There's right at 1/4" between the tire and the ball joint...
245/70-17 BFG All Terrain W/O Spacers...
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After my sidewall Charlie Foxtrot, I decided to go with some load range E AT tires... Got a set of the BFG All Terrains in 10-ply (load range E) 245/70-17... 1" larger than stock, but I probably picked up 3/4" ground clearance, due to less sidewall sag...
There's right at 1/4" between the tire and the ball joint...
There's right at 1/4" between the tire and the ball joint...
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Nicely done sir. They look much better and will be loads tougher.
they've always worked for me.
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Thats the size i ran for the 1st year i was lifted... loved that size, ran it at tecore 1 and a bunch of other trips. And i love how the A/t are, thats what i'm running currently.
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Much better Mike! No more glorified street tires!!
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I really liked the Destination AT, and would have gotten them again if they were available in this size or the stock size in a D or an E rated, but they're "standard load" in both sizes... My dad has them in a D on his truck, and they're great, but no such luck for this sizing...
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i havent seen a stock upper ball joint in a long time, wish mine looked like that....i really need to flip my UCA's but the tires look mean! wish i could have gotten bfg at's
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Looks great Mike!
I may have a couple of Destination AT's if you are interested in putting together a complete set on steel rims for sale.
I may have a couple of Destination AT's if you are interested in putting together a complete set on steel rims for sale.
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Regulator1175 wrote:Looks great Mike!
I may have a couple of Destination AT's if you are interested in putting together a complete set on steel rims for sale.
Depends on what you want for them... I want to get $200 out of what I've got, so it depends on how much you want, vs. how much more I could get out of a full set... PM me when you get a chance....
Thanks,
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Looks good, man. Love the ATs for everyday driving. You will not be disappointed.
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Thanks! Elisabeth specifically sent me a text today to tell me they looked shit hot...
A hair louder than the Destination ATs, but not as loud as the wind noise (and this thing doesn't have much wind noise)
Hell, the Destination MTs on my truck are as loud as the 12-valve Cummins and wind noise combined!
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A hair louder than the Destination ATs, but not as loud as the wind noise (and this thing doesn't have much wind noise)
Hell, the Destination MTs on my truck are as loud as the 12-valve Cummins and wind noise combined!
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MrSmithsTB wrote:I love Destination MTs....
They do excavate quite well, but they are loud...
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Just an update, these are AWESOME in the snow! Better, even than the Destination ATs that they replaced (when they were new)!
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nice. i have the same size but im running the bfg km2 tires 
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bigezzyk wrote:nice. i have the same size but im running the bfg km2 tires
Yeah, I saw them on at TECORE, and dug the size... See my thread on cutting M/T tires for snow, though...
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bartonmd wrote:bigezzyk wrote:nice. i have the same size but im running the bfg km2 tires
Yeah, I saw them on at TECORE, and dug the size... See my thread on cutting M/T tires for snow, though...
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my tire are very good in the snow the only problem i have is stopping the rear goes sideways and it does it with bfg all terrains and with the bfg km2
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maybe check the sliders on your rear brake callipers. You could be getting more braking from one side. Have you done an alignment? Do you have a ton of stuff on one side of the rear of your TB?
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Drove a couple times today on the sheet ice we had (and are still having), with these tires... Already knew from the rest of this snowy winter that they are really great in the snow (deep, packed, slushy, etc), but they are AMAZING in the sheet ice, too! As a matter of fact, the TB with these tires on it stops better than my LeSabre does with the snow tires on it!
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Good deal. My tires did amazing as well. I never used 4x4 and hd no stopping issues.
I am hoping for some decent snow to play in. Head out towards your place and do some drift busting...maybe later this month it will happen.
I am hoping for some decent snow to play in. Head out towards your place and do some drift busting...maybe later this month it will happen.
they've always worked for me.
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HARDTRAILZ wrote:Good deal. My tires did amazing as well. I never used 4x4 and hd no stopping issues.
I am hoping for some decent snow to play in. Head out towards your place and do some drift busting...maybe later this month it will happen.
Up in Marion and Hendrix Counties, the roads were not bad at all... Out by my house, they hadn't been plowed or sanded or anything, and were just a sheet of ice...
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