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i have to say they did what they could with the technolgy they had at the time back then they had no run flats and radials were just starting to come into use.load traction and speed capacity of tires were nill compared to now .but the question at had is what tires would you use to upgrade a...
matt and gimp can we get a reinactment i missed that part last year:twisted:parts we so plentyful you could have almost built a deuce from the spares.thanks for the bumper doc.thanks for making me need it oilcan
to funny .if i want people to work i . . . . . . . ? i havent figured that out i think my friends are allergic to dirt and grease.i have a rule in my garage if you arent helping sit down and shut up.if not just leave.i cant figure out why my friends dont hang out when i'm working like they use...
i dont think i will be making it up to canada anytime soon .but we will be sure to take plenty of pics and videos at haspin this year.i'm gonna take my hitch off this year so it doesnt hang me up again.i agree with gimp it's nice being able to go 69mph in a deuce:-Di dont have the fords anymore...
oh ok. i'm still interseted in the front light brackets. and if you could see if he has the lights for the back and if he wants to get rid of them.how fast does things get done at your shop with the big screen and beaverages .do you make the friends work on the green stuff to get the a cold...
oh i never said the f150 was stock.44s spool in the back 4 barrel 351 cleveland built trans stall convertor but 44s are still smaller than 49s idleing is cool and all .but getting through the deep stuff requires a drive it like you stole it driver attitude most of the time.deuces are built to...
sounds like fun never got to work on a dusty deuce a muddy one but not dusty:roll:i like the head light brackets on your donor does it have a full mini light kit?do you want to sell it if so pm me
i'm use to a little more serious mud .i dont consider it mud if a jeep on 33s can make it through.are those mt bearclaws on the ih .i could have driven my f150 or bronko through there in two wheel driven no chains.this is my bronko on a fullsize tahoe, and others are of my deuce in some real mud...
i agree with the flats being an issue with singles but it is fixed with run flats. i also keep a tire hammer and tires bars and spare tubes with me on long trips .put 30000lbs in the back of a deuce with duals and as soon as one tire fails the other one with it fails really quickly to. leaving...
the military ran duals for redundacey before they came out with run flats now they run singles on everything .dual 9.00s have almost identical size footprints as 395s.but in mud singles do better due to the fact the dont loose traction from the wheels being packed full of mud and lifting the...
the tires we are talking about are all dot approved.they are on-offroad tires 11.00s are 43inches tall and have a 9 inch tread width.14.5s are 43 inches tall and have a 14.5 inch wide tread pattern and 15.5s and 395s are 46inches tall and have a 15.5 inch wide tread.do a search for goodyear...
it did take some getting use to the look of singles but with the difference in how much better it drives .i am ussually smiling so hard i dont look at the tires and say man i wish i had the look of singles stuck in the mud.i say wow i cant believe i made it through that .:roll:if you like the...
they are around 5 inches wider tread than the 11.00s and both 11.00s and 14.5s should use different rims than the 9.00s both both have been mounted on stock rims without any problems.i have my 15.5s mounted on stock rims.395s and 15.5s are 46inches tall and 14,5s an11.00s are 43inches tall
matt1970m35 made a awsome lift set up to take it in and out the bed . and i have seen some s280s that were turned into campers.we're lookinmg forward to seeing some new faces down there .bring what you got and be ready to have some real fun
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