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New Tires for Father's Day!~how it should have come from the factory
Two years and 36,000 miles later, I was finally able to wear the nubs down enough on the stock duelers to justify buying the new shoes. Thanks to some forum members information I was able to find 5 OEM steelies (actually 7 because two of the first five were badly bent and had to be reordered) from Les Schwab Tire for $49 each. Not bad. Then I went to my buddy at Commercial Tire and he hooked me up with some BFG A/T KO 285/70/17's with white letters OUT. Finally got them mounted and balanced and on the cruiser tonight. I think this is how they should have come from the factory. It looks great, rides great, and I am in LOVE. I was VERY close to going with the KM2's, but after they had two of them mounted I chickened out and had them switch them for these. I could not see myself spending the dough to replace the tires at the 30,000 mile mark (which for me is less than two years), so I stuck to something that is well documented to get over the 40K mark. That should get me through three years (hopefully). I don't know if they rub yet, because it is straight road and asphalt between my place and Commercial Tire. I will take it out this weekend and test them out.
I will be lifting in a few months but I hope to be able to run this configuration until late fall. I plan on the OME 885's and 895's with the nitro struts in the front.
GPWDFJ
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4X4 MT6, (Black Diamond), Option Pkg 2, Side Curtain Air Bags, Roof Rack, & Tow Hitch. Bandi-mount (original collectors edition), 3' firestick/quick release, Radio Shack CB, 36,000 miles. BFG A/T KO 285/70/17's on OEM Steelies. No lift, no chop, unknown rubbing.
2004 Nissan Titan SE Crew Cab w/ leveling kit BFG
AT KO 285/70/17 (Black)
1970 Chevelle clone SS w/ 350 (Black)
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