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Discussion in 'Wheels/Tires' started by slamdtaco, Jan 3, 2007.

  1. 85pickamatruck

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    If I were to get new tires what would be a low profile tire that you'd recommend? Like what size.
     
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    me too
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    Well here are mine. my trucks a bit lower now, but this is a 225/50/15 on an 8 inch wide wheel. but my tires are too wide, i would like to have a 195 up to a 205 width tire on my wheels.

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    and this is how low i want to go, so this is why my tire is too wide. my fenders are pulled a little now for clearance.
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    jaybee what width are your wheels and what is your tire size?
     
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    correction, i dont think i lowered my front yet in the first picture haha
     
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    Those wheels with the bronze/gold center are sooo nice though haha. polish those babies up and youre golden!! ...literally...:looney:
     
  6. 85pickamatruck

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    Ok. My Goldie's are 14" by I think 8. So I should get a 205/50R14?

    Ive never bought a tire under 33x12.5 lol
     
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    If its 8 inch i would say anythin from 205 up to a 215. 225 works but its too wide for my taste, i want a little bit of stretch on mine. if anything just go down to americas tire or wherever and just talk to them about what you want. heres a pic of my truck with 14's and 50 series tires waaay back in the early 90's about the time i was born haha. wish my dad kept these wheels :(
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    That's almost too much rubber. I was kinda thinking something a little thinner
     
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    My bad, those are 55's! but thats why i was saying you should go to somewhere like americas tire and see if you can physically compare lets say a 45 series to a 50
     
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    I went to my local tire store and they gave me a price quote. The smallest they had was a 225x70R14. Im not sure at all how or what that would look like on a mini.

    Mini trucks in all new to me. I grew up with overly lifted trucks with big tires, so this is going the complete opposite.
     
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    70 series is huge... have them order you some. or go somewhere else
     
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    yea I dont like the idea of a 70. They said no one makes anything smaller then a 70. I told them I found a 50 and they said bs and if I brought it in they would not mount them up.
     
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    Try 185-60-14..that i know for sure they sale..coz i ran baby moon on my 94 yota and i had use goodyear tires 185-60-14 and they look great..
     
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    Have any pictures of what that would look like?
     
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    Yup..ill post it tomorro
     
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    hope this help...

     

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    Oh man thats exactly the size I was wanting! Wow thats awesome. What amount is your lowering size? Like how much are you lowered?
     
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    4" block on the back minus the bomp stop w blown shocks..never bottom out on the back..front is a 3 torsion adjustment w low profile bomb stop from autozone..the engine weight brings it lower 1/2 os its like 3 1/2"..:cool::cool::cool:

     
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    Ok cool. So in the front you just have cranked torsion bars? Im trying to stay away from cranking my torsions just because I drive nearly 100 miles a day so the camber on my tires would destroy them fast.
     

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