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Unread 07-09-2011, 07:20 PM   #781
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Good amount of tread left. Are you buying rims soon?
yeah I'm gonna go to the JY soon and find some 15" 5x4.5 rims, and while I'm there I'll get the thunderbird front coils.

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Unread 07-09-2011, 09:48 PM   #782
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never heard of those tires but they look good man. to bad you didnt let me know sooner i just bought a set of soft 8s and sold them. but i couldnt have told you what i paid haha. (found a guy selling all 4 for $50 and i sold them for $100 hehe)
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Unread 07-09-2011, 09:58 PM   #783
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yeah I did some research on em, they are supposed to last a long time. So that's good.

Haha, 100 bucks is still a good deal lol, but shipping would killed me anyways. I'm gonna try and find some off a ranger or bronco at the JY
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Unread 07-10-2011, 03:04 PM   #784
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Hopefully gonna go look at some 15" ford ranger bullet hole rims tomorrow. Guy is selling the 4 of em for 30 bucks.

What places usually have the cheapest mounting and balancing? (besides for wally-world, I ain't goin there)
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Unread 07-10-2011, 03:39 PM   #785
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Hopefully gonna go look at some 15" ford ranger bullet hole rims tomorrow. Guy is selling the 4 of em for 30 bucks.

What places usually have the cheapest mounting and balancing? (besides for wally-world, I ain't goin there)
Do it at school or have a friend do them. But Just Tires did my friends mount and balance for $50
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Unread 07-10-2011, 03:58 PM   #786
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Do it at school or have a friend do them. But Just Tires did my friends mount and balance for $50
I have one friend that's a mechanic, but his shop doesn't have a tire machine lol.

I'll find someone that has a good price.
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Unread 07-10-2011, 04:09 PM   #787
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Yea the shop I work at would have charged me $80 for me to do them myself. My college was already out so my buddy did them for me at his HS
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Unread 07-10-2011, 04:16 PM   #788
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Well damn. Must be more expensive in CA. around here the average is 50 - 70 bucks.
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Unread 07-10-2011, 04:24 PM   #789
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Yea most shops are about $60. We charge $20 a tire tho. Corporate bull****. I did my friends tires for free at my school and my other friend did mine for free at my old high school
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Unread 07-10-2011, 05:09 PM   #790
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Hmm. I'll figure somethin out. I just remembered my brother's friend's, dad, is a mechanic lol. I'm gonna talk to him.
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Unread 07-10-2011, 05:50 PM   #791
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Aight good luck
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Unread 07-10-2011, 07:06 PM   #792
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I got mine done for $50. That was the whole nine yards to. I even got Offroad valve stems.
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Unread 07-10-2011, 07:15 PM   #793
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I got mine done for $50. That was the whole nine yards to. I even got Offroad valve stems.
where?
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Unread 07-10-2011, 07:31 PM   #794
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This guy I know owns a tire shop. I've always went to him. He hooks me up.
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Unread 07-10-2011, 07:35 PM   #795
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