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I just realized that I had posted this in the General Discussion thread and not my build thread. Oh well!

I had recently pulled the trigger on some new Mickey Thompson Baja Boss A/T LT305/70R18s (35.3 inches tall x 12 inches wide on my 18x8.5 Black Rhino wheels). I purchased a set of (5) tires so that I would have a matching spare.


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Even under load when mounted, the new Baja Bosses are notably taller than my previous Yokohama Geolander G003 MTs (34.4 inches tall) unmounted! I should have taken a side by side shot of both tires when unmounted as it would have been a very evident change since the new MTs are about a full 1-inch higher than the Geolanders I was running, but I missed the chance while the techs were removing the old tires.

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Anyway, the ride comfort, low noise, and on-road grip is amazing. At first, I had some rubbing and thought I would have to do some minor trimming. But as it turned out, the tires were rubbing on the remote reservoir hoses so an easy fix as all I had to do was rotate the brackets some. So at 35.3 inches, I still have plenty of room for flexing some.

I can't wait to try them out off-road when I hit the trails at Moab later next month!

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I have the full-sized matching tire mounted on the factory spare tire wheel. I also ordered the Fabtech removable spare tire carrier so that I can secure the spare in the truck bed which will allow me to easy slide out of the truck and avoid having to deal with the factory cable drop system.
 
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Looks great! I love my ATZp3s and these look even better. Those yokes look like they would be loud on the highway.
 
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Looks great! I love my ATZp3s and these look even better. Those yokes look like they would be loud on the highway.
Thanks! Yeah, the Mickey Thompsons great and you'll be surprised how quiet the Baja Boss ATs are even at this size; 80 mph and still no intrusive noise at all. I will report back after they get some mileage on them!
 
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Well, this is the end of the road for me as my Ram has a new owner. I am getting a brand-new company truck and don't need two. So for my four-wheeling adventures, I am going to finish building up my old Toyota Land Cruiser 80 Series. This will not be the last time you'll see me as the new owner is here in Albuquerque; we have plans to go off-roading together and I will encourage the new owner to join this awesome forum. Despite some of my frustrations that I shared over the years, I really had a lot of fun building up my Rebel and taking it out for some very cool road trips along with some seriously cool off-road adventures (for a full-size truck). As I saw it drive away, I can honestly say that I will miss the [not so old] girl. It's going to be fun to see how the build continues under new ownership. Cheers to all!

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Such a great thread. Thanks for taking us along for the ride.
 
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