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Tiki

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Lookin good. I hope mine looks like this shortly :D
 

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love the pics,

you just sold me on the look. my 11 z71 clones this, I pick it tues. from the body shop.( hit a deer ) but I leveled it before it went ( they are doing the alignment) and I am planning a tire, I looked at the bfg and this size.....now I know I will like it.

are they by chance an E load ?
 
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They are indeed an E-load. They handle much better than factory bridgestones and goodyears.

Be warned though.

The truck will feel like a damn slug if you have 3.42's I am considering upgrading to 4.11's to regain my fuel mileage and power. I'm lucky to break 15mpg on the interstate and around 10-11 in the city. I rarely go over the speed limit and accelerate gently.
My 2011 and 2008 would easily clear 23+ on the interstate.
 

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agreed, I hate the tranny in the new hoes, hopefully a BB tune will help. I have considered 4.10's as well.


if you can, would you mind feeling around, or taking a closer look at the clearance ?

I feel the 285 runs more due to width, I see where bfg makes a 275/70/18....it is roughly 33" tall.....

any thoughts from you on clearance would be great, otherwise, mine will look like yours , other than I have denali tails.
 

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I like it, I have been seriously thinking of color matching the silver on my bumper, the mirrors, grill and front/back emblems. Gonna leave the handles, I think, though.
 
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agreed, I hate the tranny in the new hoes, hopefully a BB tune will help. I have considered 4.10's as well.


if you can, would you mind feeling around, or taking a closer look at the clearance ?

I feel the 285 runs more due to width, I see where bfg makes a 275/70/18....it is roughly 33" tall.....

any thoughts from you on clearance would be great, otherwise, mine will look like yours , other than I have denali tails.



A tune would be a mild improvement. It needs a regear -- there's no getting around it.

275's are a tight fit with a 2" leveling kit. No way in hell could I get 285's without major trimming. Major.
 

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i think the more I look, I am going with the 275/65.

do you have any alignment specs ???

I just had an alignment, and it has very visible negative camber....and signs of tire wear, I can already see wear indications and its only had roughly 20 mile since the alignment.

it will be going back !
 

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