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loomty1990
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Joined: March 18, 2013
Posts: 16
Location: loveland, ohio
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 Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2013 8:24 pm Post subject: best front tire and wheel combo |
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| just curious what people reccomend for a front tire just offroad for a light weight rail buggy all i have are some bfg a/t on a 15x8 or 9 rim (i think) right now but need somthing that wont pop on rough landing thats how i lost my last pair. possibly looking for some good rims to go with them so ill have street tires and offroad tires so any recomendations will be much appreciated and possibly some suggestions on places to go offroading near cincinnati ohio |
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vwracin2win
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Joined: December 04, 2005
Posts: 363
Location: Palmdale, CA
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| In my opinion you can't go wrong with a bfg at. It's a very durable tire especially on something as light as a Baja bug or buggy. I'm not sure what you want for height but a lot of guys run the 7.00x15 tire which is about 30" tall and 7" wide. I ended up just buying for my Baja last weekend some bfg at 30x9.5x15 for the front and mounted them on a 4" wide wheel they are closer to 8" wide and maybe 30-31" tall I'm not sure I haven't measured the height yet and are a lot cheaper than some of the 7.00x15 (if you can find any) |
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shred625
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Joined: October 10, 2007
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Location: Huntington Beach Ca
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InkyLewis
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Joined: July 02, 2008
Posts: 93
Location: Lansing, Mi
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| Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 8:09 pm Post subject: |
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| I have been running the minimag tires for years and have never had a problem with them. |
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Snappy
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Joined: July 16, 2010
Posts: 170
Location: Eureka, CA
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I just bought a pair of yoko 7.00r15 they measure 31" with new tread, and i think more like 7.5" wide. I had to buy a pair of 6.00x15" rims with a 2" backspace to make them (almost) not rub, I think I could use a 3/8" wheel spacer in there still.
I got the 2 tires for $460 taxed mounted and balanced.
On a stock LP beam on a baja.
Very happy with them and they should last a very long long time. I think thats about the cheapest you can find them, Tirerack wanted $400 shipped and add mount+balance and disposal cost its about the same. I got them from americas/discount tire and they took about a week and a half to ship.
-Snappy
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