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Blake Luse (Muddyrover)
| | Posted on Thursday, September 12, 2002 - 11:24 pm: | 
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i have a disco w/ 22" front and 23" rear (hub to fender clearance)
what size do i need to fit 7.50x16
or are they not really a good tire "too skinny" or something
whats your ideas
who has some |
Rob Davison (Pokerob)
| | Posted on Thursday, September 12, 2002 - 11:37 pm: |
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they are big money $$$ |
Jess Brandt (Disco285)
| | Posted on Friday, September 13, 2002 - 12:10 am: |
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xl's...can't find these on tirerack...what tire is this?
thanks |
Ho Chung (Ho)
| | Posted on Friday, September 13, 2002 - 12:17 am: |
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they are some ugly tires... they kinda suck too. |
Steve (Scrover)
| | Posted on Friday, September 13, 2002 - 12:28 am: |
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big time |
Steve (Scrover)
| | Posted on Friday, September 13, 2002 - 12:49 am: |
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Blake,
Joking aside, 7.50x16 will fit easily without any rubbing or adjusting anything. I had about 21" front and back when I installed these XZL 7.5R16s.
These and the XL (XCL) are awesome tires. |
Steve (Scrover)
| | Posted on Friday, September 13, 2002 - 12:51 am: |
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Let me try that again..
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Ho Chung (Ho)
| | Posted on Friday, September 13, 2002 - 12:54 am: |
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shit steve, those are some sucky tires you got there. LOL |
Steve (Scrover)
| | Posted on Friday, September 13, 2002 - 12:58 am: |
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How about 'shiny sucky tire shot'
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Ho Chung (Ho)
| | Posted on Friday, September 13, 2002 - 01:02 am: |
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Steve (Scrover)
| | Posted on Friday, September 13, 2002 - 01:06 am: |
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Here's a virgin (unmounted)
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Blake Luse (Muddyrover)
| | Posted on Friday, September 13, 2002 - 02:15 am: |
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aren't those the xzl
maybe i'm wrong i'm talking about the other one's
that have tread like this
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=== i know bad example
=== but i have no pic
=== are those good |
Blake Luse (Muddyrover)
| | Posted on Friday, September 13, 2002 - 02:16 am: |
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they didn't line up right gay
but the xl's hold on i'll get a pic |
Steve (Scrover)
| | Posted on Friday, September 13, 2002 - 02:20 am: |
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you mean:
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Blake Luse (Muddyrover)
| | Posted on Friday, September 13, 2002 - 02:22 am: |
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man i thought i put that pic
there lol
i was trying to figuire it out and you read my mind
yeah thats the one
how good is that tire
camel trophy tire isn't it? |
Steve (Scrover)
| | Posted on Friday, September 13, 2002 - 02:27 am: |
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they are all AWESOME. The XL (XCL) is directional which means you should ideally carry 2 spares - one mounted for left side and one mounted for right side - although not vital. The XZL is not directional and tested better on sand. |
Steve (Scrover)
| | Posted on Friday, September 13, 2002 - 02:49 am: |
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michelin xcl (xl) and xzl have both been used by Camel Trophy vehicles, as skinny as 7.00R16. |
Greg Davis (Gregdavis)
| | Posted on Friday, September 13, 2002 - 09:29 am: |
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The XCL is a biased ply tire and can be had in 7.50 x 16 (31"). The XL (which replaced the XCL) is a radial tire and the smallest size avail is 9.00 x 16 (~36"). They can be had for reasonable prices if you check around. Typically, you can get them out of Canada and they are usually surplus from the Army and will have at least 85% tread left. I have some XL's coming and all are guaranteed to have at least 85% tread left on them. There is one place I know of that has the XL's available new, but they can get pricey. |
Rob Davison (Pokerob)
| | Posted on Friday, September 13, 2002 - 09:57 am: |
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yeah, unless you are going offraod 80% of the time the Xl's probably are a bad pick. i say again the only reason i am getting them is to look cool. i'll probably get rid of them in the spring and curse the lack of streetablility of the tire along with the others, but i'll be stylin ' in the mean time. (you just dont understand how badly the range needs some jewlery like this to make it look good)
rd |
Robbie (Robbie)
| | Posted on Friday, September 13, 2002 - 11:02 am: |
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I found this site a couple weeks ago as i had seen the XZL's recently and was kind of interested in them as well. it has a number and place of a guy who sells the tires in Cali.
http://www.garbee.net/~cabell/photos5.htm |
Greg Davis (Gregdavis)
| | Posted on Friday, September 13, 2002 - 12:33 pm: |
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Believe it or not, from what I have read, they are not that bad on the road. Sure, they won't feel like a street tire, but considering how aggressive they are, they aren't that bad at all. One guy went from Swampers to these and said that they were a HUGE improvement. I'm keeping my AT's for Mon-Fri driving, and will only be running my XL's on long event weekends. Unless I throw them on to pose with. 
Like Seinfeld says "Not that there's anything wrong with that". |
Chris Browne
| | Posted on Friday, September 13, 2002 - 12:33 pm: |
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There was a test years ago in a LR mag and these Michelins were overall poor with lousy road performance and average off road. BFG MT did much better.
That said Cooper just stopped making the STT 750r16 I've got. I just ruined one tire and cannot get it replaced 
Since then both BFG and Goodyear have redone their MT |
Ho Chung (Ho)
| | Posted on Friday, September 13, 2002 - 12:43 pm: |
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i told ya, those X tires sucked. |
Steve (Scrover)
| | Posted on Friday, September 13, 2002 - 01:04 pm: |
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totally, what were they thinking...
http://www.michelin-us.com/us/eng/news/20020603xzl/page.htm |
Blake Luse (Muddyrover)
| | Posted on Friday, September 13, 2002 - 02:50 pm: |
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well that sux i can't fit 36" tires |
Al Oliveira (Offroaddisco)
| | Posted on Friday, September 13, 2002 - 03:36 pm: |
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What a bargain! 125,000 tires at only $495 each.  |
Steve (Scrover)
| | Posted on Friday, September 13, 2002 - 03:40 pm: |
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I wonder if that includes road hazard warranty? |
Dee Cantrell (Discodad)
| | Posted on Friday, September 13, 2002 - 06:53 pm: |
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Shit for that price it better include mounting and ballance and not just the tires... |
RJ Clayton (Tozovr)
| | Posted on Saturday, September 14, 2002 - 09:05 am: |
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How about the XML or maybe the Yok Geolanger MT? |
paul
| | Posted on Sunday, September 15, 2002 - 12:37 am: |
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how bout' a wild country ext |
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