sewlow
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My '97's New Paint!
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No do yourself a favor. Once it cures, use Collinite 845 on it.
sewlow
Bitchin' Stitchin'
'Collinite 845'. What is that? Never heard of it before. Always interested in trying something new though.
We are still working on a couple of probs, so before I get too crazy on throwing stuff on the paint, we have to get those fixed.
Can't see it in the pix, but the clear has flattened out in a couple of spots. Roof & the tailgate. Have to do some more wet sanding & polishing.
We are still working on a couple of probs, so before I get too crazy on throwing stuff on the paint, we have to get those fixed.
Can't see it in the pix, but the clear has flattened out in a couple of spots. Roof & the tailgate. Have to do some more wet sanding & polishing.
i hate when it does that, i have a good body man as well, gotta love when they are really good at what they do
on another note, that is the same tire and wheel combination i have, too bad firestone doesn't make them anymore, at least not in my size
sewlow
Bitchin' Stitchin'
Yea, Firestone no longer makes the Firehawk in 275/60-15's.
There are a few manufacturers that do though. Gotta dig deep to find 'em, though. Hankook, Cooper, BFG, Mastercraft (?), Nitto, Kumho, Dayton, etc., etc. But most are 14-20 year old technology in these sizes. If the shipping wasn't so stupid, I'd consider Euro spec tires. They seem to have a greater choice when it comes to 15" tires.
The truck'll be needing new shoes in the spring, & I've already begun searching.
Been considering these...
'Federal Couragia S/U's'.
They're an 'H' rated tire. About $100.00/ea. Good looking tire! UTQC of 400, so they are fairly hard, which should make 'em last a while, but certainly not comparable as far as stickiness goes, to a tire with a 300 UTQC. 300 & lower UTQC rating tires will not have a long wear period.
Had some 'H' rated Bridgestone tires on my El Camino, which were replaced with some T/A's. The 'S' rated T/A's were crap when compared to the B'stones. Corners that I could go into @110k on the B's & accelerate through, I wouldn't even think to attempt @ 90k on the T/A's.
I've also been looking at 'Hankook Ventus H101's', 'S' rated. Only because of the size is right, & they kinda look cool! No idea on how they perform or last. Probably similar to the T/A's.
Then there's these. Kumho Ecsta STX's. Speed rating of 'V'! Overkill for sure on a truck! Decent price for what they are.
There are a few manufacturers that do though. Gotta dig deep to find 'em, though. Hankook, Cooper, BFG, Mastercraft (?), Nitto, Kumho, Dayton, etc., etc. But most are 14-20 year old technology in these sizes. If the shipping wasn't so stupid, I'd consider Euro spec tires. They seem to have a greater choice when it comes to 15" tires.
The truck'll be needing new shoes in the spring, & I've already begun searching.
Been considering these...
'Federal Couragia S/U's'.
They're an 'H' rated tire. About $100.00/ea. Good looking tire! UTQC of 400, so they are fairly hard, which should make 'em last a while, but certainly not comparable as far as stickiness goes, to a tire with a 300 UTQC. 300 & lower UTQC rating tires will not have a long wear period.
Had some 'H' rated Bridgestone tires on my El Camino, which were replaced with some T/A's. The 'S' rated T/A's were crap when compared to the B'stones. Corners that I could go into @110k on the B's & accelerate through, I wouldn't even think to attempt @ 90k on the T/A's.
I've also been looking at 'Hankook Ventus H101's', 'S' rated. Only because of the size is right, & they kinda look cool! No idea on how they perform or last. Probably similar to the T/A's.
Then there's these. Kumho Ecsta STX's. Speed rating of 'V'! Overkill for sure on a truck! Decent price for what they are.
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Yeah, and I have family that are bridgestone employees, so I get a discount on them, may go 235 75, unless I can find another viable tire, or Tahoe limited wheels so I can run 16s
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