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Re: Modern tires on 3/4 ton AD PootersPanel #870943 07/31/2012 3:42 PM
Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 DANVILLE IL L LONGBOX55 'Bolter
LONGBOX55 'Bolter L Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 DANVILLE IL	Most manufacturers do go to the flange for the backspace dimension, depending on wheel design, but you've got the right idea. 4.25 is about 3/4" too deep, 3-3.5" is about the most backspace these trucks can handle without rubbing issues. Bill Burmeister

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Modern tires on 3/4 ton AD	Southtowns27	07/27/2012 6:20 PM
Re: Modern tires on 3/4 ton AD	truckernix	07/27/2012 7:17 PM
Re: Modern tires on 3/4 ton AD	Bradw1876	07/28/2012 4:44 PM
Re: Modern tires on 3/4 ton AD	Southtowns27	07/29/2012 10:50 AM
Re: Modern tires on 3/4 ton AD	truckernix	07/29/2012 10:56 AM
Re: Modern tires on 3/4 ton AD	PootersPanel	07/29/2012 3:13 PM
Re: Modern tires on 3/4 ton AD	JunkYardGuy	07/29/2012 4:32 PM
Re: Modern tires on 3/4 ton AD	jimmy1	07/30/2012 10:16 AM
Re: Modern tires on 3/4 ton AD	Southtowns27	07/30/2012 8:17 PM
Re: Modern tires on 3/4 ton AD	jimmy1	07/30/2012 9:35 PM
Re: Modern tires on 3/4 ton AD	LONGBOX55	07/30/2012 10:29 PM
Re: Modern tires on 3/4 ton AD	Brad Allen	07/30/2012 11:31 PM
Re: Modern tires on 3/4 ton AD	PootersPanel	07/31/2012 12:52 AM
Re: Modern tires on 3/4 ton AD	jimmy1	07/31/2012 3:10 PM
Re: Modern tires on 3/4 ton AD	PootersPanel	07/31/2012 3:17 PM
Re: Modern tires on 3/4 ton AD	LONGBOX55	07/31/2012 3:42 PM
Re: Modern tires on 3/4 ton AD	jimmy1	07/31/2012 5:18 PM
Re: Modern tires on 3/4 ton AD	Dkelly	07/31/2012 9:05 PM
Re: Modern tires on 3/4 ton AD	Brad Allen	07/31/2012 11:24 PM
Re: Modern tires on 3/4 ton AD	PootersPanel	08/01/2012 12:22 AM
Re: Modern tires on 3/4 ton AD	LONGBOX55	08/01/2012 3:38 PM
Re: Modern tires on 3/4 ton AD	Olblue3600	08/01/2012 11:32 PM
Re: Modern tires on 3/4 ton AD	stromer	08/07/2012 7:19 PM

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