Yep Another Tire/Wheel Question

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So I have finally began to narrow down my search for rims and tires and hoping to make my decision this weekend here are the 3 rims I am between:

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For tires I am looking to get 35x12.5x17 and I am between:

General Grabber Red Lettering

Federal Cougaria MT

Hankook DynaPro MT

Let me know if you have a vote for which of each I should get. Also help with where to get them mounted and balanced would be great. Thanks!
 

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Damn bro......this is a tuff one! I like all the wheels, but I think the XD's are probably the best looking out of the bunch.

For tires. I would definitely go with the Hankook's first and the General Grabbers second.
 

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I personally like 1 and 3 and leaning more towards 3
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Mount and balance should come from the place you're getting it from. Also lugs would be included too
That's if you are getting it from the place you mentioned.
Otherwise, I'm not sure what places are local to you.
 

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Here is a pic of my last truck with 17x9 v-tech raptors to give you a idea of what they look like mounted with 285's

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I personally like 1 and 3 and leaning more towards 3
:popcorn:

Mount and balance should come from the place you're getting it from. Also lugs would be included too
That's if you are getting it from the place you mentioned.
Otherwise, I'm not sure what places are local to you.

As soon as I get pricing we will talk ;) just need to compare.
 
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I am really torn between the ultras and the v tec mainly because they are completely matte black which is what I'm going for. As for tires I have read the general grabbers are great because they are tough and have great tread life but I like the hankooks a lot as well. Of course I'm open to the nitto trails as well depending how they compare cost.
 
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Here is a pic of my last truck with 17x9 v-tech raptors to give you a idea of what they look like mounted with 285's

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I like the look also because they aren't everywhere like some other rims.
 

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i'm going to say the xd's, and for the opposite reason of why you like the others lol

i like them because there is the little bit of chome on them.
 

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The 17x9 v-tech raptors I got from discounttiredirect.com for $500 shipped

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This is tough, they all look good. I guess if I had to decide, look up what offsets are available and use that info to help pick one. I have seen a few wheels in the past that I thought looked good but were too tucked in for me and I passed on them.
 

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I'm gonna go with option 3. They look good. If for some reason you need them mounted/balanced just go around the corner to discount tire. I've never had a problem with them. They road force balanced my wheels/tires and it came out great.


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I'm gonna go with option 3. They look good. If for some reason you need them mounted/balanced just go around the corner to discount tire. I've never had a problem with them. They road force balanced my wheels/tires and it came out great.


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Road force is what you want as well.... They leave rolling straight
 

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Road force is what you want as well.... They leave rolling straight

Indeed. I honestly expected a little vibration in the wheel at highway speeds with these trail graps but it's non existent. They're as smooth as the stock good years, just more noise. T'was a very pleasant surprise.


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