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Yes they do look good Ron, I was hesitant to get Goodyears because of the reputation of them wearing out quickly. You know the saying: Goodyear....Lucky to get one good year...
But I liked the looks and so I went for it. I will monitor tire wear and hope for the best.
Update:
I went with the Goodyear Duratrac 265/75 R16 10 ply on stock 6.5" wide wheels.
So far so good. It did take a lot of weight to balance one of them. We even tried rotating the tire on the rim to see if that would help.
I rebuilt the kingpins and set the toe before i put them on so tire...
Darn Hijackers!:p
My truck has the Dana 60 squat, and wore out the fronts. I'm rebuilding the kingpins before the front tires go on. The back ones will be spares.
Its time for new tires on the M1008. It currently has the stock tires and wheels the truck came with from GL , Cooper 235/85R16 load range E. They looked good when I got the truck ,but they wore out fast on the front.
I would like to go a little wider, not taller, since taller tires rob...