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Loosing the 20's no more mall crawler

Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2015 5:19 pm
by 06ryan27
Got me some 18's and putting some Firestone destination m/t's on it, 35x12.50R18, rims are a 0 offset, little more off road worthy. Gonna miss the look though
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Re: Loosing the 20's no more mall crawler

Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2015 6:14 pm
by Jnallison
Good choice for off-road, how did you like the grapplers? I really love the look of them.

Re: Loosing the 20's no more mall crawler

Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2015 6:32 pm
by dodgeman324
My 07 had 20 inch wheels with 33's when I bought it in 2009 after deployment, then I put 35 Nitto TrailGrapplers on it but kept the wheels. It wasn't ideal for what I did in the mountains, but I was careful and never dented or cracked the wheels, but I did indeed have to consciously avoid certain rocks or such to protect them, which took a little longer. I did a lot of tire research prior to choosing the TrailGrapplers and I also LOVE the looks of those Mud Grapplers. However, I read that they have a much softer rubber on them which leads to much faster wear down when on pavement. The Trailgrapplers were brand new to the Nitto family in 2009 but the reviews were building in a very positive manner. Rubber is more hard than MudGrapplers, but not too hard to hinder offroad performance. I loved those tires then so much that I also put them on my current one and I still love them. They look very nice and wear nicely too. The only drawback for our trucks is it causes a pull to the left, versus many other tires causing a pull to the right. My Carli steering stabilizer instructions even specifically said "is it suggested to purchase part xxxxx for Nitto Trailgrappler tires, which cause a left hand pull". This part reverses which side the stabilizer mounts to the axle. I haven't done it yet. I just released the pressure to lighten the push to left. It still pulls, but not as much when it had 100+ lbs of Nitrogen out of the box. Anyways, back to tires, haha. I can vouch for the Nitto's, but haven't tried anything else except the Toyo's my 07 had on it when purchased. They were rough.

Re: Loosing the 20's no more mall crawler

Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2015 10:34 pm
by Jnallison
I wanna see the new shoes man!

Re: Loosing the 20's no more mall crawler

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 6:20 am
by Will
Good choice, why not 17"'s? I'd go down even further it they would fit. My 37's dont look near as big as 37's use to look on 15" :lol:

Re: Loosing the 20's no more mall crawler

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 11:48 am
by GunniPWguy
Jnallison wrote:I wanna see the new shoes man!
:rockon:

Re: Loosing the 20's no more mall crawler

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 1:35 pm
by 06ryan27
Thanks for the intrest, I wasnt quite happy with the 17's, needed a little more wheel, 20's were a little too much, so far happy as hell with the 18's and new tires, even though I only have 15 miles of all pavement driving on them :lol: I will post a couple pics as soon as I get off work.

Re: Loosing the 20's no more mall crawler

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 3:03 pm
by 06ryan27
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Re: Loosing the 20's no more mall crawler

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 4:30 pm
by nts007
That looks SO MUCH BETTER!!! Nice shoes!

Re: Loosing the 20's no more mall crawler

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 5:15 pm
by 06ryan27
Thanks man, I'm excited and love them as well. Looks more like what she is.


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Re: Loosing the 20's no more mall crawler

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 5:46 pm
by GunniPWguy
06ryan27 wrote:Thanks man, I'm excited and love them as well. Looks more like what she is.
A damn sexy bitch if you don't mind me saying so! :rockon:

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Re: Loosing the 20's no more mall crawler

Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2015 9:19 pm
by Jnallison
Very nice

Re: Loosing the 20's no more mall crawler

Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2015 4:21 pm
by MSCH2112
i miss the days of 15" wheels and 35" tires. now that's alot of tire wrapped around a small wheel.

mike

Re: Loosing the 20's no more mall crawler

Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 1:56 am
by 06ryan27
GunniPWguy wrote:
06ryan27 wrote:Thanks man, I'm excited and love them as well. Looks more like what she is.
A damn sexy bitch if you don't mind me saying so! :rockon:

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Thanks man, I don't mind one bit. I know shes going home with me. 8-)

Re: Loosing the 20's no more mall crawler

Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 1:57 am
by 06ryan27
MSCH2112 wrote:i miss the days of 15" wheels and 35" tires. now that's alot of tire wrapped around a small wheel.

mike
Yes, I hate to say it, but this is not my trail/play truck by any means, my play toy is 37's on 15's :excited:

Re: Loosing the 20's no more mall crawler

Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 4:46 pm
by Txpowerwagon
I've got 35X13.5s on 15X10s on my 15 Rubicon... man, they look and perform great... still gouged up my wheels rock crawling even with all that sidewall

Re: Loosing the 20's no more mall crawler

Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2015 5:28 pm
by Mr.Smith
My vote goes to...06ryan27...for the most improved PW of the week! Hahaha! Looks great, well done Sir! I bet she rides way better...???

Re: Loosing the 20's no more mall crawler

Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2015 11:06 am
by 06ryan27
Mr.Smith wrote:My vote goes to...06ryan27...for the most improved PW of the week! Hahaha! Looks great, well done Sir! I bet she rides way better...???
HAHA, yes rides 10x better! I do find myself driving it more now.

Re: Loosing the 20's no more mall crawler

Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2015 12:19 pm
by Mr.Smith
Now to change your profile picture...hahaha!

Re: Loosing the 20's no more mall crawler

Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2015 3:26 pm
by 06ryan27
Mr.Smith wrote:Now to change your profile picture...hahaha!
:cheers: :idea: :rockon: