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Eric N (Grnrvr)
| | Posted on Monday, September 16, 2002 - 10:16 pm: | 
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Just wondering if anyone else is feeling the same way that I am. I put 265/75s on my Disco a few months ago. I had 225/75s and the new tires looked so much bigger. However, now I look at my truck and think to myself that the tires just look small. Like they need to be bigger. It's like I'm looking at a stock truck all over again thinking "Damn, I got to do some thing about those little ass tires I got." Anybody else feel that way? |
Cam D
| | Posted on Monday, September 16, 2002 - 10:47 pm: |
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I totally am felling that same way. I replaced my 225/75s too and got 255/85s on now. I am looking at them and they just get smaller everyday. Maybe its the narrow tread or how they are tucked into the fender that makes them look small? But they sure do wheel well! The breakover and axle clearance is way better. |
perroneford
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 12:05 am: |
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I felt that way. The only way to get around it is to fit the biggest damn tires that you can fit under there while still being of sound mind.
34x10.50s did the trick for me.
I may go to 35x12.50s one day, but not anytime soon.
-P |
RVR OVR (Tom)
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 08:04 am: |
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Face it, they just are small tires. 
Tom |
gp (Garrett)
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 08:33 am: |
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as things get older then tend to shrivel up. it's ok eric......it happens to many. |
Rob Davison (Pokerob)
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 09:26 am: |
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i didn't suffer from that until i found my self surrounded by jeeps with monster 38" meats.. the cool part is you look totally stock and you just follow right along
rd |
M. K. Watson (Lrover94)
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 10:01 am: |
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not only do my tyres look smaller but my truck seems to be getting shorter.....
mike w |
Mike Carino (Mikec)
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 10:34 am: |
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That is one way one to look at it Rob, doing phenominal things while looking stock.I like it. Maybe it is constantly having to trim the fenders to fit the tires that makes them look small!!
As my grandpa once told me, " never date a woman with big hands, makes your weiner look small! " |
Will Roeder (Will_Roeder)
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 11:10 am: |
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I know the feeling, this weekend when my truck was sitting next to Johns(of RTE) at the SAE, it looked puny with 3 inch left and 32s next to his 7 inch lift and 35x12.50s…needless to say I will be getting some 35 or 36's soon, and I am making my own spacers.
WR |
Greg Davis (Gregdavis)
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 11:53 am: |
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Eric, why do you think I bought the XL's? Those 285's started looking like, well, 265's!  |
Eric N (Grnrvr)
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 12:00 pm: |
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So how much do you think it would cost to craft my disco body onto the Big Foot Monster truck.. |
Blue (Bluegill)
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 12:29 pm: |
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if you're just concerned about the "look", then carry a picture of a big-tired beast around...it's much cheaper in the long run |
Greg P. (Gparrish)
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 12:40 pm: |
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I once had short rack syndrome............. is that the same thing? |
Greg Davis (Gregdavis)
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 12:42 pm: |
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Yep, it's the same symptoms, just a different cure! |
Eric N (Grnrvr)
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 12:43 pm: |
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Na, Blue, there are a few rocks that I'd like to drive up that a 35 would help with. Guess, I could always just winch up every thing but, what's the fun in that? |
Ho Chung (Ho)
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 01:19 pm: |
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LOL
so, you start off with some 28 inch michelins.
then go for some 31s... then 32s.. then 33s...
then 35s... which in time will start looking kinda small.. then 36s, and 38s, and 44s...
well, you get the idea. |
JC
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 01:47 pm: |
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I'm thinkin 38.5's should look just about right
Time to get to work now, if I can find the time. |
Greg Davis (Gregdavis)
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 02:03 pm: |
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Naw, anything larger than 36's are Jeeper meats.
That should get it started. |
Gregg
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 02:38 pm: |
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I like the 44's I have on my Disco. |
Greg P. (Gparrish)
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 02:45 pm: |
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I always heard it wasn't the size that counted. Are you guys telling me that's not true after all? Damn, and I just put 265's on last week after people talked me out of 285's. |
Blue (Bluegill)
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 03:04 pm: |
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in my humblest of opinions, 265/75/16 is about as big as any "looks like stock" D1 should get. Once you get beyond that size, you're sliding down the "should make this thing a dedicated trail beast" slope...
245/75 has gotten me plenty of places I shouldn't have been, and I'm not left feeling size challenged.
but Eric, I know what you mean about those 35" rocks you pass on the trail...hehehehehe |
Ho Chung (Ho)
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 03:09 pm: |
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dedicated trail beast? LOL
blue, that would suck even worse. you have a bad ass looking truck that gets it's ass kicked left and right by little jeeps. LOL
perhaps even more entertaining than "looks like stock" discos kick them little jeeps ass. |
Will Bobbitt (Rkores)
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 05:16 pm: |
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It's not the Size that Matters, it's what you can do with it.... |
Rich Lee
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 17, 2002 - 10:00 pm: |
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Hi Guys,
As most worthwhile women would say,
"It aint the meat, it's the motion".
There was a great song by Maria Muldaur with that title.
Anyway,as most men approach early middle age, they develop another round of insecurity about their "equipment" (the first round was in adolescence). They begin to compare theirs with other men's and often walk away feeling smaller, along with a strong urge to make theirs bigger.
Unfortunately, this is a growing problem among men, and there are fewer who are fully self-assured about their equipment and fully confident about how to make the most of it.
Although most women could care less about the size of a man's rubber, men worry about this to the point where they suffer from "performance anxiety" and won't go out until they are truly big, and can stay that way. They spend thousands on rubber with big performance-enhancing lugs & ridges as well as tough sidewalls to prevent premature/unintended deflation. They spend even more on exotic high-volume pumps to ensure that their flaccid tires can return to full size and firmness very quickly.
These men can soon take heart that a solution is on the way that can help them without the need for oversize tire transplants, extensive vehicular surgery or overpriced pumps. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. is teaming up with Pfizer to develop a new product called TIRAGRA (fenderafil tirflate) which promises to be a major breakthrough in achieving full performance.
Stay tuned....... |
KJ
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 18, 2002 - 01:20 am: |
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Good lord, cover the women's and children's eyes!
Karen ;) |
Rob Davison (Pokerob)
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 18, 2002 - 10:37 am: |
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damn, that was brilliant... it's about time this thread dove in the gutter.
rd |
Rich Lee
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 18, 2002 - 09:16 pm: |
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No, just cover the children's eyes ;) |
Moe
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 18, 2002 - 10:09 pm: |
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Yeah, my package is looking smaller by the day. I need something bigger than 32" and 50lbs
As Tom said, 'face it, they are small' . . And it will cost you a lot to go Big  |
KJ
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 18, 2002 - 10:53 pm: |
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Off the tracks and into the ditch....yup, Rob, there we go!
Karen |
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