently running 285 M/T and experiencing some rubbing issues. I know the spacer issue has been heavily debated but how have they worked for you?
I haven't experienced any wobble so far, but I haven't had them on the hwy yet. The 1/4" spacers will be temporary until I can get some 1/2" spacers from Marlin.
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 05:02 AM
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Originally Posted by tarheelrunner
Is there any issue with putting 305s on a 7" rim? I always thought those required an 8" rim, but if they don't them I'm definitely going with that size next time.
The 305's can be run on 7" wheels. They are not "optimum" but I have run 285 & 305's on 7" wheels before w/ no problems.
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 05:08 AM
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Those look really nice on there. I'm torn right now between a set of those or a set of the new Kumho Road Venture M/T.
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 05:23 AM
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That's awesome. I think I just found my tire upgrade!

Where'd you pick up the 1/4" and 1/2" spacers? Either that or how complex are they to machine, I might just bust some out of stainless on the ol bridgeport mill.

For those who have said you can air down 305s on the factory 7" rim, how low can you go on tire pressure? I have aired down before, just not very far on my stock tires...

and to terryjmatthew: how much lift are you running front and rear with that setup?
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 05:27 AM
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Here are a couple more pics.


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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 05:40 AM
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Vey nice and clean, like the MTR's, give your truk a beefier look!
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 07:50 AM
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Lift info is here.
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f79/terryjmatthews-profile-103826/

I am running some cheap-O 1/4" spacers I got from a custom wheel shop. I plan on getting some 1" spacers from Marlin if I can't find any 1/2" bolt-ons.

http://www.marlincrawler.com/htm/axles.htm

** edit** I will also have my LT285/75R16 Bst Dueler AT Revo's for sale if I can't sell them locally.
They have 11-12/32" tread left and are still in good shape.

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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 10:58 AM
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Great looking 4Runner. The tires make it look a lot better.
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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 11:07 AM
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Thanks. This is the 4th set of tires in 3 yrs!
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